Wayne Eugene Peterson's Obituary
Wayne Eugene Peterson of Dallas, TX, age 69, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 1, 2020 in Houston, TX with both of his daughters by his side.
He was born in Lovington, NM on January 14, 1951 to Vernon (Pete) and Wanda Jean Peterson. They moved often as is typical for military families before settling in Lubbock, TX. Wayne attended Texas Tech University as an undergrad but left school prior to graduation after marrying Pamela Sexton. After settling in Red Oak, TX, Wayne worked a wide range of jobs from surveyor to carpenter before getting his degree in Computer Science from UTA and becoming a Software Engineer. Wayne worked for a number of technology companies before arriving at Southwest Airlines where he worked until his retirement. After retirement, Wayne fulfilled a life long dream by spending his time writing, eventually publishing two science fiction novels and a novel of humorous stories from his days as a surveyor as well as dozens of short stories.
Wayne loved his girls, his grandkids, soccer, and his gadgets and was always willing to talk about one or all of them. He kept a positive outlook and his sense of humor throughout his year-long treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Wayne was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his daughters Amber Senter and husband James of Savannah, Georgia and Ashley Wright and husband Payton of Houston, TX, 5 grandchildren: Audrey Senter, Betsy Wright, Nathan Senter, Maggie Wright and Lucy Wright, his brother Vernon Peterson and wife Jackie of Lubbock, TX, nieces Melissa Smallwood and Brenda Peterson, and the mother of his children Pam Sexton Dodd, and numerous family members, friends, and fellow authors.
A celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 3:00 pm in The Abbey Chapel at Restland Funeral Home in Dallas, TX. In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Do not mourn me, friends
I fall as a shooting star
Into the next life.
-Old Man’s War
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