Yolo-Sacramento County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....PEEK , Reese Faber  June 28 2004
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"The Davis Enterprise," Friday, July 2, 2004
R. Faber Peek

Reese Faber Peek, known as Faber to family and friends, died in his sleep at
home on June 28, 2004. He was 80 years old.

Born Nov. 11, 1923, he was a fourth-generation Sacramentan. Growing up in east
Sacramento, he graduated from Sacramento High School in 1941 and married his
high school sweetheart, Jan Wright Peek, who died in 1984.

Faber served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II as an airplane mechanic.
After the war, he completed his college education at UC Berkeley and San Jose
State College.

A treasured accomplishment in Faber's life was rowing No. 4 in an eight-man
shell for UC Berkeley from 1945 to 1947.

His long and illustrious teaching career began at California Junior High School
in Sacramento where he taught metal shop and math. Later, he continued teaching
at Geothe Junior High, becoming a most beloved and sought-after guidance counselor.

His students remember him most for his wonderful sense of humor, his favorite
saying - "OK4U?" - and his easygoing nature. His marriage to Frances in 1985 was
his rebirth and he thrived on their 20-year love affair.

He charmed all who came in contact with him. Some of the things he cherished
most were the cabin he built at Lake Tahoe, playing piano, singing barbershop
music, fly fishing on the Truckee River, trips to Bodega Bay, creating pieces of
art, puttering around in his workshop, being the father of his family, hot fudge
sundaes, butter with corn on the cob, Uncle Rol's biscuits with gravy and
ordering .56 pounds of salmon at the grocery store.

His family and friends love him dearly and will miss him more than can be said.

He is survived by his wife, Frances, of Davis; daughters Nondra (Noni) of
Sacramento and Nori of Roseville; grandchildren Jeni Schwarz of Colorado
Springs, Colo., Rindi Vale of Sacramento, Jaci Nitschke of Roseville and Corey
Nitschke of Chico; great-granddaughter Emi Vale; brother and sister-in-law, Neal
and Jerrie Peek of Davis; and nieces and nephews.

A memorial service and reception to celebrate his life will begin at 11 a.m.
Saturday at the home of his brother Neal, 27459 Oakside Drive in Davis.


Additional Comments:
Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise." (315 G Street,
Davis, CA 95616).

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