PEACOCK, JR., William T.

Vistoso Funeral Home, Oro Valley, Arizona William T Peacock June 26, 1930 - April 4, 2014 William T. PEACOCK Jr., Oro Valley, AZ DEAD AT 83 William T. Peacock Jr. of Oro Valley, AZ died April 4, 2014. Cause of death was a brain tumor. A funeral service will be held April 12 at St. Mark Catholic Church in Oro Valley and the burial at Holy Hope Cemetery in Tucson. He is survived by his wife, Ann Marie Peacock, son, William (Susan) T. Peacock III, and grandson, Thomas T. Peacock of Tucson, AZ. And his black poodle. Mr. Peacock was born June 26, 1930 in Charlotte, NC. When his father was assigned to cover the White House and Congress for the Associated Press, the family moved to Arlington, VA in 1936 where Mr. Peacock was raised. He graduated from Washington & Lee High School in Arlington, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1952, BA Journalism). At UNC, Mr. Peacock was sports editor of The Daily Tar Heel and a member of Chi Phi fraternity. He served in the Navy during 1952 – 1954 as a lieutenant JG on the USS McCord in Korea. In 1955, he married Ann Marie Peacock (nee McGowan), his wife for almost 60 years Following service in the Navy, he was hired by Ford Motor Company. He was Director of Public Affairs of North America in Dearborn, MI when he retired after 35 years with Ford. He was a resident of Bloomfield Township, MI for over 20 years. He served on the board of the Birmingham Athletic Club and won several tennis and squash championships. In 1990, he moved to Chapel Hill, NC and would spend summers at Bald Head Island, NC. In 2005, he moved to Oro Valley, AZ and would spend summers in Show Low, AZ.