Rep. Woody Burton (R-Greenwood) and the House of Representatives honored Donald D. Peek Jr. in a resolution thanking him for his many contributions to the veterans of Indiana.
“Donald has done so much for the veterans of Indiana by doing whatever is necessary to help them in any way he can,” said Rep. Burton. “He has a true passion for what he does.”
Peek served in the Army and graduated from the Nike Hercules missile 24U20 Air Defense Training School at Fort Bliss, Texas.
After returning from military service, Peek went to work at Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors, now known as Allison Transmission, Inc., where he is an instructor for health and safety classes.
In 1983, Peek began his work in helping Hoosier veterans and their families. In 1987, he was first elected commander of John H. Weiss Chapter 52 of the Disabled American Veterans in Indianapolis.
Several years later, Peek began transporting veteran patients to the medical center in Indianapolis, and was commended for his leadership in taking the intuitive to find ways to help veterans.
Since then, Peek has remained involved and has held leadership positions in more than 15 different veteran organizations across the state.
“Donald has served in numerous capacities, committees and has received many accolades for his work with the Disabled American Veterans. During his tenure, ground was broken on the Madison Veterans Cemetery, the Korean and Vietnam War Memorials in Indianapolis was dedicated and many House and Senate resolutions and laws were drafted with his help.”
“He is a truly remarkable man and I am honored to present a resolution on his behalf.”
Peek continues to spend his time traveling through Indiana and Kentucky listening to and seeing first-hand the problems facing veterans and their families.
The picture above shows Rep. Burton, Donald Peek and Donald’s two daughters. The daughter standing next to Donald is Heide D. Inman. She is married to Sam Inman, who is severing in Iraq with the Indiana National Guard. To the left of Heide is Emily D. Peek. Emily works for the Indiana State Excise Police.
