Jeremy Chen Peterson, 22, passed away on February 19, 2019 of unknown causes in Claremont, CA.

Born in Palo Alto, CA, Jeremy spent his early years in Menlo Park, California and Toronto, Canada. He went on to attend Princeton schools, Littlebrook and John Witherspoon, graduating from Princeton High. At the time of his passing, he was attending Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, CA where he was working towards a dual degree in economics and psychology.

Jeremy had an adventurer's passport, one with the extra pages. He traveled with family and friends to places as far-flung as Columbia, Cuba, France, Honduras, Hong Kong, Italy, Iceland, Mexico, Panama, Portugal and Spain to name just a few. He also spent a good deal of time, especially summers, at his grand parents' ranch in western Nebraska.

While Jeremy had great passion for art, books, music and films, he reserved some of his greatest enthusiasm for food.  His tastes ran the full gamut from gourmand to gourmet, from hog wings at the Amish market to multi-course Michelin-starred tasting menus . His family and friends can all easily recall many meals and food runs shared and often organized by Jeremy.

Jeremy is survived by his parents, Jason Peterson and Audrey Chen, his sister, Avery, his paternal grandparents, Pete and Jonnie Peterson and his maternal grandmother, Effie Chen.

A service of remembrance will be held at Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 on Friday, March 8, 2019 at 5pm with a gathering of family and friends beginning at 4pm.

In lieu of flowers, we are asking for friends and family to make a gift towards a scholarship fund being established in Jeremy's name at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County. Checks can be mailed to: Boys & Girls Club, 212 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ  08611.

Online donations can be made here:
http://www.bgcmercer.org/portal/donate-now-secure

Please contact Kimble Funeral Home, Princeton, NJ at 609-924-0018 with questions about the service.