Donald -Peterson-Obituary

Donald A. Peterson

Spring Lake, New Jersey

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They weren't supposed to be on United Flight 93, but they got to the Newark airport early, and their original flight was late and crowded.

So Donald and Jean Peterson, planning to fly to San Francisco for an annual family trip to Yosemite National Park, grabbed seats 14A and 14C on Flight 93. They died when their plane crashed into the rolling hills of Pennsylvania.

"He was coming to see me in a few weeks, which is heartbreaking," said David Peterson, Donald Peterson's eldest son, who lives in Hawaii and hadn't seen his father in a year.

More than 1,000 people came to a service for the couple.

Donald Peterson, 66, former head of Continental Electric in New Jersey and a former member of the New Jersey Board of Education, had started working as a Christian missionary about 10 years ago with his wife. Jean Peterson, 55, had just held her first grandchild, one of her three daughters said.

David Peterson and family members of other Flight 93 victims traveled to the crash site. He stared at the scorched trees for what he thought was five minutes.

He was told he stood there for an hour.

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Thanks so much for stopping the four hijackers from achieving their attack on Capitol Hill, and rest blissfully.
Alex

Never Forgotten!! In Heaven with your Wife!!!

Sept 14,2014 6:04pm

To the family of Donald and Jean. I posted the photo of the memorial stones with the sun in the background. It was taken sept 14, 2014 at 6:04pm. I thought you would like it. God bless you.

Mark Hoffmann

Don was my fraternity brother at MIT. He was a very quiet and unassuming guy even then. I did not know he was on that flight until I visited the Flight 93 Chapel, a few miles from the crash site, shortly after the crash. Don and Jean were the only couple on that flight. The United States lost some very good people when that plane went down. But their actions probably saved hundreds of lives for surely that flight was headed for the Capitol building where Congress was in session that...

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Remembering you and Jean and sending and wishing all who love you continued peace.

Toni Press-Coffman
Tucson, AZ
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Hello i seek Mr. David Peterson from Hawaii....the oldest son of donald arhur peterson, i have something to tell him.
i´m from germany mail add; [email protected]

Hello i seek Mr. David Peterson from Hawaii....the oldest son of donald arhur peterson, i have something to tell him.
i´m from germany mail add; [email protected]