E. Peter Schroeder '50

E. Peter Schroeder '50 died on July 10, 2011. The New York City man was eighty-six.

Peter was a German major. He joined the soccer and track teams and was a member of Delta Phi. He had served in the U.S. Navy as a pharmacist's mate during World War II before enrolling at Kenyon.

His career as a photographer was sparked by a three-month motorcycle tour of Europe with a fraternity brother after graduation. Peter went on to study photography at the Chicago Institute of Design. He became a freelance photographer, and his photographs of sports figures and celebrities, including his friend Paul Newman '49, were published around the world. His work was seen in Time, Life, and Sports Illustrated. His tennis-related photographs were published in a number of books. Peter became a senior communications specialist and photographer for IBM.

In addition to photography, he enjoyed tennis, travel, the arts, the New York Times, and Riverside Park in New York City. An obituary for Peter included his thoughts on living, including, “Love your life and treat it with respect. Love your family … Always say, ‘I love you.' ”

Peter was survived by DeeDee, his wife of fifty-six years; children Kyra, Keith, and Kirsten; and six grandchildren. Donations in his name may be sent to the Riverside Park Fund, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 455, New York, New York, 10115.