Peter Jacquet Burton died in his sleep on March 2, 2011. Pete was a graduate of Vermont Academy, then attended Dartmouth until his appointment to the Class of 1960.

He was an outstanding member of the fledgling Academy Ski Team for all four years, and taught more than one classmate the finely honed skill of surviving on two wooden boards at 11,000 feet.

One of Pete's friends and flying partners with him at Goose Bay reminisced as to his "joy of living on the edge" and always "pressing the envelope".

Pete left the Air Force after nine years to become an entrepreneur and to return to the mountains he loved so well. His sister Holly expanded on a visit to Pete in Colorado while enroute to her new home in California, remarking that he was so much fun to be with that she almost cancelled the remainder of her trip to remain with Pete.

Among the many shared memories were his love for cooking and gardening, but always those memories were peppered with words like "irrepressible, unforgettable, always happy, joyful, mischievous" and being his "own person." I personally remember Pete as sharply as though we were together yesterday, and only regret that there wasn't more opportunity to enjoy his infectious personality.

Peter is survived by his wife, Jane Kirkpatrick Burton, of Overland Park, Kansas, who he met some forty years before they married at the Academy Chapel on May 20, 2000. Additional survivors include stepson Kirk Blintzer (Jane Marie) of Leawood, Kansas; grandchildren William and Margaret; sister Holly Cooney of Leighton, Maine; and brother Robert Burton, M.D., from Vermont.

Peter is interred in the Academy Cemetery.

(Jim Glaza, classmate and friend)