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Sasha Rae (Peters) Mitchell
Jan. 7, 1987 – Nov. 26, 2021

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our daughter Sasha. She died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 34 the afternoon of Friday November 26, 2021 at her home in Arcata. She leaves behind her husband, Craig, and her beautiful little daughter, Jade.

Sasha was a happy, healthy child.

Sasha was born on a warm sunny morning in Eureka in January 1987 to proud parents Roger and Christie Peters. She grew up on Pleasant Avenue in Cutten. Sasha attended Cutten elementary school and Winship Jr. High. Her next door neighbor was Heather. They were best friends for life.

Sasha was a very fast learner. She could throw and catch a ball before she was two. She showed us she could read (much to our surprise) at age 4. She was reading at third grade level when she entered kindergarten. She had a surprisingly large vocabulary by age 18 months and spoke with perfect diction and clarity. We were standing by our car at Port Angeles Washington waiting for the ferry to Vancouver Island. When the ferry came into view Sasha pointed and shouted “That boat is Humungousable!” The man in the car in front of us got out, walked back to Sasha and said he just wanted to make sure he heard that correctly. Sasha repeated “That boat is humungousable!” The man said I guess I did hear her correctly. Later on the same trip Sasha impressed her aunt Karen by explaining to her that ko-a-la bears eat eu-ca-lyp-tus trees. Sasha had just turned 11 when the first Harry Potter book hit the market. We bought it and she finished it in four days. She couldn’t wait for the next one to come out. She read all the Chronicles of Narnia, Goosebumps ghost stories and all the young people’s classics. By age 12 Sasha was reading adult novels.

Sasha took English riding lessons from age 7- 12. She played girls softball in Cutten Ridgewood and Redwood Empire little league from age 8 to 16. She was a pitcher with her own windup style. She hit the ball well, played 1st and third base. She was a good all around player. She attended two summer sessions of girl’s softball camp at HSU. She spent many summer weekends at Trinity Lake with her family on Uncle Bob and Aunt Phyllis’s houseboat. There she became a very confident swimmer, learned to water ski, learned to drive a Sea Doo at an early age. She caught her first fish there. Sasha was a great hiker. She went on several backpacking trips in the Trinity Alps with her Mom and Dad and Uncle John and her cousin Evin. She loved outdoor adventures. Uncle Steve Sandeen showed Sasha the excitement of whitewater rafting down the Trinity River. Sasha lived for the annual day after Thanksgiving Christmas tree hunt up in the hills with her dad, Uncle John and her cousin Evin. She always chose the perfect trees.

Sasha traveled to many places in her young life. She saw Vancouver Island, Dallas and New Orleans by age two. At age four she flew to the Big Island of Hawaii the first time to visit Uncle Walt. There she learned to swim in the ocean and went snorkeling for the first time. She went back to the Big Island at age 7 and to Maui at age 15. She made several trips to Los Angeles to visit her Aunt Nonie (Tina), Auntie Margaret, Uncle Alex and many cousins on her mother Christie’s side of the family. She went to Disneyland and a family reunion on the Kern River. She flew to Dallas with her Grandma Billee (Munga) to see her great-grandparents and great-aunt Linda and uncle Gary. She was given a VIP tour of the Capitol building while on a trip to Washington D.C. with her dad and Bob Morelli. She went to Puerto Vallarta for a week with family. She skied and snowboarded at Mt. Rose Nevada, Mt. Bachelor and Mt. Shasta. She attended a few Giants baseball games with her mom.

In her young adult life Sasha moved around a lot. She lived in Florida for a couple years outside of West Palm Beach. She lived in the Borrego desert for four years and fought wildfires for Cal Fire and the CDC. She lived in Palm Desert for a year, then lived for a while with her Aunt Margaret in Lake Elsinore. In 2019 Sasha moved back to Eureka. She met up with her junior high school sweetheart and love of her life Craig. They were married, made a home together and had beautiful baby Jade in September 2020.

Sasha was very creative and artistic. She made wonderful pop up greeting cards for birthdays. She enjoyed re making and refinishing furniture pieces. She liked painting walls with bright colors. She could draw and was very good at calligraphy. She gave great haircuts. She loved cooking and eating exotic foods. She loved sushi, phad Thai noodles, jasmine rice, beef stroganoff and Aunt Mac’s chocolate cake. She was always munching on fresh carrots. When avocados were ripe we gave them to Sasha because she made the best guacamole. She did not like mayonnaise.

Sasha’s young adult life was riddled with mistakes and problems that are caused by a drug addiction. On Friday, November 26 she made a mistake and died from an overdose.

Sasha was preceded in death by both her grandfathers Alexander Vien III and Elvin Peters and her uncle Alex Vien IV. She is survived by her husband Craig, daughter Jade, her parents Roger and Christie Peters, Her grandmother Billee Peters, Uncles John and David Peters, her aunts Karen Wallace, Tami Peters Tina Thompson, Margaret Livingston and Debra Vien. She is also survived by her loving cousin and friend Evin Peters, cousins Kelly, Robb and Justin in Canada and cousins Rick Vien and Robert Tinsley, cousins Karli and Casey Mckenzie in Sacramento and Jeff , Little Al and Andrea in Los Angeles. Also her extended family Bob and Phyllis Morelli, Uncle Walter Smith and many others who knew and loved her much.

Sasha was a very gregarious and intelligent young woman. She made friends easily everywhere she went. Children LOVED Sasha. She was a nurturing enthusiastic mother and a loving wife. She was well read, well spoken, well travelled. She was beautiful with an athletic body and a perfect smile. Sasha was quick witted and possessed a very developed clever sense of humor. She was a fast talker and a good listener. With her honest infectious laugh and unbounded energy she could light up a room just by being there. Sasha is greatly missed and dearly loved by all her family and friends.

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