Wayne L. Peters
July 5, 1940 - March 31, 2021
Wayne Loran Peters, age 80, of Holly, MI, passed away on Wednesday, March 31. The son of Loran and Florence Peters, Wayne was born in Pittsburg, PA. The family later moved to Michigan where Wayne graduated from Cooley High School in 1958. He began ROTC in high school and continued that path in college at Western Michigan University, where he began his studies in the field of education. He earned his Bachelor's in 1962 and his Master's in 1964. In time, he went on to obtain his doctoral degree from Michigan State University in 1996.
After a successful career as a history teacher, high school principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent in districts around Michigan and Ohio, Wayne retired as Superintendent of Holly Area Schools in 1999. He finished his military career as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2000. He then began a second career as a consultant with Neola, an educational policy firm, working with school districts around southeast Michigan.
Wayne married Sue Ellen Hunsberger in 1966. They enjoyed nearly 48 years of marriage and had two children, Heidi and Brad. Wayne was preceded in death by Sue in 2015.
In his lifetime, Wayne enjoyed golf and travel with Sue, including many cruises with work associates. He was an avid reader and movie watcher, enjoying anything historical in nature. He was also a loyal MSU fan.
Dr. Peters is survived by his children - Heidi (Bill) McClain and Brad (Heather) Peters - both of Grand Blanc, MI; grandchildren Kylie and Griffin McClain, and Gavin and Emileigh Peters; and his younger brother Norman Peters.
In lieu of flowers, the family requested that donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org or via mail: Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.
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Gerry Kretschmar (1961)
Wayne was my (big) Little Brother (Don Obry the other) and I was shocked to learn of his passing as we were in contact via emails and I had no knowledge of any health issue. I was contacted by Wayne's close cousin who lives in Iowa and he first told me of his passing. According to his cousin, Wayne's Son, Brad, called Wayne daily and he had not heard from in two days so he went to his house and found him sitting in his easy chair passed away. A State Patrolman who responded when contacted said it appeared Wayne had suffered from a heart attack or stroke.
Wayne's Wife, Sue, passed away about 5 years ago and he continued to work at his education administration consulting business. His marriage to Sue was the result of my Wife, Fran's getting them in contact. While Wayne was still on duty in the Army as a military police officer in Germany back in the early 60s, he wrote us a letter saying he was lonely over there and appreciated letters. Fran worked at Upjohn (now Pfizer) in Kalamazoo and asked a couple of girls in the office if they might like to write to her lonely buddy in Germany. Sue said she would be happy to and the rest was history. Prior to his leaving for his duty in Germany, Wayne had participated as part of our wedding party in Midland in 1964.
RIP in Chapter Eternal Little Bro, with love and a final Phi Alpha, "Kretsch"