| Phillip "Phil" Keith Dearden |
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Phil crammed a bunch of living into 62 years. His motto was
"Go, See, Do" and he did. He worked for Edison in southern
California for a number of years. At that time he was married to
Gloria, the mother of his only child, Heather, of whom he was
very proud...and rightfully so. She is a wonderful person. His
love of wheels took him on the road and he and his second wife
bought and drove a semi for a while. They then became
vendors and were monetarily very successful...however not in
their marriage. By the 40th reunion Phil had escaped to
Tucson (what he felt was his true home). His friends from high
school always meant so very much to him and he became
reacquainted with many. He, with tons of assistance from
classmate Dave Pear, transformed Phil's 38 Chevy Coupe into
a street rod. The last few years of Phil's life were happy ones.
He married classmate Mary Moody and they had a super
time--just being together and doing fun things. Phil died
January 2004 from metastasized lung cancer. He really didn't
want to leave us so soon. Unfortunately, he never fulfilled his
desire to own an Indian Motorcycle. Other than that, he felt that
life was good.
"Go, See, Do" and he did. He worked for Edison in southern
California for a number of years. At that time he was married to
Gloria, the mother of his only child, Heather, of whom he was
very proud...and rightfully so. She is a wonderful person. His
love of wheels took him on the road and he and his second wife
bought and drove a semi for a while. They then became
vendors and were monetarily very successful...however not in
their marriage. By the 40th reunion Phil had escaped to
Tucson (what he felt was his true home). His friends from high
school always meant so very much to him and he became
reacquainted with many. He, with tons of assistance from
classmate Dave Pear, transformed Phil's 38 Chevy Coupe into
a street rod. The last few years of Phil's life were happy ones.
He married classmate Mary Moody and they had a super
time--just being together and doing fun things. Phil died
January 2004 from metastasized lung cancer. He really didn't
want to leave us so soon. Unfortunately, he never fulfilled his
desire to own an Indian Motorcycle. Other than that, he felt that
life was good.
| Phil 1985 |
Last Updated: June 2010
| Phil at Ted and Emily Morrison's place in Sonoita 2001. |
