Barbara Jane Peterson

Barbara, or as I always called her, Mrs. Peterson, was my dear friend´s mother. She was gracious about my almost daily visits to the Peterson home. We never spoke of it, however she must have known it was a place of refuge for the challenging time of adolescence. Kim, and also Tom, could be counted on to anchor me when I needed it.

I vividly remember a significant sleep-over at the Peterson home. Barbara and Kim´s dad had prepared a scavenger hunt for us. When looking at the list, 7 or 8 preteens puzzled over the clue "a recipe for hors d´oeuvres". (We could have raced right over to my house... appetizers galore). That night was one of the best of my childhood memories. That was before Candi was born. Wow! Only Mrs. Peterson could pull that off with.

I do not recall which significant birthday Kim was celebrating when Barbara hosted us at the George Watts tea room. She wanted to celebrate Kim in style. We were to write down memories. I couldn´t possibly capture them all, but Mrs. Peterson asked, and I gave it my all. Because Barbara was Kim, Tom, and Candi´s mom.

My condolences to Barbara´s family. I enjoyed working with Barbara at Shorewest Realtors all those years. She always had her clients best interest at heart!