This month the current and past District 5840 Governors joined over 75 people to celebrate the impact of our past Centennial Governor, John Peterson. John joined the Rotary Club of Boerne in 1994 and was the Rotarian of the Year in 1997.
John is a Paul Harris Fellow + 8, a member of the Bequest Society and a Benefactor. He has served as Club President, Youth Services Zone Coordinator, and Club Foundation Chair for 9 years between 2012-2024. On a District level, John has served as District Foundation Chair 2005-2011, District Grants Subcommittee Chair, District Annual Fund Subcommittee Chair, District Youth Services Chair, District RI Convention Promotion Chair, and most notably - “Centennial” District Governor in 2004-2005.
John exemplifies the Rotary Motto of “Service Above Self” in every area of his life. He has served our country as a Naval Commander, our youth through the Boy Scouts /Eagle Scouts, and served his church through Knights of Columbus. For years students of Boerne ISD have known and loved him as “Papa John” through his work with the Early Act Knighting Program.
Many of those who attended this event spoke publicly of his encouragement of them, his being a standard bearer, his constant “behind the scenes” work in this community, his leadership and his role modeling. We all felt privileged to know John!