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MENTALLY INVIGORATING, ENJOYABLE, AND AN EXCELLENT MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE
2 OF THEM. BECAUSE OF AGE AND AIRPLANE COSTS, PETER STOPPED FLYING IN 1990 AND LET HIS
FAA MEDICAL EXPIRE.
AFTER 23 YEARS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
PETER ACCEPTED A SENIOR TECHNICAL POSITION ON THE ROCKWELL CORPORATE STAFF IN
PITTSBURGH, PA. PETER AND BARBARA MOVED TO AND LIVED FOR 3 YEARS IN THEIR PITTSBURGH
HOME, EXPERIENCING THEIR FIRST COLD WINTERS AND HUMID SUMMERS. PETER THEN FINISHED
HIS 33 YEAR NAA-ROCKWELL CAREER WITH AN ASSIGNMENT TO THE COLLINS AVIONICS DIVISIONS
IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA. IN CEDAR RAPIDS, AS IN PITTSBURGH, THEY BOUGHT A HOUSE AND
FOUND EVEN COLDER WINTERS AND SIMILAR HUMID SUMMERS.
PETER TOOK EARLY RETIREMENT FROM ROCKWELL AT AGE 56 IN 1981, AND HE AND BARBARA
MOVED TO NAPA, CALIFORNIA. PETER DESIGNED AND BUILT THEIR RETIREMENT HOME IN THE
EASTERN HILLS OVERLOOKING NAPA VALLEY. IN 1984 THEY MOVED INTO IT AND HOPE IT IS THEIR
FINAL ABODE. 48
On 9 Sep 1949 when PETER ANSON was 23, he married BARBARA MARION LEE 48, in St. Lukes
Episcopal Church, Long Beach, California. Born on 5 May 1928 in MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.
Occupation: HOUSEWIFE. Education: AA LONG BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
BARBARA WAS BORN IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, MAY 5, 1928. SHE LIVED THERE UNTIL SHE
WAS 9. IN 1937 HER FAMILY MOVED TO LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AND SHE DID THE REMAINDER
OF HER SCHOOLING IN LB, GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 1946. SHE THEN ATTENDED
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR 2 YEARS RECEIVING HER ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A SPECIALTY
EMPHASIS IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT. IN 1947-1948 SHE REGULARLY ATTENDED A YOUNG ADULT
CHURCH GROUP. THERE SHE MET HER FUTURE HUSBAND, PETER. THEY DATED FOR A YEAR AND
DECIDED TO GET MARRIED.
BARBARA HAS A GREAT OUTGOING AND FRIENDLY PERSONALITY. UNTIL MARRIAGE, BARBARA
WAS ACTIVE IN ST. LUKES CHURCH, SINGING IN THE CHURCH CHOIR.
AFTER MARRIAGE, PETER AND BARBARA SETTLED DOWN IN THEIR WHITTIER HOUSE, THEIR FIRST OF
2 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOMES. BARBARA BORE 2 CHILDREN, MARK AND ANN. THEIR 2ND HOME
WAS IN BREA, CA. WHERE THEY RAISED THE CHILDREN. BOTH MARK AND ANN GRADUATED FROM
BREA HIGH SCHOOL AND THEN WENT OFF TO COLLEGE.
WHILE BARBARA WAS RAISING THE CHILDREN, PETER WAS OFTEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN HIGH
PRESSURE SITUATIONS WITH HIS WORK, THEREFORE, BARBARA GETS MOST OF THE CREDIT FOR
RAISING THE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BECOME ADULTS AND PARENTS THEMSELVES.
BARBARA HAS TO WORK DILIGENTLY TO CONTROL HER BLOOD SUGAR DUE TO THE TYPE 2
DIABETES SHE CONTRACTED. WHILE WORKING WITH DIABETES CONTROL SHE STILL LEADS A VERY
ACTIVE LIFE IN THE NAPA VALLEY IN NEWCOMERS AND TAKING PEOPLE ON WINE TASTING TOURS
WHEN NEEDED. 48
They had the following children:
766 i. MARK LEE (1953-)
767 ii. ANN LOUISE (1955-)
493. FRANCES ANN KREIDER (ISOBEL BANNERMAN McLAREN 6, EMMA ANN CHAFFEY 5, GEORGE 4,
BENJAMIN 3, BENJAMIN 2, RICHARD 1). 39 Born on 8 Nov 1930 in WHITTIER, CALIFORNIA. FRANCES
ANN died in BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, on 15 Apr 2002; she was 71. Occupation: LIBRARY ASSISTANT,
WRITER, EDITOR. Education: BA ART, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY.
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