throughout her entire life and was frequently called upon to share them at Black History Month events and other special occasions. Although Peterman stopped working a few years ago, she continued to walk miles around her neighborhood several times each day until a little over a week before her death. She never watched TV, preferring to observe nature in the birds around her yard and the lake behind her house.One of the poems that most struck her family the day she died was:
"I am happy to be alive"
from The Westside Gazette: Veta Mae Peterman goes on to glory July 29
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