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Paul G. Peters
Born: September 20, 1953
Died: November 8, 2021
There are so many good things about Paul to remember and celebrate. This website is one of them. Paul was tireless in his devotion to his friends and, in particular, to our class. He built and maintained this website, and was the prime mover in organizing our reunions and class gatherings. It gave Paul much joy to help maintain old relationships among classmates and foster new ones. You can look at other AHS classes and classes from other high schools, and it's unlikely you'll find many others with the amount of cohesion and the number of ongoing friendships that we enjoy. As much as anything, that's Paul's gift to us. https://www.phelpsfunerals.com/obituaries/Paul-Peters-6/
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Clinton McKinney
I only knew Paul from playing freshman football at Annandale. We never really got to know each other and that's unfortunate for me. From the time I registered on this site and found out who built and maintained the site I looked forward to talking to him at one of our gatherings. However, time was not on my side.
The commitment that Paul made with this site and the desire to help keep our classmates connected was / is outstanding. I'm sure he's watching us now with that same desire for us to stay connected. Thank you Paul for your generous time, efforts, and accomplishments. REST IN PEACE
Maureen Hamilton (Hackert)
Doug Schulz requested that the following be placed on Paul's memory page.
"Paul, was my best friend, and he's been my friend for roughly 60 years. Over the last 20 years, sometimes we would talk almost every day. Sure I am biased, because Paul and I have been so close, but I swear to you, Paul was a great great person. Paul has been sickly for quite a while, I used to tease him that he broke the Guinness world book of records, for how many times he had to be rushed to the hospital; and how that he's probably concocted every known ailment to mankind. But somehow, it never got to Paul. Through all his ailments, and even with Jill getting cancer, Paul did more than just survive. He kept that strong wonderful spirit. Paul was maybe one of the most talented man I've ever known. Anytime I was getting ready to start a project, I would always call Paul; because he had already done it. He could rebuild the car, remodel house, fix the watch, raise animals, grow anything and everything, the list could go on for pages. He loved his wife Jill and his children, and was dedicated to them. He was an incredibly successful businessman. Best of all, he was the best friend you could ever have. He was always there; giving comfort and advice, when I needed it. I loved him and I will miss him immensely. But as Jim Morrison said, the greatest thing about death, is there is no more pain. And as of late Paul has suffered a lot of pain, and I am happy for him that it is gone. I knew when Jill died, Paul was very close behind. We talked about it often. And now somehow they are together."