Michael Lawrence Peters

Michael Lawrence Peters, the eldest of 3 children, was born on November 28,1956 in New Jersey while his father, Laurence, was stationed at Fort Dix, NJ. He is predeceased by his parents, Laurence Peters who died April 19,1966 in Vietnam (the Peters Baseball Field is named after him in Waterville, Maine) and Marie Bernadette (Michaud) Peters who died Sept. 29, 2017. Mike passed on Monday, October 26, 2021, a little after 10:50 pm in a tragic trucking and train accident in Jefferson Hills, PA.

Michael was a miracle. When he was 4 weeks old on Christmas Eve, while visiting his father's parents, his mother fed him and he had regurgitated his milk. His parents and grandparents slapped him on his back trying to dislodge what was in his throat. He was rushed to the hospital where they siphoned the blockage, and he breathed on his own.

The second miracle was when he died. It is believed that something must have happened in the cab. Could it have been a heart attack, stroke or aneurysm while driving the freightliner tractor pulling a dump trailer? "If" that happened, then that truck was arunaway rig. If so, the thing that stopped the truck was the train. God is good. If the truck had hit perhaps a passenger vehicle, then someone else might have died, possibly creating more orphans. For that we are grateful.

Michael is survived by his brother Thomas, and his wife Lois (Woodley) Peters and nephew Jordan and niece Kayleen Peters, all of Fort Walton Beach, FL. He also leaves his sister Nancy and her husband Joseph Cabaup of Whitfield, NH, and many cousins, 3 aunts and 2 uncles.

He joined the army in 1977, 82nd Airborne Division. He was a master auto mechanic. Mike was trained in auto mechanics at the New Hampshire Technical College in Berlin, NH and also in airplane mechanics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Dayton Beach, FL.

He spent ten years in the trucking industry taking a break to take care of his mother at home who was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.

He was buried in Saint Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Waterville, Maine. Mike is buried next to his parents. A Memorial Mass and a Celebration of Life is planned for the spring. Veilleux and Redington Funeral Home at 8 Elm Street, Waterville, Maine is in charge of arrangements.

Mike lived the Boy Scout laws. He learned them from his Boy Scout leaders. His BSA leaders showed him how to become a man. Males need other males to become a mature man. Mike was a handsome man, loyal, friendly, an opinionated pain in the butt, a patriot, a pack rat, and a gentle giant, and my Big Brother. I'm proud to be your little sister, Big Brother. We will miss you. Someday I will not cry when I think of you. You sacrificed your life for his mom”s welfare during her later years. You finished the race. Go into the night free.

From his sister: “I will always love you, Big Brother. Good bye you big lug nut.”