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At home with his wife, Nancy Hardaway, and his son, Christopher Cody Peterson, Edwin 'Larry' Peterson passed away on April 2, 2019 from Multiple System Atrophy, a rare neurological disease. Larry was first diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease almost seven years ago and participated in the Michael J. Fox Foundation PPMI biomarker study. It was only two years ago when his autonomic systems started failing that he was diagnosed with Multiple System Atrophy. He was a loving family man to Cody (from first marriage to Lisa Peterson), Cody's wife Erin, and granddaughter Aria, his stepchildren Krista Harrison (husband Sam Buchta and son Theo), and Trevor Harrison.
He was born in York Maine, one of five children, including two living brothers, Jim Peterson and Bill Vaughan. His sister, Linda, and brother, Jeff Vaughan are both deceased. Larry graduated from Wareham High School where he was a star athlete in multiple sports. He went to Cape Cod Community College and served in the Massachusetts National Guard as a medic.
His long career in the building business included both new home and commercial construction. He served as President of the Cape Cod Home Builders Association, and on the board of the Massachusetts Home Builders Association. He was a true fan of the Patriots and the Red Sox, from their losing years to their more recent victories. His last three years were spent making many new friends in Osprey, Florida and impressing everyone with his grace and ability to love life while dying slowly.
Larry chose the Michael J. Fox Foundation as his charity for donations because he felt it was providing funding for research that may lead to a treatment or cure for Multiple System Atrophy. Funeral services will be held at Lucas and Eaton Funeral Home in York Maine on Saturday, April 13 with visiting from 11:30, service at 1:00.