Deceased November 27, 2018

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In Memory

Phil passed away at age 92 on Nov. 27 in his hometown of Nashua, N.H. Phil was a veteran of World War II. He served as a hospital corpsman with the Seabees in the Pacific.

At Amherst, he joined Kappa Theta and played in the band. After graduation, he got his doctor of physical medicine from Temple University. For well over 50 years, almost up to his passing, he practiced and was active in podiatry in Nashua. He was a past president of the New Hampshire Podiatry Association. In addition to family, his interests were golf and tennis.

Phil is survived by his wife, Marjorie; sister, Helen Boyd; daughter, Elizabeth; and two sons, Philip “Andy” ’77 and Jonathon “Jon” ’80. Among his six grandchildren is Erik ’21. He is also survived by two stepchildren, Steven Point and Debra O’Mahoney, and two great-grandchildren. Our condolences to the family.

John Priesing ’50