Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....PETERS, JOHN RAUMAIN  JR. October 6, 2008
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News Star World -  Oct 09, 2008
JOHN RAUMAIN PETERS, JR.
Lake Lawn Funeral Home

Metairie,LA

John Roumain Peters, Jr., passed away at home on Monday, October 6, 2008. He 
was born February 12, 1935 in Monroe, Louisiana, son of John Roumain Peters 
and the former Alma Summer Potts, both of whom preceded him in death.

He was a graduate of New Orleans Academy and Yale University where he was a 
member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Following active duty in the United 
States Navy aboard the destroyer Rupertus, he attended the School of Law, 
Tulane University. Upon graduation he joined the firm of Jones Walker Waechter 
Poitevent Carrere Denegre where he practiced until his retirement as a senior 
partner.

He was a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Maritime Law 
Association, serving as a member of the Executive Committee of the latter. He 
served as vice chairman of the board of Trinity Episcopal School. An avid 
outdoorsman, he was a board member and past president of the New Orleans Big 
Game Fishing Club and a member of Avoca Duck Club and Pass Christian Yacht 
Club. He was a member of the Boston Club, Louisiana Club, Pickwick Club, 
Stratford Club and several Carnival organizations.

He is survived by his wife, George Ann, and three children: J. Roumain Peters 
III Allyson, James S. Peters Leslie and Thomas M. Peters; two stepchildren: 
J.B.C. Graugnard II Olivia and Lindsey G. Schafer Allen; and four 
grandchildren, John, Larkin, Shaffer and McCellan Peters.

He is also survived by his brother, Benjamin M. Peters Nancy Kay of Monroe, 
Louisiana, and nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held at TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1329 Jackson 
Ave., New Orleans, LA. 70130 on Thursday, October 9, 2008 at 12:00 Noon. 
Visitation will be held at the church from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the 
service. Burial will be private.

The family requests that memorials be made to Trinity Episcopal School, 1315 
Jackson Ave., New Orleans, LA. 70130, the Rebuilding Fund of Trinity Episcopal 
Church, P.O. Box 459, Pass Christian, MS 39571 or the Leukemia and Lymphoma 
Society, 3636 S I-10 Service Rd. W., Metairie, LA., 70001. Please visit and 
sign family the guestbook at www.lakelawnmetairie.com 



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