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Richard Raymond Peterson entered this life on April 22, 1943, and passed out of this life on November 16, 2018. A funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 24 at the Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home at 3125 North Lamar Blvd. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. A private family interment will be at Capital Parks Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by his parents, G. Raymond Peterson and Lois Box Peterson. He is survived by his sister, Carol Ann Starr and her husband Frank D. Starr, of Lufkin, Texas; by his niece, Dr. Elizabeth Starr and her husband Dr. Mark Nimkoff, of Southampton, Massachusetts; and by his nephew, Justin Starr, of Kingsport, Tennessee.
Dick was a graduate of McCallum High School in Austin and of the University of Texas at Austin. During his school years he was an athlete, participated in debate, and served in student government. He served in the United States Air Force, working in television production at the United States Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado.
After his military service Dick worked in public television, working in Pittsburgh, Houston, and Phoenix working on several commercial television shows in Hollywood, including the Bob Newhart Show, Maude, and Maggie Briggs. Dick was employed by KLRU in 1984 as director of production and became, following the retirement of Austin City Limits co-creator Bill Arhos, ACL's executive producer in 2000, a role he held until his own retirement ten years later. He was inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame on October 12, 2016. Remembrances may be left at www.wcfish.com.
Published in Austin American-Statesman on Nov. 18, 2018 https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/statesman/obituary.aspx?n=richard-peterson&pid=190769493&fhid=5106
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Bob Estus
Dick was the essence of our class, responsible, committed, a leader, good athlete, you name!!
Richard Ryans
I remember Dick being a part of our Forensic team, and going on many of our tournaments.I pray that Dick rests in peace, that he be with God in Heaven. I pray for his family and friends during their times of sorrow and lonliness.
Lamont Freeman
hey buddy may you rest in peace
Robert Smith
What fond memories of a great guy. May angels wings take you to His premise. RRp Bob Smith
Wayne Clawson
So sorry of Dicks passing, great guy. We played football togreather at Lamar and McCallun in 10th grade. I have been out of town and did not hear of his passing til I got in today. I was in Austin all last week and would have attended his service had I known. RIP old friend, God bless you and family.
Richard Price
My family moved from South to North Austin at the start of our 7th-grade year. I was in the same homeroom as Dick and we became friends almost immediately. He was very welcoming for which I was always grateful. He was very gracious and friendly from the start to "this kid moving from Bubbaland (South ATX)". I always looked back at that time grateful for Dick's friendship.
Dick & I were in Mrs. Dickey's homeroom class. Mrs. Dickey had the job back then (which sadly has now been done away with) of selecting those of us who would read the daily prayer/scripture. She often chose either Dick or me to do that which (looking back) was quite an honor.
I echo the comments about his character and personality, he was a really, really good person. Dick, blessings to your family during this time of grief and may you rest in the gentle arms of Jesus.
Richard
Rosemary Smith (Oatman)
My He Rest In Peace. He was a great guy. I have not seen him in years but do have fond memories of him.
Bill Cobb
Dick (Pete to me) was a great friend to me in high school and we remained friends when he pledged Delt at UT and I pledged Phi Psi. When my three girls were at UT he offered to give them passes to Austin City Limits because of their love of music. From that my oldest became a reporter representing a New York outfit covering South By Southwest and my youngest went on to writing and singing Christian songs. She, Caroline Cobb.com, has her 4th album out. All because of Pete's care and compasion. We will miss you Pete.
Bill Cobb
Linda Hoy (Hoy)
Oh darn it, I really grieve to learn of Dick’s passing. He was always such a remarkable young man. And if any of you missed the Forensic Varieties performance of Shakespear’s play within a play “Pyramis and Thisby” with Dick and Wayne Kramer with Dick in drag playing the damsel Thisby; you missed one of the great comedic highlights of our high school years. It was brilliantly funny.
We had lost touch over the year, but I found him again. We spoke often on the phone and when we visited Murlene and Earl, we’d catch up with Dick too. He was one of the good ones. I am glad I had a chance to know him and call him my friend.
Gary Lindahl
Bob Estus said it best about Dick,”He was the essence of our class. “. I always considered Dick a friend of mine.