Obituary of James “Jim” “PP” Richard Peterson, Jr.

Remembering the life of James - "Jim", "PP" - Peterson, Jr. James - "Jim", "PP" - Peterson, Jr., age 46, of North Las Vegas, passed away unexpectedly on June 08, 2016, at Spring Valley Hospital,from a stroke. Jim was born on October 09, 1969, in Syracuse, New York, to James Peterson, Sr. and Marjorie Bogart Peterson. While growing up in Syracuse, Jim enjoyed playing lacrosse, softball, and hunting with his dad. He graduated from Corcoran High School in Syracuse with the class of 1988. In 1990, Jim joined the United States Marine Corp and served honorably as a Combat Engineer for 6 years. Some of his military decorations include: Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with 3 stars; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; United Nations Medal; Armed Forces Service Medal with 1 star; Southwest Asia Service Medal; and Kuwait Liberation Medal. His military badges include: Expert Rifle, Sharpshooter, and Pistol. The discipline and patriotism he learned as a Marine never left him, as friends and family will attest. After Jim's active duty service, he attended Motorcycle Mechanics Institute in Orlando, Florida, specializing in Harley-Davidson. He began turning wrenches for Harley-Davidson at Ray Price, in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was during this time that Jim would meet his match and the love of his life, Kelly Allene Wenter Abernathy. Jim and Kelly were married on July 31, 2004 in Cary, NC. They moved to Las Vegas in 2012 after Kelly was commissioned in the United States Air Force. Other Harley-Davidson dealerships where Jim was employed include: Tilley's, Cox's, and lastly, Red Rock in Las Vegas. Besides being a proud and dutiful mechanic, some of Jim's personal hobbies include: actively participating, since 1998, in an old traditional running/drinking group called The Hash House Harriers; playing beer pong with the boys; cheering on the New York Yankees and the Carolina Panthers; riding his motorcycle; playing golf, poker, and blackjack; and spending time with his family and friends. Jim was passionate about helping anyone, whether known-or-unknown to him, from answering phone calls about how to fix a stranded bike to regularly donating his universal Type O blood. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, and friend who will be greatly missed but greatly celebrated. Jim is survived by his wife, Kelly, children, Brody Henderson, 22, and Mackenzie Peterson, 4. His father, James Peterson, Sr., step-mother, Avis Peterson, his paternal grandmother, Jessie Peterson, and Jim's numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, and friends. Jim is preceded in death by his mother, Marjorie Bogart Peterson. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer memorial contributions to be made to a trust fund for Jim's daughter Mackenzie Peterson. The legalized trust fund is in the process of being set up for Mackenzie, as such, donations can be made to Mackenzie through Jim Peterson's paypal account: https://www.paypal.com/home; send contributions to email address poisontrasher@aol.com or you can make contributions to the family at https://www.gofundme.com/28mjbbw. Please join us as we celebrate the life of Jim "PP" Peterson, Jr. at 11:15 am on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Drive, Boulder City, Nevada, United States, 89005. The memorial service is casual dress. .