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Alton Emil Peters

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Alton Emil Peters

Birth
Albany, Albany County, New York, USA
Death
30 May 1999 (aged 64)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.8876092, Longitude: -73.8709143
Plot
Columbine Plot, Section 69
Memorial ID
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Partner in the Manhattan law firm of Kelley Drye & Warren.
President of the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Opera.
Member of the Metropolitan Opera Association's Executive Committee.
Chairman of Goodwill Industries of Greater New York.
Served on the boards of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Academy of American Poets, and the Animal Medical Center, among others.
Officer in the Order of the British Empire.
Married to Elizabeth Berlin Peters, the daughter of the composer Irving Berlin.
In addition to his wife, who is the youngest daughter of Irving Berlin, he was survived by a daughter, Rachel Peters of New York; a stepdaughter, Emily Fletcher of London, and two granddaughters.
Partner in the Manhattan law firm of Kelley Drye & Warren.
President of the Metropolitan Opera Guild.
Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Opera.
Member of the Metropolitan Opera Association's Executive Committee.
Chairman of Goodwill Industries of Greater New York.
Served on the boards of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Academy of American Poets, and the Animal Medical Center, among others.
Officer in the Order of the British Empire.
Married to Elizabeth Berlin Peters, the daughter of the composer Irving Berlin.
In addition to his wife, who is the youngest daughter of Irving Berlin, he was survived by a daughter, Rachel Peters of New York; a stepdaughter, Emily Fletcher of London, and two granddaughters.


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