More detail on this person: Peter L. Sadler, age 72, passed away on October 19, 2019 following a several year battle with cancer. Born in Yreka, CA he grew up in Blythe, CA graduating high school in 1964. Always wanting to be a pilot, he joined the Army in February 1967 to attend helicopter flight training. Following his graduation, he served in Vietnam in 1968-1969 and followed that with a tour in Berlin, Germany until August 1970. After his active duty tour, he attended and graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.S. in 1973. Shortly afterwards he moved to Arizona and continued his military service with the Arizona National Guard until retirement in 1994. In October 1976, Pete joined the Arizona Highway Patrol serving as an officer, and eventually promoting to Rotary Wing Pilot with the newly formed Tucson Air Rescue Section in 1978. In 1989 he and his wife Roberta transferred to the Flagstaff unit where he served until his retirement in December 2007. He continued flying at the Grand Canyon giving aerial tours until his final retirement in 2012. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Roberta. No services are planned.
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