~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, PAA/DL Capt. David Hill
Peterson
January 14, 1940 - January 01, 2018
Belated news and as noted in the ALPA
magazine’s In Memoriam column ..... notification with the passing of
Pan Am/Delta pilot Captain David Hill Peterson, age 77, nearing his 78th
birthday. Capt. Peterson joined Pan American Airways 01-27-1973. Obituary
below notes that he retired with Delta Air Lines in 1995.
Obituary information may still be viewed online at
Arrangements were entrusted to Mark's Funeral Service
of Windsor, Colorado.
Phone: 970-686-9525 www.marksfuneralservice.com
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary for David Hill
Peterson..........................
David Hill Peterson, 77, of Windsor, Colorado died
unexpectedly Monday January 1, 2018.
David leaves his wife of 54 years, Lynn (Poole) ; three
children, Suzanne (Scott) Rose, Noel (John) Ries, and David (Laura) Peterson,
Jr.; six grandchildren, Madelynn, Collin, Elizabeth, David, Tripp, Eliza and
Bronwyn; four great grandchildren, Austin, Serenity, Cheyenne, and Brooklyn; and
sister, Piper Peterson. Preceded in death by his parents Anne (Wells) and
Frederick R. Peterson and brothers George and William Peterson.
David was born January 14, 1940 in Trenton, NJ.
David graduated from Taft School in Watertown, CT in 1957,
from Princeton University in 1961, and was also member of the Charter Club. He
played hockey while attending Princeton. Following college, rather than going on
to Cornell for Law School, he joined the U.S. Naval Aviation program as he had
never flown in an airplane. He was an air craft carrier pilot aboard carriers;
Saratoga, Forrestal, and the Lexington. Following the Navy he flew for Pan
American World Airways until 1989 at which time he joined Delta Airlines.
Captain Peterson retired from Delta Airlines in 1995 due to the diagnosis of
Parkinson's Disease. Dave was an excellent golfer, an all round sports
enthusiast, and a brilliant man with an unmatched sense of humor.
A memorial service will be held Saturday January 6, 2018 at
11:00 AM at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Windsor, CO. In lieu of flowers David
would be happy that a donation be made to St. Albans Episcopal Church. P.O. box
697 Windsor, CO 80550. On Condolences may be made at www.marksfuneralservice.com
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