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Joe Peter Burton
December 25, 1943 — September 16, 2012
Joe Peter Burton passed away after a lengthy illness on Sunday, September 16, 2012. An ECK Memorial Service and Life Celebration will be held on Saturday, September 22, at 1:00 p.m. in Room CF206, 2nd floor Coffman Building, on the Rochester Community and Technical College (RCTC) Campus. The address is 851 30th Avenue SE, Rochester, MN.
Peter was born on December 25, 1943 to Jenny Lou Brim Burton and William Clinard Burton in Pine Hall, N.C. He attended Madison-Mayodan Senior High School, and his classmates recently celebrated their 50th reunion. He attended Davidson College for two years before enlisting in the US Air Force, where he served as a Vietnamese linguist in the Vietnam War. Peter completed a B.A. and M.A. in Psychology at UNC-Greensboro and later pursued an Ed.S. in Counselor Education at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Peter served as an ESL teacher for several years. He loved teaching and served as instructor of psychology for 10 years at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, FL and for 7 years at RCTC in Rochester, MN. In 2011, he was voted by students as Outstanding Part-Time Educator of the year at RCTC. Peter was dedicated to his students and always learned their names. He was a demanding but fair instructor who taught life lessons as well as book learning.
Peter was active in his church community and served as a member of the ECKANKAR clergy for many years. He was devoted to his family and friends and always willing to lend a helping hand or listening ear. He was known for his kind and wise ways, quiet sense of humor and stories. In his adult years, he was rarely far from a Frisbee and became a very good disc golfer. Peter and his wife, Sharon, enjoyed multiple second honeymoon trips to Europe and Canada. Peter's love for languages and culture led to family trips to Germany and one to Japan.
Peter is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Paul William Burton of San Diego, CA, and his sister, Roberta Manno. Peter is survived by his wife, Sharon Steele Burton of Rochester, MN, his sister Shirley Moore of Kernersville, NC, his sister Betty Washburn of Pine Hall, NC, and brother Alan Ray Burton of Eden, NC, and four children, Peter Eric Burton of South Korea, Joseph Adam Burton of Iowa City, IA, Paul Allen Burton of Rochester, MN, and Jennifer Burton Wilkinson of Rochester, MN.
Memorials may be made to Seasons Hospice in Rochester.
Peter was born on December 25, 1943 to Jenny Lou Brim Burton and William Clinard Burton in Pine Hall, N.C. He attended Madison-Mayodan Senior High School, and his classmates recently celebrated their 50th reunion. He attended Davidson College for two years before enlisting in the US Air Force, where he served as a Vietnamese linguist in the Vietnam War. Peter completed a B.A. and M.A. in Psychology at UNC-Greensboro and later pursued an Ed.S. in Counselor Education at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Peter served as an ESL teacher for several years. He loved teaching and served as instructor of psychology for 10 years at Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, FL and for 7 years at RCTC in Rochester, MN. In 2011, he was voted by students as Outstanding Part-Time Educator of the year at RCTC. Peter was dedicated to his students and always learned their names. He was a demanding but fair instructor who taught life lessons as well as book learning.
Peter was active in his church community and served as a member of the ECKANKAR clergy for many years. He was devoted to his family and friends and always willing to lend a helping hand or listening ear. He was known for his kind and wise ways, quiet sense of humor and stories. In his adult years, he was rarely far from a Frisbee and became a very good disc golfer. Peter and his wife, Sharon, enjoyed multiple second honeymoon trips to Europe and Canada. Peter's love for languages and culture led to family trips to Germany and one to Japan.
Peter is preceded in death by his parents, his brother Paul William Burton of San Diego, CA, and his sister, Roberta Manno. Peter is survived by his wife, Sharon Steele Burton of Rochester, MN, his sister Shirley Moore of Kernersville, NC, his sister Betty Washburn of Pine Hall, NC, and brother Alan Ray Burton of Eden, NC, and four children, Peter Eric Burton of South Korea, Joseph Adam Burton of Iowa City, IA, Paul Allen Burton of Rochester, MN, and Jennifer Burton Wilkinson of Rochester, MN.
Memorials may be made to Seasons Hospice in Rochester.
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