Donor Spotlight: Roxa Peters
To know Roxa was to love Roxa… I had the privilege of getting to know Roxa Peters Kreimeyer when I started working for CBF. I stopped by Cambridge Assisting Living in Quincy one day to meet her and from then on, we became fast friends. I remember one year I traveled to Quincy in a snowstorm to take her out for a festive birthday at her favorite Mexican restaurant. She was such a gem! We loved chatting about books, community, music and culture. She told me she loved it when I took her places because I knew how to get her walker into the car and get on the road. Roxa was a kind and thoughtful wife, mother and teacher who was devoted to her faith, family and friends. Let me share her story…
Roxa Tuttle was born on December 22, 1931, in Clarkston, Washington. She was the youngest of four children and spent her childhood there. After graduating from Clarkston High School in 1949, she went on to earn a degree in education from Eastern Oregon College. Shortly following, she married Norman D. Peters in August of 1953 and started their journey. They had four children, Rex, Bill, Hal, and Erin. In 1958, Norman and Roxa moved from Oregon to Quincy where they laid down some family roots. She was an active member of the Quincy community, graciously serving on many committees. Roxa was a founding member of the Quincy Valley Historical Society, and even donated the beautifully restored 1929 Ford AA one-ton truck that sits on the front lawn of the museum. She volunteered at the Habitat for Humanity, Quincy Valley Thrift Store and Quincy Library Board. She was instrumental in getting the work of local artists in the new library. She belonged to the First Presbyterian Church and was a member of their choir and sang for weddings and funerals. She loved participating in the Quincy Senior Center events and was a member of the Grant County Democratic Party. She utilized her degree and was an elementary school and music teacher in the Quincy School District until 1985. After the passing of her husband, Norman, in 1984, Roxa married Victor Kreimeyer, a long-time family friend. They moved to Victor's hometown of McMinnville, Oregon, but returned to Quincy in 1991 where they lived for the rest of their lives.
As an avid lover of music and live theater programs, she supported the Allied Arts and Quincy School District programs. Roxa generously established a designated memorial fund with the Columbia Basin Foundation in honor of her late husband, Norman Peters with their love of the arts in mind. Upon her passing, Roxa’s was added to the fund name to honor her. The Norman and Roxa Peters fund provides a scholarship for a QHS graduating senior or graduate pursuing the arts or funding for the Quincy School District music/theater program annually.
Norman and Roxa Peters lived a rich life. Their positive impact on the Quincy community will always be remembered through their generosity of this fund and their contributions to the Quincy community. They will be forever missed by their family. It was a privilege to know Roxa and an honor to execute her charitable wishes forever.