Dr. Richard E. Peschel
Dr. Richard E. Peschel, 73, of Milford, beloved husband of Charlene Peschel, passed away peacefully on May 4, 2020. Born on May 6, 1946 in Madison WI, he was the son of the late Leonard and Dorothy Peschel.
Richard was a graduate of Madison Central High School, received his bachelor's from University of Wisconsin where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and his master's in physics, PHD in Nuclear Physics and his MD at Yale University. Richard had an extensive career working as an esteemed Yale faculty member starting in 1968 as a Research Physicist eventually making his way to Professor, Director of Gynecologic Oncology Section of Therapeutic Radiology, Medical Director, and Co-Chairman of the Quality Improvement Council. He was also the Medical Director at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Community Cancer Center in New London, Phelps Radiation Center, Uncas on Thames Hospital in Norwich, CT as well as the former Director of the Radiation Residency Program in Therapeutic Radiology at Yale University School of Medicine. He had acquired many awards during his career such as "Best Doctor" in Radiation Oncology in the tri-state area by New York Magazine and selected as one of "America's Top Doctor's for Cancer" by Castle Connolly Medical LTD. He was also the principle investigator for the American Cancer Society Grant, Anna Fuller Foundation Grant, and a contributing investigator on several others. Richard had published seven books, edited five, and published 125 journal articles. In his spare time, Richard was an avid opera fan; he published many articles on opera in the journal of the American medical association and enjoyed reading, traveling with his wife, Charlene, and playing with his dog, Chloe.
Along with his wife, Richard leaves behind his daughter, Colette Peschel; siblings, Ronald Peschel, Marianne Culbertson, and Karen (Thomas) Schreiber; his beloved dog, Chloe; and several nieces, nephews, and friends. He was predeceased by his former spouse, Enid Rhodes Peschel, and his brother, Charles Peschel
Services will be private. The family is being compassionately cared for by the staff at the Cody-White Funeral Home, 107 Broad Street, Milford, CT 06460. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org. To leave online condolences, please visit our website at www.codywhitefuneralservice.com.

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Published by Connecticut Post on May 5, 2020.

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Ted Stanton

May 7, 2020

I met Dr. Peschel when I was 50 YO, went back to college to enter a field where I could make a positive difference in people's lives. I was fortunate to get hired by YNHH where I met Dr. Peschel. He was tough, caring and exacting and he became a mentor to me. I will always be grateful for what he taught me.

John Schmelzer

May 7, 2020

I'm so sorry to hear Richard has passed away. I knew Dick since we were babies, we grew up on the same block in Madison and our mothers were friends in those bygone days when moms stayed at home with the kids and the fathers worked. Dick and I attended grade school and high school together and we played and swan and ice skated when we were kids. My favorite memory of Dick is when we were in second grade. Dick sat in front of me in class and the two of us decided that it would be a good idea to draw an ongoing war. I would draw a plane and give the paper to Dick and he would draw a plane shooting it down and I would draw a tank and scribble his plane out and send the paper back to him, and as the war escalated there was more machinery and casualties drawn and we must have been having too much fun because Mrs. Purcell, the teacher, put an end to our fun. I was much bigger than Dick so I got caught and was moved to a different place in the room so I wouldn't cause trouble. Dick got a pass on the blame and we got a good laugh out of the situation. Dick was a talented guy and although we lost track of one another after high school I was always happy to hear about his various accomplishments. May he rest in peace.

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