James Walter Peterson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

SGM James Walter Peterson, 73, passed away on Monday, Mar. 30, 2020, enroute to Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL. He will be laid to rest at the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery in Mims, FL, on Apr. 8. Jim was born Jan. 30, 1947, in Long Beach, Calif., to Virginia Ann McDonald and Otis Wilson Peterson. He graduated in 1965 from Balboa High School, Panama Canal Zone, and enlisted into the U.S. Army on the Army's birthday, June 14, 1966. During his 24 years of service he was stationed at many posts in the United States, South Korea, Panama, Belgium, and West Germany. He retired on Oct. 1, 1990, from his final assignment as a Protocol Officer for the Office of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, the Pentagon. He then built JMAR Management and Training and began another 20-year career of training thousands of military, government and private business protocol specialists. After he retired from his second career he became deeply involved in his family genealogy and continued another type of public service by joining the Smyth County, Virginia, Historical and Museum Society in Marion, Virginia, the county of his mother's ancestors. Jim is survived by his wife of 46 years, Mary Ann Melchert, 3 sons, James W. Peterson II (Janine) of Walworth, NY, Donald C. Peterson (Marianne) of Farmington, NY, and Robert W.W. Peterson of Orlando, FL; daughter Jennifer Ann Feltus (Rob) of Appleton, WI, 10 grandchildren, and a brother, R.O. Peterson (Leslie) of Acworth, GA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Jim's favorite charity, St. Jude's Hospital.

James Walter Peterson

January 30, 1947 - March 30, 2020

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