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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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Steve Phillips uploaded photo(s)
Monday, July 18, 2016
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This is Kate, Adam and Erin's baby. Born on August 5th 2015, she is very sweet.
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Monday, July 18, 2016
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Adam and I are into road cycling, we enter events and enjoy the fitness of cycling. Terri and Erin are also cycling but not to the extent of us.
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Monday, July 18, 2016
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This is a picture of the family when Kate was a new born and we went to VT to help out. Adam and his family will be moving to Washington State University for his new position in January 2017. He is finishing his PhD in Structural Engineering, we're so proud of his accomplishments and I know you would be also.
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Steve Phillips posted a condolence
Friday, February 28, 2014
Ok Dad, mom passed on January 26 2014. She has probably found you by now, that's where she wanted to be, by your side. We love you both and miss you very much.
Adam got married on June 1st 2014 and mom was in attendance, the happiest we've seen her in quite a while. He married Erin Murphy, his high school sweetheart. She is adorable, you would have loved her above all the other spouses, except Terri.
Adam is in a full scholarship at Virginia Tech working towards a PhD in structural engineering. Erin will achieve her Masters in May in Geo-technical Engineering. We are very proud of them both as I'm sure you would be.
I'm sure you connected with Tony, he left us about a year ago. I've kept in touch with Marion, she super.
I don't believe in the after life but if there is one I hope you are very content.
Love always,
Steve
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Steve posted a condolence
Friday, September 12, 2008
Dad, Terri and I are visiting mom for the weekend. Adam came up last month with his girlfriend, Erin, to visit. You would really love her, she's a real sweetheart. She is going to VT this year and Adam has started at ODU. He is in the honors college and got a nice scholarship but he is waiting to transfer to VT. Terri is starting to get use to not seeing Adam every night; it was tough going fro the first few weeks. This is my first vacation in about 18 months so we thought we'd come up to see mom. She is doing pretty good, misses you very much like we all do. She calls me a lot about Tiger or tennis or even the other night, the Bears opening game with the Colts. Bears whipped them pretty good, 37 - 13. Obama is the only hope for the country but McCain selected the Governor from Alaska for his VP slot. She is totally unqualified but she has bubbly personality. The American people are just as dumb as door knobs and follow like lemmings. To hear the hypocrisy from the right on issues just makes me sick. I’m going to have faith in Obama supporters to show up and vote and pray the republicans don’t steal and cheat votes again. Well, we’re on a fast train to hell and I hope Obama wins so we at least have a chance to slow the train down. Idiot Bush has destroyed this country and he is just too dumb to know it. I miss you dad and think about you everyday.
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ann phillips mann posted a condolence
Monday, June 23, 2008
This is my second note about my my once brother in law. The tributes from friends and family are inspiring and demonstrate the loving and caring family he and Lee have had. That in itself should bring some peace to Lee..knowing that their children will watch over their mother. What a blessing and inheritance that must be..Love from ann phillips mann
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Steve posted a condolence
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Dad, it's been a little over 7 weeks since you pass on, and I find myself still trying to IM you or call to talk. You'd be happy to hear Sharon and John came down for Adam's graduation which was nice. Father's Day was two days ago, which was tough enough, but you know your aniversary follows the next day. Sharon didn't want mom to be alone so she met Jason at moms and they spent a few days together. Terri and I are planning to go up to NJ with Sharon and John and help mom with a deep cleaning on the 4th of July weekend. I guess that will be a pretty good birthday for mom, cooking for her children. It turns out that the medicine you were taking was manufactured at twice the prescribed dose which can have fatal side affects. We all wonder if you were in pain and just didn't want to complain, which in this case might have been good. We'll never know the truth but it's not surprising from this band of criminals. Tim Russert died a few days ago, a big surprise. I noticed that all the media coverage was about his work and not being a father and husband. They had some professionally staged pictures of his son and Tim's chair, but that to me was just shameless. They tout that he worked endlessly on many project and was always on the go, so he was a good provider but was he a father. I'm running on dad, I dropped in to say that we all love and miss our father very much.
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Kelly Phillips posted a condolence
Thursday, June 12, 2008
My brother, Chris and I have our own good memories in New Jersey. When we were little, we go there for summer time to visit grandparents and beautiful ocean waves by and by. I remember my grandfather were try to teach me some math, I was being a kid who doesn't want to learn but to play! Gee, he's sure a wise man I ever knew. Its hard for me to believe that I haven't seen him for such long time and I will deeply miss him in my heart. I love you, pop pop. P.S. I will love to tell story to my children about their great grandfather.
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Sharon Steele posted a condolence
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Lee, This is Steve's neighbor, Sharon. Steve just told me about Stu. I am terribly sorry for your loss. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. Sincerely, Sharon
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Your loving son, Brian posted a condolence
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
It has taken me some time to find the words to express my feelings about the loss of my father. He was my best friend. He taught me how to use my hands to make a living, to become self- sufficient, and to not be ashamed of the person I was or would become. My father was a kind and unpretentious man who was always willing to share his knowledge to help others. From my earliest memories, Dad was always there to help fill all of our needs in school, sports, and recreation. He inspired all of us to be the best that we could be and was always ready to help when we needed it, but he never required any of us to aspire to anything we did not want to do. He was a friend of mine. He helped me to appriciate the finer qualities of Frank Sinatra's voice while having an open mind enough to learn to appreciate the Grateful Dead. Yes, we attended many, many concerts together, and I loved it when my friends would say "your dad is a Deadhead?"...and I would smile and say "Yeh...". As I grew and expanded my education, my father and I would have extensive indepth conversations about life, religion, and philosophy. He and I once attended a lecture by J. Krishnamurti in Washington, D.C..It was one of the most profound experiences of my life, and I was proud to have shared it with my father,my friend. I will miss the deep and moving discussions that we shared, but I know we will meet again in the bye and bye. I'll end my thoughts with an experience that I think reflects the love, compassion, and power of the man I called my father and my friend. In the days following his passing, I was struggling with the rapid nature of the progression of things. While sleeping on the very sofa on which my father passed, in the early morning hours, I was awakend from my sleep by a gentle knudge to my side. As I awoke, I looked down on the table beside me only to find a book "Ponder on This". I opened the book to the marked passage which was on page 54. It was entitled "Cremation". I was intrigued and felt compelled to continue to read the passage. It was a fine discription of the spiritual migration after death, and the key role that rapid cremation plays in freeing the soul from its earthly trappings. At once I felt a calm and peaceful feeling come over me and knew that it was my father, my closest friend who gave me that gentle nudge. I know that even after his passing my father reached out to help soothe my soul. For those that knew him this makes perfect sense. To my father, my friend I love you and will miss you dearly, but "I'll see you in the sky above, in the tall grass, with the ones I love...". Your loving son Brian Patrick
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Barry posted a condolence
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Whenever I think of dad, I'm reminded of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. This was one of the first books he read to me. Like Merlin, dad, you vanished into that spiritual realm. Thanks for being there when I really needed you. You were an exceptional father and a loving husband who's unconditional love shines on. I miss you dearly and I hope we meet again some day.
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Bob and Kristine Merrill posted a condolence
Friday, May 2, 2008
The gentle soul that shone through in Stu's words touched me and will always be cherished. They will live on in Steve as he carries on sharing Stu's spirit and peacful view on life. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the enitire family but especially my de facto Mom and verbal sparing partner, Lee, and my life-long friends, Steve, Terri and Adam.
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Your daughter Sharon posted a condolence
Friday, May 2, 2008
As I reflect on my life with my father I am filled with a wealth of wonderful memories. I have always been so immensely proud of my father and of course thought that everyone was as fortunate as I to have such a terrific dad. It wasn’t until I had the opportunity to look back on the years I spent growing up in my parent’s home and was able to share my experiences with friends along the way that I became so keenly aware of just how extraordinary a man my father really was. My father chose teaching as a profession and touched the lives of so many individuals that had the good fortune to cross paths with him if only for a brief time. However, for me and for my three brothers, we knew a man who taught us how to be strong, independent, self-reliant and productive human beings laced with patience, understanding and with the most important ingredient of all, unconditional love. We could not possibly know nor could we understand the depth of the gift my father was giving us until be all became parents with children of our own. We have tried to emulate the role model he created for us to follow and when I look at my brothers and our children and grandchildren I know we have made our father proud. My father and I had many discussions over the years about different decisions that were made and the questions I would ask about the timing of those choices but my father would always answer me softly and gently with the words “because I knew you could handle it dear�. Even then he was trying to teach me that I had an inner strength he relied upon and little did I know would some day need to call upon at the most difficult of times. My father passed quietly and peacefully knowing I was here for our mother, the woman he shared his life with and loved so deeply for 57 years. I was proud to have been his daughter and blessed to have called him my father.
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Rodger Hamrick posted a condolence
Friday, May 2, 2008
Mr Phillips was one of my first mentors. He taught me a love of hiking and being in the outdoors. We would sleep out on his porch during the summers and just hang out on the steps. Remember the slip and slide? I always think about the good times we had on 24th Street..
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Janice Rivell posted a condolence
Thursday, May 1, 2008
My condolences on your loss. I enjoyed working with Dick in the West Deptford Middle School. As I worked in the library, Dick & I crossed paths often & it was always enjoyable. He was such a knowledgeable person, always ready with a laugh. Sincerely, Janice Rivell, Cape Charles, VA
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Kelly (Kincaide) Richardson posted a condolence
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Lee, I was so sorry to hear about Stu. I haven't seen either one of you in ages, but I have great childhood memories of you being our neighbors. I used to think of you two as hippies :) If I remember correctly Stu was a Grateful Dead fan?? I know he will be missed greatly and I wish you and your family peace and serenity. Love to you all, Kelly Richardson (Joyces daughter)
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diana woll stanley posted a condolence
Thursday, May 1, 2008
I would like to light a candle in memory of a wonderful friend, who shared many stories of his dear family and debates on issues we shared with friendliness. ..while at West Deptford Middle School. I send my deepest sympathy to his dear family at this time and may God hold them tight during this loss of their loved one. I lost my husband at age 55 and know what such a loss means....however, the memories we have last forever...and those we lost will live thru our children and dear g.children and those who knew them....with deepest sympathy and care "This world is not conclusion, a species stands beyond, invisible as music, positive as sound. " Diana Woll Stanley
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Joyce posted a condolence
Thursday, May 1, 2008
I am so sorry to hear of Stu's death. Please pass my deepest sympathy along to all the family. He was such a wonderful person, and I know will be missed by all who knew him. Give our love to your Mom and tell her I will call her in a day or so. Is she doing alright? I know they were two peas in a pod, and she must be going though a terrible time. Please let me know how she's doing. Joyce
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Patty Januszewski posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Dick and I had many wonderful conversations and exchanges over the years we worked together at Oakview School. I'm a Vineland farm girl and we always had something to "chew the fat" about as far a the hometown was concerned. I will always remember the adorable typewritter and stand he would crunch over to work at in his various little offices. I inherited it for a while and must say it had a "sweet action". It pleased me to think of him when I typed. It was obvious from Dick's conversations that he loved his family dearly. Peace to all of you, Patty Januszewski, music teacher
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Joanne Smeltz posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
My first memory of working with Dick was his car with hand-made Grateful Dead bumper. Dick and I would always have great discussions about movies and lively debates about baseball. Dick opened my mind to the writings of Krishnamurti. While we may not have always agreed, we did agree that life was worth living. I only wish I could be in on one of his debates with the Higher Power. Bless you Dick and blessings on those you have left behind.
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Carrie Joyce posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
I worked with Mr. Phillips at the West Deptford Middle School. He was a great man who loved his family very, very much. He is the one who got me started with my Holiday Barbie collection. His wife collects them, and he was searching for one for that particular year, I saw it at the mall, bought it, and then found out he had, too. Thus, my collection began.
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Mary Ann Reeves posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Dick was a man of kindness, wit, and intellect. Thoughts are with you, Lee, Steve, and your families, and I send my deepest sympathy at your time of loss.
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Joyce & LB Bennett posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Oh, I am so sorry to hear of Stu's passing. I had not heard until receiving this email today. He was a very special friend to me and my family. I am just terribly sad to hear of this news. Love to all the family. Lee, I love you.
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Kim (Kincaide) Kerr posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
My thoughts are with you at this difficult time. I have fond childhood memories of our time in NJ and our families living in the duplex next to each other...Stu will be missed. Come to NC and see us Lee!
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John Pagliughi posted a condolence
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
I lost my father before I had a chance to appreciate his love. Stu made me realize how much I lost so I will never take anyone for granted. I will hold every person close to my heart, because I might wake up one day and realize that I’ve lost a diamond while I was too busy collecting stones. I will miss him deeply and never forget his kind and gentle heart.
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Vi Hatoff posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Richard was more than my colleague at the West Deptford Middle School where we taught together for many years. I considered him my friend and my anchor. He was always there when I needed help and advice then, and I kept in touch with him after we retired. He will be missed.
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Georgia & Lou Litwin posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I will miss my dear friend, he was by far one of the nicest people I have ever known. I loved to read any commentary he would write because he was so articulate and his comments were interesting. I know he was a wonderful devoted husband and a good father. I will remember him being a friend to all, he loved to chat, even with perfect strangers, what a great loss to all, if you had the pleasure of knowing him, you loved him.
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Mary Lou Crowell posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I worked with Dick in West Deptford Middle School in the computer lab more than 10 years ago and still kept in touch by email. He was always such a kind and helpful person. I was truly blessed to know him and have him as my friend. I will miss him and the emails. Lee, you are in my thoughts and prayers. I pray for God to comfort you and your family at this difficult time and wanted to thank Steve for letting me know. God Bless, Mary Lou Crowell
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Isabella Cooper posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I worked on staff with Dick at West Deptford Middle School for many years. I have fond memoires of Dick. He was a true gentleman and a knowledgeable professional. He was devoted to his students, giving so many of them the skills they needed for successful lives. I remember most his everyday warm smile.
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Terri Phillips posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Dad was the father all would wish to have. He gave unconditional love to his family. Our joke was his uncut umbilical cord to his children. We laughed, but it was this attachment that made him so special. Never wavering for one moment in his devotion and support. We will miss him. I am proud to have been in his life and grateful he was in mine. Love in my heart to dad.
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Nancy Jane Doyle posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
My memories of Dick are spread over the many years we were both at Oakview School in West Deptford. He was always a voracious reader and interested in politics, humor, music, and had a great sense of humor. He loved talking about his wife, Lee and her interest in Ireland so I feel as though I know her as well as I did Dick. I am so sorry to learn of this and I send Lee and family my most sincere condolences. It is said that when those we love are no longer with us, they are everywhere we are. Savor the memories. Nancy Jane Doyle
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Barb Beaver posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I will miss our long debates over politics. Dick was truely a true friend. I will miss him deeply.
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harry dudley posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
I was the custodian at Oakview School where Dick was the reading teacher fo many years, I remember how he loved to go to the Greatful Dead rock group concerts, he always had a friendly smile and took time to talk with me, my sympathy and prayers to his family at thier time of sorrow
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Jo Ann Grabbe posted a condolence
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Wonderful memories of working with Dick and listening to his great stories. He was a wonderful person and will be truly missed by many people.
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Kimberly A. (Phillips) Kreis posted a condolence
Monday, April 28, 2008
My heartfelt sympathies to all in our family on the passing of our very beloved Uncle Stu. I myself have many many fond memories of him and Aunt Lee and children throughout my childhood. He will be greatly missed by all I am certain. I will keep his memory close to my heart and smile quite often when I think of the many great times. I would love family updates from anyone who would be interested in contacting me. With lots of compassion and love to all affected by this great loss.
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Ann (phillips) Mann posted a condolence
Monday, April 28, 2008
Stu was my brother in law for many years. I remember good times with him and Lee. The picture really looks like Sam, his brother. My sympathies to the entire family. Peace, love and blessings.
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Anthony & Bonnie posted a condolence
Monday, April 28, 2008
We read in great disbelief of Stu's passing. He was a "diamond in the rough" and we are so deeply saddened that we never got the chance for a last get together. Lee, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. With our deepest condolences and love to all of you, Anthony & Bonnie
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Steve posted a condolence
Sunday, April 27, 2008
In all of my near 55 years of life I have never met a more devoted father than my dad. He always took the time to listen, offer some wisdom but allow you to choose your own path. Some times that path wasn’t the best but he’d be there to pick you up and dust you off. He didn’t need to tear you down about a bad choice but rather tell you it was a good effort and maybe you should rethink the plan. Material items were never an issue with dad. If he had what you needed, you were welcome to it. He loved his family and friends and treated everyone with dignity and respect, he will be dearly missed. My heart and soul is heavy with pain, only relieved knowing he passed on gently. I will carry loving memories of you in my heart forever and hope to be the father to my son that you were to your children. I love you dad and we’ll look after our loving mother in your absence.