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1955 - 2023. Robert William "Bob" Peterson, 68 of Oglesby formerly of Wenona passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Richard Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. Visitation will be held from 1:00 to 4:00 PM Saturday, December 2, 2023 at Calvert & Johnson Memorial Home, Toluca. Funeral services will follow at 4:00 PM at the memorial home.
Mar 10, 2023 · The reality star took to his Instagram page to share some kind words about a man named Bob Peterson. Alongside a clip from Bob's appearance on the show, which some fans will remember, Mike wrote: "A few days ago we lost a man that we looked to as a mentor. Not just with mechanical things but in how we should live our lives.
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Feb 16, 2006 · Robert W. Peterson, whose pioneering history of the Negro leagues, "Only the Ball Was White," recaptured a lost era in baseball history and a rich facet of black life in America, died Saturday at ...
Nov 7, 2012 · In Philadelphia, George W. Peterson worked in theater in 1900 and was listed as a stage manager in 1910. By the time of the 1920 US Census, George was living in his son’s place, working as a stage carpenter in the theater. Bob himself is listed in the 1930 Census as a stage employee in theater. Bob Peterson was born as Robert Andrew Peterson ...
Apr 2, 2021 · Robert W. Peterso n (1925–2006) was a newspaper writer, a freelance journalist, and the author of several books on sports and contemporary news events. His primary contribution to baseball was the seminal Only the Ball Was White, a 1970 book on the Negro Leagues, which remained a foundation for the next few decades of scholarship in the field.
Oct 8, 2022 · Another added: "Bob was cut from a different cloth. One of a kind and loved the craft. So sorry to hear Mike, my condolences." "I love Bob… he seemed like a really funny and skilled guy… a true mentor," one person said. Bob's passing comes just months after another star from the series found himself at the hospital following a medical ...
Feb 20, 2006 · Feb. 20, 2006 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Robert W. Peterson, a former newspaper editor who shed light on a little-known aspect of baseball history with his seminal book on the sport’s Negro ...
