Donald A. Peterson

Donald A. Peterson (???? - September 11, 2001), retired. He was born in Orange, New Jersey, grew up in South Orange, and lived in Spring Lake. Donald received an electrical engineering degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and then a master's degree[?] from Rutgers University in 1967. He also did some further studies at Harvard University. Peterson was vice chairman of the board of the Howard Savings Institution, was on the New Jersey Board of Higher Education, and a director of the Clara Maass Medical Center. He spent his entire professional career working for Continental Electric Company where he was the president. In 1994 he married his wife, Jean Hoadley Peterson. Donald's retirement years were spent as a Baptist missonary[?] where he traveled to the West Indies. He also volunteered to counsel others at a local addiction recovery program.

Peterson died at 66 in the crash of United Airlines flight 93 in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack. He was on his way to attend an annual family reunion at Yosemite National Park with his wife Jean. They were scheduled for a later United Airlines flight, 91. Upon arriving early at the airport they had their reservations changed to flight 93.

He is survived by his brothers, Richard & Bob; sister, Ellen P. Morris; sons David, Hamilton & Royster; and stepdaughters Jennifer, Grace & Catherine Price.

Tributes and Comments[?]

See September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack/Casualties.

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External Links

Lives Remembered: Donald and Jean Peterson (http://www.nj.com/crisis/lr/index.ssf?/obits/ledger/peterson)