Celebrity New Schulz Honor By Stephen M. Silverman Published on October 12, 1998 12:00 AM Share Tweet Pin Email The honors and remembrances keep pouring in for “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz, who died in February. The latest: Officials at the Sonoma County, Calif., county airport have decided to rename the facility after Schulz, who kept a plane there, reports The Washington Post. This makes perfect sense. Passengers are always getting peanuts aboard airplanes.