Santa Cruz, CA
Chad Robert Peyton
1980 — 2021
Chad Robert Peyton, a beloved husband, father, son, brother, and friend, passed away on May 17, 2021. Chad was born in Tyler, Texas on November 10, 1980. He was raised in Chandler, Texas and graduated from Brownsboro High School in 1999. Chad received a congressional nomination to attend college at the United States Military Academy at West Point. While at West Point, he majored in Geospatial Information Systems and played Division 1 rugby for the Army's Rugby Football Club. Chad graduated from West Point with a Bachelor of Science in May 2003 and was commissioned as an Aviation officer in the United States Army. After completing flight training at the Army Aviation Center in Fort...