Extracted from The Duxbury Reporter (Duxbury, MA)
Dr. James Ingram Peters Jr.
Dr. James I. Peters Jr., 82, of Duxbury, a retired physician, died Dec. 28, 2008, at his home.
Born in Alexandria, La., he was the son of the late Dr. James I. Peters and Brooksie Wilbourn Peters R.N. Upon graduation from Holly Springs High School in 1944, he entered the Army and was training to be an Air Force navigator when the war ended. In 1949 he graduated from Princeton University where he rowed on the lightweight crew and was a member of the Quadrangle Club. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1953, and was an intern and resident at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, N.H. Dr. Peters worked as a medical director for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Boston before resuming medical practice as an emergency department physician at Jordan Hospital in Plymouth, and then in general medical practice in Duxbury.
Dr. Peters had a wide range of interests, and established himself as an artist through his talent for painting, sculpting and furniture making. He previously served as a president of the Duxbury Art Association. He volunteered his medical expertise for more than 30 years with the King Caesar Advisory Committee and Fund, which provides payment for medical care for Duxbury residents in need.
After spending his childhood in the south, he discovered a passion for skiing as an adult and had memories of family vacations with friends and of skiing Tuckerman's Ravine. He was also an avid sailor who enjoyed coastal New England cruising and participated in the Newport to Bermuda yacht race. He was a member of Duxbury Yacht Club and Project Gurnet and Bug Lights. He enjoyed gardening and served as the secretary and ``artistic rat'' of the Wharf Rats of Duxbury. In his later years, he derived pleasure from spending time with his grandchildren.
He leaves his wife, Jean Hudson Peters; three daughters, Ann Peters of Ithaca, N.Y., Susan Peters of Dublin, N.H., and Dr. Jennifer Peters of Thetford, Vt., and Duxbury; three sons-in-law, Polo Ramirez, Dr. Steven Levene and Michael Kamphuis; his sisters, Brooksie Lowenthal of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., and Minerva Henderson of Maryville, Tenn.; six grandchildren, Cedar Peters, Rachael Richter, Abigail Levene, Molly Levene, Colin Kamphuis and Sarah Kamphuis; and many nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held in the spring at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Duxbury.
Memorial donations may be made to Jordan Hospital, 275 Sandwich St., Plymouth, MA 02360.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008