Former longtime KID board member dies

The Kennewick Irrigation District remembered the service of longtime former board member Carl Petersen on Thursday.

Petersen, 88, of Kennewick, died Jan. 5.

He was the longest tenured board member at KID, serving from 1964 to 2003, KID said in a statement. During those years the district transitioned from mostly serving agricultural land to serving a growing urban area.

Petersen, an orchardist, was active in helping the district prepare and respond to the change with canal and infrastructure improvements. He also helped develop KID’s first drought response plans, according to KID

No formal services are planned, but friends and family will gather at 4 p.m. Jan. 17 at The Manor at Canyon Lakes in Kennewick.

This story was originally published January 14, 2016 at 5:04 PM with the headline "Former longtime KID board member dies."