Stephen Bruce Peterson
1950-2024
Stephen (Steve) Bruce Peterson was born on June 7, 1950 in Flora, IL to parents John Peter (Pete) Peterson, Jr., and Jeanne Walker Peterson. After a long fight with cancer, Steve passed away peacefully on May 29, 2024.
When Steve was a baby, his family relocated to Duncan, Oklahoma. As a boy and young man, Steve spent many days at the local country club playing golf; fishing in the nearby rivers, creeks, ponds, or any other body of water he could find; or playing baseball with the neighborhood kids on the field his dad Pete built behind their house. Steve loved to fish, but his first love was golf. He excelled academically and athletically as a Duncan Demon, earning varsity letters in golf and football. In the fall of 1968, Steve was off to college at the University of Oklahoma, where he majored in English. Year round, many Saturday mornings were spent at Jimmie Austin golf club in Norman. During his college years, Steve was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and after college served a short time in the Army Reserves as a First Lieutenant. After his time in the Reserves, Steve returned to Norman for law school. While in law school, Steve took his first legal job as a clerk with the Oklahoma City law Firm of Fenton, Fenton, Smith, Reneau & Moon. Over 40 years later, in 2016, Steve retired as the President of the Firm.
It is impossible to capture the impact Steve had on his loved ones in a few words. Steve loved to travel and cook wonderful meals for his family and friends. He shared his love of fishing and golf with his two sons, Lucas and Seth. Steve was a quiet man with a big heart.
Steve is survived by his wife, Brenda; two sons, Lucas and Seth; two daughters, Amy and Lindsay; sister, Patricia (Trish) and husband Jerry; brother-in-law David and wife Jennifer; niece Mackenzie and husband Ian; nephew Andrew and wife Brandy; and niece Sarah and husband Dane.
He will be deeply missed, but his family will cherish the many warm memories. His family sends special thanks to Steve's oncologists at M.D. Anderson, Dr. Michael Keefer (Mercy Hospital), who treated his stage 4 cancer for more than 7 years, and Good Shepherd Hospice, who comforted Steve in his last days.
Services will be held in Steve's memory on Monday, June 3, 2024 at 1:00 pm at First Christian Church, Edmond, OK. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center or Breakfast on Boulevard – First Christian Church, Edmond, OK.
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