Monday, March 11, 2019
Our family's heart is broken, for the loss of a once wonderful husband to Sweet Caroline, a truly special Dad, a favorite Uncle, and for the end of an era in our lives that we will forever cherish. We will always hold dear in our hearts the memories Unca Phil gave us when we were young and he was such a force of life and mischief, so much fun and so child-like and awesome. No adult took the kind of time to connect with us and teach us and relate to us on a level like he did. He played with us and took us fishing on the boat at Rockaway, he played Cookie Monster and held us upside down and tickled us, he brought us to flea markets and taught us how to hustle and make money, he took us to concerts, he read books with us, he helped us with our homework, he introduced us to Fire Island and clamming, he played ball with us (and threw the football underhanded because his hands were so big that if he threw it over-handed it would have knocked us over), he talked about life with us, and he loved us like nobody else. He taught us many things that have shaped us into the people and parents many of us are today, and we will carry him in our hearts for the rest of our days.
