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Show Prominent Utahn Dies in Provo Preston (Pres) Geddes Peterw 61, brother of Dr. E G pi, ' president of Utah State 4S? tural college, member and chl' man of the Utah State Road co' mission for 18 years, died ti, day at 11:35 a. m. in a hospital of pneumonia He h" been ill five days. He was born December 2 ia, in Preston, Idaho a son of a, gustus and Agnes Geddes pete son. After receiving his eJ' education in public schools of Pocatello, Idaho and Baker Ore he entered USAC in 1902 ' While attending the college Mr Peterson received honors as a outstanding scholar and athle'" and was named editor of Student Life, campus weekly newspaper After graduation, he moved to Salt Lake City, where he was associate editor of the Deseret Farmer, and the same year wa5 appointed associate professor o( animal husbandry at Brigham Young University. A year later he was advanced to rank of fii professor. He married Erma Loose in 1909 and was associated with her father, Colonel C. E. Loose ia business enterprises for several years. He served as director 0! the state fair board for four years under Governor William Spry; was a member of the first Utah water storage commission; Served as president of the state tax commission and on May 27, 1922 was appointed chairman of the state road commission by Gover. nor Charles R. Mabey. Mr. Peterson served as commission commis-sion chairman from 1922 to 1926, where he was succeeded by the late Henry H. Blood. He was vice chairman of the commission from 1926 until his retirement from office of-fice in 1941, and was reappointed by Governor George H. Dern and Governor Blood. He also was appointed ap-pointed to the state aeronautics board in 1937. Mr. Peterson was a member of the executive committee, American Association of Highway officials; a member of the board of dlreo tors, American Road Builders association, as-sociation, and a member of the executive committee, Western as. sociation of state highway officials. offi-cials. Since 1941 he had been manage! of a high-grade magnesium mine near Thatcher, Idaho, producing metals for military use. Survivors include his widow, I son, First Lieutenant Edwin L Peterson, former USAC athlett; two brothers, Dr. Elmer G. Peterson" Peter-son" of Logan, and Ray H. Peterson, Peter-son, of Salt Lake City, and a sis. ter, Mrs. Edith Woodruff, of Washington Wash-ington n. C |
