MY BROTHER PHILLY.. AS HE WAS CALLED BY CLOSE FRIENDS HAD A GREAT LOVE FOR PEOPLE AND ENJOYED WORKING WITH THEM IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE..BASEBALL COACH...DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHAB COUNSELOR..BIBLE STUDENT TEACHER..TO NAME ONLY A FEW..I KNEW HIM FOR OVER 60 PLUS YEARS AND ALWAYS ENJOYED HIS HUMOR AND DOWN TO EARTH CONVERSATIONS..HE WAS ALWAYS A GOOD LISTENER AND ASKED US NOT TO BE AFRAID TO EXPRESS OUR INNER MOST FEELINGS..IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A 'HEALING OF OUR SOULS' SO TO SPEAK..AND FOR THE MOST PART IT DID WORK FOR MANY..HE BELIEVED AND TAUGHT THAT THOSE IN THE MEMORIAL TOMBS WOULD HEAR JESUS VOICE AND COME OUT TO A NEW LIFE RIGHT HERE ON EARTH IN A PARADISE GARDEN-LIKE HOME..AND LIVE FOREVER WITHOUT PAIN..CRYING..SORROW OR DEATH WOULD BE NO MORE..I HOPE TO BE THERE TO WELCOME HIM BACK ..TOGETHER WITH OUR WHOLE FAMILY ..FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES.   .JOHN 5:25-30HIS BROTHERCHRIS