Peter Husted Duxbury died peaceably July 13, 2020 at his home in Los Gatos, California surrounded by his wife of 34 years, Kathy, his only child, Elizabeth, and his Son In Law, Noe. After fighting a 3-year battle with cancer, Peter rallied last month to give a memorable wedding toast to Elizabeth and her husband, Noe that not only honored the newlyweds but also included a reference to every single person who attended the wedding. As a father, Peter always made it priority to be present and be supportive of Elizabeth's education, career and aspirations.

Peter was born February 25, 1951 in New York City and grew up in Riverside, Connecticut with his older brother and sister David and Debra. Peter graduated from Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut in 1969 and Syracuse University with an architectural degree in 1974. Peter concentrated on commercial design for the first decade of his career in Rochester, NY and then with Gensler and Associates in San Francisco before launching his residentially oriented practice, Duxbury Architects, in 1985 in Los Altos.

Complicated projects that invite creative thinking and the touch of an artist invariably found their way to Peter's desk. He designed and built over 200 custom homes in affluent hillside communities throughout the San Francisco Peninsula with an emphasis on Los Altos Hills and he was especially proud of his design and construction of the Los Altos Hills Town Hall.  Peter was passionate about architecture and design. Modern, traditional, or contextual, he loved all aspects of design.  He was a master of melding each project to the topography and orientation of the site. The homes he designed were filled with light and his attention to architectural detail and proportion created beautiful unique buildings that harmonized with their surroundings.  As an artist who was also blessed with strong people skills, Peter often was sketching pictures of the ideas his clients were discussing and then asked "Is this what you're looking for?"  He was well respected by his clients.

Peter's third passion, after family and architecture, was golf with his "buddies" at the Saratoga Country Club. Rarely did Peter miss a Saturday morning golf game with his many friends there. Peter was interested in the people he played with as much as the game of golf itself.

Peter is survived by his wife, Kathy, daughter Elizabeth, Son In Law Noe, his brother David, sister Debra, their children Alison, Sarah, Lindsay, Katherine, Megan and extended family including Sisters In Law, Maryann, Jay and Rosemarie, and who Peter lovingly referred to as the Brothers In Law 1, 3, and 4, Gary, Melvin and Tony and their children Jennifer, Jason (pre-deceased), Carmen, Natalie and Kathryn Rose. He will be missed greatly by his family and friends.

A memorial service celebrating Peter's life will be held in the future at a time and place when able. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Canine Companions  ( https://www.cci.org/ ), American Cancer Society ( https://www.cancer.org/ ), or Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital ( https://www.stjude.org/ ).