Peter Calos

Peter Jon Calos, 67. Peter died peacefully at his home in Boulder City on May 29, 2012. He was born in Dayton, Ohio April 14, 1945 to Peter and Ruth Calos.

The Calos family came to Las Vegas in 1947. Peter lived in Southern Nevada for most of his life. He was a graduate of UNLV and a veteran of the US Army. After graduating from UNLV with a degree in Anthropology, Peter worked on a number of the university's "digs." His dream was to retire to Colorado where he spent some of the best years of his life. He was a cross-country ski instructor in the town of Winter Park, CO during his early forty's. An avid outdoors athlete, Peter thrived when biking, running, x-country skiing, fishing or hunting with his friends and his wife. In recent years Peter and Deb went on many rafting and fishing adventures throughout the west and Alaska. He loved to rub this in with his annual Christmas cards, which usually depicted him smiling from a snowmobile, holding a 53 lb. salmon, or whitewater rafting.

Peter was a Homicide Detective and a 17-year veteran with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. This last quarter of his life can best be described as his journey from lone wolf to family man. He loved living "away from the madness" in Boulder City, and the easy access to mountain biking and running trails. He and Deborah were together for 14 of these years and they married in March 2011. Peter adored Deb's four granddaughters and relished his role as spoiler and mentor. Sundays were a special time for large family dinners.

Peter also enjoyed the benefits of a second familya�"his Metro Homicide Team. His brothers and sisters in this close-knit unit came to be one of the most interesting and rewarding relationships of Peter's life. Peter was an extremely intelligent and consummate professional detective. They could count on Peter to have their "back." This team always had his. The entire team came to his house and prepared Peter for his final journeya�"a solemn and moving tribute to their partner. During his illness they visited Peter frequently and discussed current cases in order to keep him involved with his team.

He is survived by his wife Deborah; Daughter Carmen (Paul) Shortino of Las Vegas, Sister Pamela (Ken) Hicks of Henderson, Brother Byron (Cynthia) Calos of Windsor, CA, and Sister Christina (Greg) Kunzer-Murphy of Henderson. Stepdaughters Rachael Brown, Carla (Chad) Bailley and their children (grandchildren): Katelyn Brown, Spike (Ashley Brown), Hotrod (Samantha Bailley), and Tank (Alyssa Bailley). He was preceded in death by his mother Virginia Ruth Calos Woodrum and father Peter Nicholas Calos.

Services: Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 10:00 am. Celebration to immediately follow. All are welcome Boulder Creek Golf Club 1501 Veteran's Memorial Drive Boulder City, Nevada 89005