MT. WASHINGTON, N.H. – Peter E. Roux, 39, of Bartlett, Tenn., died Friday, Jan. 18, in a tragic avalanche accident on Mt. Washington.

He was born Nov. 10, 1968, in Lewiston, the son of Patricia Blad and Richard Roux, who currently reside in Estero, Fla. He was a 1986 graduate of Lewiston High School and a 1990 graduate of the University of Maine in Orono with a degree in business administration.

He worked for 18 years at International Paper; the last six years at the corporate headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., where he was a manager of finance.

He was passionate about the outdoors, including his climbing and mountaineering activities, which he enjoyed for many years. His desire to reach new heights took him to many backcountry climbing areas including two 2007 climbs on Mt. Rainier in Washington state. He shared with his wife, Ann, an interest in traveling to the Caribbean, where they enjoyed many activities with each other. He was an avid fan of the Buffalo Bills, Boston Red Sox and the Portland Trail Blazers.

He will be truly missed by all who were lucky to have known him.

He is survived by his wife of 15 years, the former Ann Vachon, also born and raised in Lewiston; his parents, Patricia and Richard “Dick” Roux of Estero, Fla.; an uncle, Gene Roux and wife, Terry, of Lewiston; an aunt, Charleen Jandreau of Lewiston; two cousins, Steven Jandreau of Lewiston and Kim Robash and her husband, Justin, of Lewiston; in-laws, Muriel and Gaston Vachon, of Lewiston; a sister-in-law, Nancy Toussaint and her husband, Arthur, of Lewiston; a brother-in-law, Jim Vachon and his wife, Nancy, of Portland; two nieces, Kim Desjardins and her husband, Todd, of New Gloucester and Kelly Withers and her husband, Scott, of South Portland; grandnieces and nephew, whom he truly adored, Izabel, Olivia, Lillian and Elizabeth; grandnephew, Samual; among many, he also leaves behind a very close friend, Steve Jacques of Eliot, who shared his passion of climbing.

The family wishes to express sincere thanks to the many courageous local climbers and snow rangers who went out to great lengths in the search efforts. Peter would be proud of the climbers who volunteered themselves to aid in his search and rescue as directed by the U.S. Forest Service snow rangers, as it was a who’s who of local climbers whom Peter read about in guidebooks and whom he was inspired by, to achieve his accomplishments in the mountains.