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Week of OCTOBER 12-18, 2026Stay on the Covenant Pathto reach theTree of Life"Time moves slowly, but passes quickly...
On this blog I share with family and friends my thoughts, doings, what interests me, and--at times--tributes to my eternal sweetheart, Walt, who graduated to heaven on 8-21-2020.
On this blog I share with family and friends my thoughts, doings, what interests me, and--at times--tributes to my eternal sweetheart, Walt, who graduated to heaven on 8-21-2020.
Dedicated to our Posterity of 78: Seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come. MONDAY,
Dedicated to our Posterity of 78: Seven children--Janie, Gary, Steve, David, Julie, Brian, Jen, their spouses, our 39 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and posterity to come. MONDAY,
OCTOBER 12, 2026
OCTOBER 12, 2026
Family is Everything...
Sunrise: 7:35 a.m.
Sunset: 6:52 p.m.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2026
Family is Everything...
Happy Birthday to our son,
David today.
"57"
David, here's a montage of some
highlights of your life...
Blessing Day Sunday
November 2, 1969
\
David's Birth Announcement
Petersen's Petersen's...
David Byrum is my name.
October 12 is the day I came.
9 lbs 2 oz is what I weigh.
Walt & Eileen, Mary Jane,
Gary, and Steve
are the family with whom I stay.
Looks like about 1970 - age 9 months
We had just lived in our new home
on Burton Avenue for 2 months.
Probably 1971 - age 2
With sister Julie
1973 - age 3 / Julie 2
Look at the mischief in those eyes!
May 1989 - age 19
California Ventura Mission
Spanish Speaking
Wedding Day
David & Julie
June 1994 - age 24
1998 May
M.D.
Washington University
Medical School
St. Louis, Missouri
1998-1999
1 year Ophthalmology
Internship in St. Louis
3-year Residency
including
Pediatric Fellowship
in Iowa City
Arrived back in
Salt Lake City on
Juky 4, 2003
Began practice with
Rocky Mtn. Eye Care
so this his
23rd year with them.
2000 June
Fellowship in Pediatric
Ophthalmology
Iowa City
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I am behind...
I just checked the
Rocky Mtn Eye Care
website to see if there
was a new photo...
there is along with this write-up:
Dr. David B. Petersen
Pediatric Ophthalmology
and Adult Strabismus
"Dr. Petersen was born
and raised in Burley, Idaho. Dr. Petersen loved growing up in a small town as
part of a large family. His wife, Julie, is a native of Salt Lake City. They
are the parents of 4 children. He is fluent in Spanish. Among Dr. Petersen’s
honors and awards are the National Merit and Ezra Taft Benson scholarships at
BYU, the Dr. William Ellis Award for Meritorious Research in Ophthalmology at
Washington University, and the P.J. Leinfelder Award for Outstanding Research
in Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa.
For over 10 years, Dr.
Petersen has been an active investigator in the Pediatric Eye Disease
Investigator Group (PEDIG), the premier research organization in the world for
pediatric ophthalmology. He served as the Vice-Chair of the network from 2011 –
2012, and has participated in many clinical trials published in peer-reviewed
journals. Dr. Petersen is a member of the Utah Ophthalmology Society, and
has served as a board member as well as president in 2013. He is an active
member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Association for
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Specialties
Pediatric Eye Care |
Adult Strabismus
Dr. Petersen is one of
the few fellowship-trained Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus specialists
in the state of Utah. He has extensive surgical experience in eye alignment
correction on children and adults, averaging around 250 surgical cases a year
since he joined the practice in 2003.
Education
- Summa cum laude — Brigham Young
University
- M.D. degree — Washington
University in St. Louis (top five program in the nation)
- Ophthalmology residency —
University of Iowa (top five program in the nation)
- Fellowship at the University of
Iowa specializing in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus (eye
misalignments and double vision)."
Address:
4400 S 700 E Suite 100,
Salt Lake
City, UT 84107
Phone: (801) 264-4450
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2010 - 4 children...
Josh, Anna, Sam, William
This photo with
Grampa Petersen
in 2010.
The baby in the high
chair is now a senior in
high school where he
is the
Student Body President.
Night before Dad's
heart surgery.
March 18, 2014
Dad's 80th Birthday April 2014
Labor Day Weekend 2015
Came to help Dad
finish the fence and
rake the yard.
December 2018
Grama Petersen's 80th Birthday
David & Julie
June 2019 - 25th
Wedding Anniversary
Feb 2020
Sam's birthday
Dad's 86th birthday
April 17, 2020
Enjoy going to Denny's
December 17, 2021
Anna home from mission
in Finland
Anna coming to see us
in Saratoga Springs
December 18, 2021
Sept. 6, 2022Thank you for driving me tomy cataract surgery doneby one of your partnersfrom Rocky Mountain Eye Care--Dr. Jeppsen.
David's Birthday Week...
Rendezvous with siblings
and Mom at Maddox
October 15, 2022
Mom, Gary, David,
Janie, Julie, Steve.
Three scruffy brothers...
Steve, David, Gary.
...but Brian in Tennessee is
scruffier (I like scruffy).
Just wait till "no shave November"
and see how scruffy Gary gets...
Everyone said their steaks
were good, but I think a couple
of them should have sent them
back to be cooked a little more.
Stopped at a fun pumpkin
stand by Maddox...
Oct 15 ... new tradition.
This is what I got when I
asked them to stand together
for a parting photo...
Great day together...
And I know Jen also wished
David a "Happy Birthday."
David's photo from his
Rocky Mountain Eye Care
website
David, hope you
will have a fun
Birthday Week...
Thank you for all you do
and have done for me!
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9 lbs 2 oz is what I weigh.
Dr. David B. Petersen
Pediatric Ophthalmology
and Adult Strabismus
"Dr. Petersen was born
and raised in Burley, Idaho. Dr. Petersen loved growing up in a small town as
part of a large family. His wife, Julie, is a native of Salt Lake City. They
are the parents of 4 children. He is fluent in Spanish. Among Dr. Petersen’s
honors and awards are the National Merit and Ezra Taft Benson scholarships at
BYU, the Dr. William Ellis Award for Meritorious Research in Ophthalmology at
Washington University, and the P.J. Leinfelder Award for Outstanding Research
in Ophthalmology at the University of Iowa.
For over 10 years, Dr.
Petersen has been an active investigator in the Pediatric Eye Disease
Investigator Group (PEDIG), the premier research organization in the world for
pediatric ophthalmology. He served as the Vice-Chair of the network from 2011 –
2012, and has participated in many clinical trials published in peer-reviewed
journals. Dr. Petersen is a member of the Utah Ophthalmology Society, and
has served as a board member as well as president in 2013. He is an active
member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Association for
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
Specialties
Pediatric Eye Care |
Adult Strabismus
Dr. Petersen is one of
the few fellowship-trained Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus specialists
in the state of Utah. He has extensive surgical experience in eye alignment
correction on children and adults, averaging around 250 surgical cases a year
since he joined the practice in 2003.
Education
- Summa cum laude — Brigham Young
University
- M.D. degree — Washington
University in St. Louis (top five program in the nation)
- Ophthalmology residency —
University of Iowa (top five program in the nation)
- Fellowship at the University of Iowa specializing in pediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus (eye misalignments and double vision)."
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone: (801) 264-4450
