Obituary of Peter Allen Peterson

Peterson, Peter (Pete) Allen, age 87, of St. Louis Park and Minneapolis, MN passed away September 15th.  Retired language arts teacher and theatre director at SLP high school. Preceded in death by his wife Mary, his parents Peter and Nettie (Sather) Peterson of Brainerd and siblings, Gertie, Edna, Jim, Donald, Barb and Butch. Survived by sons Jon (Gretchen), Paul (Tawnja), Tim, and daughter Rebecca (Jay Morsching). Pete was very fond of his grandchildren:  Cherise, Brian, Cole, Mary Laurel, Cody, BJ and Jessica. Pete requested no service, but gave one final homework “assignment” for family, friends, and former students: Take a long walk, go for a bike ride, play a little tennis, read a good book, watch a great play, see a significant film. And, for Pete’s Sake, be kind, live long and prosper, and take care of the world’s kids, for as H.D. Thoreau said, “Every child begins the world again.”

CULTIVATE JOY!!!

Memorials preferred to St. Louis Park Dollars for Scholars: in memory of and dedicated to Pete Peterson's scholarship fund. For more details, see Cremation Society MN website.

For memorials: In memory of Pete, please donate to Scholars for Dollars.  https://stlouispark.dollarsforscholars.org/index.php?section=chapterWebsite&action=main&fwID=924

Please click on the 'Donate Now' tab to donate electronically, or mail a check to St. Louis Park   Dollars for  Scholars, PO Box 16403, St. Louis Park, MN. 55416. When sending a check, please put "Pete Peterson" in memo. 

"It was a very good year"

Junior year at St Cloud State was a very special and humbling experience:

-Captain of tennis team (also as senior)

-President of the student body

-President of Alpha Psi Omega (National Honor Theatre)

-President of Lambda Chi Beta (Social Service Fraternity)

-President of Players Club (All school Theatre Group)

-King of “Sno-Daze”

-major role in 3 plays (12 over 44 years?)

-selected for “Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges” (also as a senior)

-Senior year chosen “Man of the year”

-also did my first reading or oral interp. recording “The Little Angel”-went on to do over 50 in my lifetime-last one was “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” with Emmy winner Jeff Victor

-Attended college in a scholarship from Alpha Psi Omega and given an assitanceship as a senior

*Year of retirement awarded the “Pathfinders Teacher” Award and acted and directed over 200 programs, plays and musicals (Around 250 productions):

-directed over 40 in 30 years at Westwood Lutheran Church, St Louis Park, MN

-acted in over 30 in high school, college and community theatre

-directed over 60 one-acts and choric drama programs

-directed over 100 plays and musicals at SLP and other high school, college and community theatres.