Peter died July 16, 2017, in his home in Lawrenceville, N.J.

He graduated from Regis High School in Washington Township, N.J. At Princeton Peter majored in sociology and wrote his thesis on the formation of national healthcare policy.

He graduated from medical school at the University of Puerto Rico and eventually returned to New Jersey. He spent 20 years as a staff cardiologist at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton.

He is survived by his wife, Carmen Storer-DeStefano ’81, and daughters Carmen and Anna Maria.