Peter Godbe Gibbs: 1924 - 2019 Peter Godbe Gibbs passed away July 13, 2019. He was born December 7, 1924, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Lauren Worthen Gibbs and Mary Godbe Gibbs. He had had three brothers, Edwin, David, and William, and one sister, Mary Adele. In 1953, he married Miriam Starling Kvetensky in Urbana, Illinois. They had three children (Doon (Teri), Victoria, and Nicholas (Courtney); five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. He and Miriam were married for 58 years until her death. As a child, Gibbs attended Ensign Elementary, Bryant Junior High, and East High School in Salt Lake City. He was good at math, science, and writing and wanted to be a journalist. After the attack on Pearl
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Harbor, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy in December 1941. Because of his talent for science, the Navy enrolled him in a series of universities, including Beria College (Kentucky), the University of Michigan, and Columbia University, studying physics as part of the V-12 program. He subsequently received his commission as a naval officer. He then attended Gunnery Officers Training School and became an anti-aircraft gun commander as an ensign. He was assigned to the USS Columbia as an instructor to newly commissioned officers. He left the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander shortly after the war ended. While in the Navy, Gibbs discovered that he loved physics. He attended the University of Utah and
