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Prominent interior designer and longtime Palm Desert resident Ewing William Pegee, 75 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs following a long battle with cancer.
Ewing was born to Virginia and Walter Pegee on May 14, 1933 in Versailles, Indiana and moved with his family to Southern California as a teenager. He was a graduate of San Bernardino High School and attended Valley College, also in San Bernardino. Ewing went on to study interior design and received his professional certification from two of the leading trade associations in that industry.
Over a period spanning almost five decades, Ewing designed homes for some of North America’s most distinguished residents, including noted film actress and close friend, Jane Wyman and fashion icon Nolan Miller. His love for his chosen field took him to New York, Beverly Hills, Asheville, North Carolina and Dallas during his long and productive career. He was a frequent visitor to Palm Springs during those years and eventually relocated here in the late 1960’s. In the early 1970’s, he relocated to Marrakesh Country Club in Palm Desert, where he resided at the time of his death.