Deryk Michael Peters

Very sad to see.  Me and Deryk completed boot camp together and air crew.  we were good friends, i think of him from time to time and all the crazy things we did.  Recently I helped my son move and a lot of old pics fell out of a box that were from my navy days and there on the floor were several of Derek while we were in boot and on leave back home in Louisiana..  I imagined him with a large family out there not knowing he had passed.  I remember him speaking fondly of his family back in Maine. Truly sorry for the loss he was one of a kind!

Deryk, 
I remember you telling me to make a every minute count............................  Thank You  again for reminding me to 'NEVER GROW UP"           I want you to KNOW....... The Nursing Home has MANY residents/staff/visiters.....who will say......I AM A BIG KID!! 
   I keep spreading your smile and joy with EVERYONE I meet !!!  
         Love You "Little brother"  

                                                     Michelle  

For me, my brother,you made the difficult task of moving to a somewhat foreign land in an incredibly awkward time totally seamless. That's how you were. From the moment I met you-12 yrs. old, summer vacation at dads/ so far away from Anything familiar..there you are,banging on the screen door-"let's go swimming, Tex!" ; to one of the last times I saw you, right after graduating high school, canton to portland on a speed bike/ Deryk at the wheel!! Football, girls, practicing heel flips for hours (at 15)...launch ramps..your moms amazing chocolate chip cookies..Your energy was so strong, my friend. I miss you SO MUCH, Deryk. I have not, nor will I ever let you fade. I Love you, Brother. Until then.

i know you were rockin out up in heaven to smashing pumpkins tonight :) i wish we could have spent this night together at the concert , i thought of you the whole time .. love you 

I will always miss you so much Deryk , I still have faint memories of you from when i was little, you're the first memory i actually have. 23 is too young to go.. I wish you could of watched me grow up, and go to concerts with me and my dad.. i know we would of been so close, and i know you could of helped my dad get through whatever. I love you