Liz was reared with two sisters on a farm in Rhode Island and was a serious, artistic child. She sang and played an acoustic guitar and spoke French and German during her 17 years of teaching the children of military families. In Graefenhausen, Germany, Elizabeth, known as "Liz," taught elementary school at Rhein-Main Air Force Base. There, she met Captain George Ratliff, an Air Force navigator. They married in 1981. Their daughter Margaret was born that same year, and two years later, their second daughter, Martha, was born. Liz died in a fall down the stairs at her home in Germany. In her will, Elizabeth Ratliff named Michael Peterson and his wife the legal guardians of her daughters, ages 4 and 2, and directed that her $44,000 estate go to their support and education.
When Michael and his first wife divorced, the children went to live with Michael and his new wife Kathleen Peterson.
You can learn more about Liz in the documentary, The Staircase.
When Michael and his first wife divorced, the children went to live with Michael and his new wife Kathleen Peterson.
You can learn more about Liz in the documentary, The Staircase.
Liz was reared with two sisters on a farm in Rhode Island and was a serious, artistic child. She sang and played an acoustic guitar and spoke French and German during her 17 years of teaching the children of military families. In Graefenhausen, Germany, Elizabeth, known as "Liz," taught elementary school at Rhein-Main Air Force Base. There, she met Captain George Ratliff, an Air Force navigator. They married in 1981. Their daughter Margaret was born that same year, and two years later, their second daughter, Martha, was born. Liz died in a fall down the stairs at her home in Germany. In her will, Elizabeth Ratliff named Michael Peterson and his wife the legal guardians of her daughters, ages 4 and 2, and directed that her $44,000 estate go to their support and education.
When Michael and his first wife divorced, the children went to live with Michael and his new wife Kathleen Peterson.
You can learn more about Liz in the documentary, The Staircase.
When Michael and his first wife divorced, the children went to live with Michael and his new wife Kathleen Peterson.
You can learn more about Liz in the documentary, The Staircase.
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