Phil died of heart failure Nov. 3, 2012, in Germany while on a Danube River cruise with his wife, Cindy, celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.

Phil was born in Pittsburgh and graduated from North Allegheny High School, where he was football captain. As a teenager he built and raced hot rods.

During his senior year at Princeton he roomed with Pete Crispo, Tom Kukic, Vince Lee, Bill Marr ’61, Dave Pearce, Bruce Rosenbauer, and Stan Shaughnessy. Commissioned from ROTC, Phil served in the Air Force as a weapons officer and navigator in several different aircraft, the last being the F-111A, which could fly at more than twice the speed of sound.

  After his first wife died in 1981, Phil and their three sons took an assignment at Bergstrom AFB in Austin, Texas, where he met and married Cindy Dean, who had two daughters.

Phil retired from the Air Force after 22 years and joined IBM, where he worked 11 more years. He enjoyed restoring Chevies, Cadillacs, and Oldsmobiles, and was a skilled maker of model airplanes, some of which are on display at the Austin airport.

Phil cherished friendships and loved returning to Princeton for Reunions. Our sympathy goes to Cindy; his sons, Todd, Chris, and Dana; and five grandchildren.

Undergraduate Class of 1960