Mr. Peters was in Sales and Customer Service at Home Depot, Chardon. He was employed when the Chardon Store opened. While in Wisconsin, he worked as a heat treating specialist in the steel industry.Mr. Peters was a Veteran of US Air Force, Staff Sergeant, served in Korea during peacetime. He was a member of the Thompson United Methodist Church. Being an avid outdoorsman, he enjoying hunting, fishing, and archery. He loved to teach children archery skills. Richard also enjoyed leather crafting.He enjoyed riding Harley motorcycles with his family and friends.He was a graduate of Milwaukee Institute of Technology with a BA in Metallurgy.Survivors include his wife Betty of Trumbull Twp., whom he married December 29, 1998 in Chardon; his mother Dorothy (Nee: Bishop) Peters of Mukwonago, Wisconsin, 2 Daughters Christine and Amy Fitzgerald of Wisconsin, 1 Step Daughter: Jamie (Rodney) Ice of Thompson Twp.,2 Granddaughters: Carly and Megan Webber of Thompson Twp., 3 Sisters: Pamela Grittner, Heidi (Ed) Zimmerman and Doreen (Eric) Olson, all of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1 Brother: Craig (Kathy) Peters of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mother in law: Marlin Foley of Orwell, Several Sisters in law and their husbands.His father Kenneth Peters and wife Sharon Peters preceded him in death.