Retired SBCMS member Peter J. Maturo, M.D. died March 14, 2003 at Scripps Memorial Hospital of heart failure. He was an obstetrician and gynecologist.

Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Dr. Maturo was working as a chemist in Detroit when the United States entered World War II in 1941, and so he promptly enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force and served in the weather service for nearly five years. He then enrolled in the Medical School at the University of Pittsburgh, graduating in 1950. He undertook his postgraduate medical training in Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1950-1954 at South Side Hospital and Magee Hospital in Pittsburgh, Cook County Lying-in Hospital in Chicago, Knickerbocker Hospital, New York, and New York Poly Clinic Hospital. He was board certified in 1955.

Dr. Maturo's first obstetrics and gynecology practice was in New Castle. When he left, he was Associate Attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Jameson Memorial and New Castle Hospital. During this time, he was also Vice-President of the Lawrence County Medical Society and Medical Director of the Disaster Program in New Castle. Dr. Maturo said he "left a thriving practice in New Castle to come to San Bernardino in 1959 because I like the climate very much and (am) confident of the growth potentials of this area." He established himself in the community, joined SBCMS, and served on peer review committees, including the CMA Panel of Peer Review Physicians. He was also a member of Arrowhead Country Club and founded the Via Dolorosa Society of La Jolla, an organization dedicated to preserving the memory of the path Jesus took to the site of his crucifixion. In 1998, Dr. Maturo began a project with the Via Dolorosa Society to construct life-size bronze recreations of the 14 Stations of the Cross. Seven have been completed. He was also a member of the CMA, AMA, the World Medical Association, International Fertility Association, the American Gynecology Society, and the American Institute of Hypnosis. Locally, he was a member of the Lions Club, the American Legion, the Chamber of Commerce, and the National Orange Show Board of Directors.

Survivors include his wife, M. Lee Maturo, a son, three daughters, a sister and 15 grandchildren.