Peter Wayne Ainsworth

Peter Wayne Ainsworth passed away peacefully on August 7, 2009 in Salt Lake City, Utah after a short fight with esophageal cancer.
Peter was born April 10, 1955 in Bethesda, Maryland while his father was serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was the oldest of three children of Marvin and Aline Ainsworth, and grew up in San Diego, California. He graduated from University High School in San Diego in 1973 and served in the U.S. Marine Corps between 1977 and 1979. He received his B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Utah and lived with his wife Betsy in Salt Lake City, Utah for the past 13 years.
Peter's lifelong passion was archaeology and primitive technology. It was both his work and his play. At the time of his death, Peter was the Cultural Resource Program Lead for the Bureau of Land Management, Salt Lake Field Office.
Peter is survived by his wife Elizabeth (Betsy) Skinner; his parents, Marvin and Aline Ainsworth of San Diego, California; his sister Anne Ainsworth of San Diego; his sister Susan Ainsworth Smith of Gresham, Oregon; his niece Camille Ainsworth of Albany, Oregon; and his niece Bernadette Ainsworth of Gresham, Oregon.
The family wishes to thank the staff of the University of Utah Hospital and the Huntsman Cancer Institute for the care they gave to Peter. We also thank Alpine Hospice, and especially Sandy Jensen, for helping Peter and Betsy through his final days.
No service is planned at this time. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Huntsman Cancer Foundation of Salt Lake City, Utah (www.huntsmancancerfoundation.org).