PETER STEVEN passed on peacefully

at home in Payson on March 8, 2008.

He was born Feb. 25, 1938, in Plainsfield, N.J., the son of the late Andrea and Althea (Noyes) Steven.

His sister, Pam Mershon, preceded him in Heaven and he is survived by her children, Tod and Karen.

Peter received his BA in English on a Ford Fellowship from the University of Denver and completed graduate studies at Colorado State University.

He served in the U.S. Army as a clinic medic in Germany.

Peter taught for 29 years in elementary and secondary schools in Fairplay, Littleton and Montrose, Colo.

He initiated a remedial reading program and ski club for children, along with a writing course for adults.

Peter enjoyed a lifelong love of learning, being an avid reader, and he studied in Heidelberg, Germany, San Diego and Santa Barbara, Calif., Las Cruces, N.M., Reno, Nev., and Gunnison, Colo.

Other activities included photography, golf, tennis, racquetball, skiing, fishing, walking in the mountains/parks and visiting.

Peter will always be lovingly remembered and appreciated by Pamela (Falk) Steven, his wife of 31 wonderful years, as well as family and friends in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Colorado.

In keeping with Peter’s “Have a good time” outlook, a memorial celebration of his life will take place on Saturday, March 29, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Highway 260 in Payson.

Contributions in memory of Peter may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice or Payson Regional Home Health Agency, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, AZ 85541.