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Ralph B. Peyton
Ralph led a colorful life. He grew up in Port Angeles, WA, one of four children raised by a single mother. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in PA, where he never missed a class reunion. He was a proud WW II US Navy veteran. After the war Ralph became a much traveled radio technician and announcer. He also fished commercially in Washington and Alaska.
The highlight of his fishing career was the purchase of a vessel in Virginia, which with his family they brought through the Panama Canal and into the waters of the Northwest.
Ralph used his expertise in electronics to develop a device that remotely measured and regulated the speed of fishing lures. He patented and sold more than 3000 of the devices. The culmination of his career was with Raytheon where he received numerous awards and honors. His later years were spent sport fishing and traveling.
He was proceeded in death by his wife, Doreen in 1997.
He is survived by his sons, Robert, David, Douglas and their families; his sister, Donna and husband, Vince; and long time companion and best friend, Darlene McIntosh.
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Bill Forgey
May 29, 2008
To the Peyton family:
I first met Ralph in the summer of 1963 when he didn't hire me as a service tech at Raytheon. He changed his mind in the fall and I put him off for two weeks to go hunting. We worked together at Raytheon until 1970 when we both moved on to greener pastures. He continued to forge new markets just as he had at Raytheon and when he invented the LureSpeed I was able to give him a hand.
Ralph was inventive and shrewd about marketing and not a bad camp cook as Don Hollingsworth and I found out when we all hunted moose in Yakutat and Elk on Raspberry Island. I'll miss him.
Arleen and I both offer our condolences to the family. Kindest Regards:
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Randy and Suzanne klein
May 28, 2008
Dave,
Randy and I never knew your dad but if he was anything like you he must have been a wonderful man. Sounds like he lived a exciting and eventful life. We are very sorry for your loss.
Art Ruben
May 27, 2008
To the family of Ralph Peyton...
Ralph was one of my favorite customers who became a friend. He was a "one of a kind" and I missed his visits after his health problems problems became severe. I will always remember his stories, especially about Guam. He shared the story of the sword and even brought it to my office to show off.
Ralph had more than stories though, he had heart and love for people.
My sincere condolences to the family
and friends of this wonderful story teller. Art Ruben, Allstate, retired.
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