Richard J. Peacock, 90, longtime resident of Setauket, N.Y., and a resident of Fairhope, died Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 in Mobile.
He retired in 1989 from AIL on Long Island, N.Y., after 30 years of service. He was a lifelong amateur radio operator, active member of the South Baldwin Amateur Radio Club, a member of the American Radio Relay League and on the DCXX Honor roll. He was an active DX Chaser and a true inspiration to every amateur radio operator who knew him.
Survivors include his beloved wife, Vera Peacock of Fairhope; two daughters, Susan Carver of Palatine, Ill., Karen Marsman of Niles, Mich.; son, Jeff Peacock of Silvana, Wash.; sister, Marjorie Bird of Lowville, N.Y.; five grandchildren, Christopher Carver of Aurora, Ill., Steven Carver of Fox Lake, Ill., Ann Carver of Rock Island, Ill., Rachel Peacock and Rich Peacock, both of Washington state; four great-grandchildren, numerous other loving family members and friends.
Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Fairhope. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, from the funeral home chapel. Entombment will follow at Memory Gardens of Fairhope.
Arrangements are by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Fairhope.
