Ralph Frew Peters ’51

Fly fisherman, wing shooter, conservationist, government bond trader, and loyal friend, "Tigger" died of prostate cancer July 20, 2006. He was 77.

The son of Ralph Peters Jr. 1908 and Helen Frew, Ralph was born March 21, 1929, raised on Long Island's North Shore, and came to us from Deerfield. At Princeton he majored in economics, was president of Cottage Club, and played varsity lacrosse. He roomed with Jack Davis, Duke deConingh, Bill Dwight, Clint Gilbert, Don Mathey, Gerry Mayer, Neil McConnell, Don Scott, and John White.

As a Navy officer he served on the USS Coolbaugh during the Korean War. His entire business career was with the Discount Corp. of New York, a primary dealer in U.S. government securities, of which he became chairman and CEO in the 1980s.

Ralph is survived by his wife, Ann Marie; five children, Louise P. Arnold, Reid Izaguirre, Ralph F. Peters Jr., Peter C. Peters, and Melvyn T. Peters; nine grandchildren; his sister, Helene Victor; his great-nephew, Towson Remmel '07; and his faithful spaniel, Max. His marriage to Jean Coulter Crane ended in divorce; his second wife, Diana Clayton, died in 1997. Memorial contributions may be made to the Montana Land Reliance, Box 355, Helena, MT 59624.