- Date Of Birth: March 28, 1927
- Date Of Death: February 6, 2021
- State: Connecticut
Howard Peters, of Manchester, died peacefully on Saturday, February 6, 2021, age 93, following a short period of illness. Born on March 28, 1927 in Hartford, Connecticut, he was the second son of John Edward and Mary Elizabeth (Fisher) Peters. He is survived by his beloved and devoted daughter Gail Peters of Manchester, his beloved son and daughter-in-law Gary and Dianne Peters of Sydney Australia, his cherished grandson Tristan and wife Jasmine, and new great granddaughter Amalia, all of Sydney, as well as a number of cousins, nieces, and nephews in Connecticut and Tennessee. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his loving wife Maggie, and his brother James of West Haven Connecticut.
Howard was raised in West Haven where he attended the Washington Primary School and West Haven High School. At that time West Haven was a tight-knit community, and he was fond of recalling his childhood, of riding his bicycle everywhere, and during junior high school working as a part-time delivery boy at Cornell’s Drug Store. After graduating from high school, he enlisted with the US Navy in the final months of WWII. On completing recruit training, he was posted to Gulfport Mississippi and then to the US Naval Separation Center in Nashville Tennessee. It was in Nashville that he met his future wife Maggie, and they remained devoted to one another for the rest of their lives. Following their marriage on September 2, 1947, they moved to Connecticut, and lived in Hartford and Windsor before settling permanently in Manchester in 1950.
Howard was offered a part-time job with AT&T in 1943, while still in high school. Following the war, he resumed employment with the company, now on a full-time basis, and remained with them until his retirement in 1987. During his working life he witnessed, and was a part of, the rapidly developing telecommunications industry, including microwave TV transmissions, and related technologies. He was devoted to his family, sharing an interest in their activities and taking pride in their achievements. His parents instilled in him a strongly developed sense of right and wrong which he passed on to both of his children.
Howard travelled extensively throughout his life.
