Spent a large part of my life from 12 to 18 yrs old with Phil and his brother Mark. We spent most weekends at their dad's eating Paul's burnt hamburgers and watching old Fred Astair movies and hammy hamster episodes. Lots of weekends sailing and we spent a whole summmer sailing daily with the QCYC Junior Club. But as life inevitably goes we tend to go off on our own quests. Didn't see much of Phil over the last 20 yrs. Last real time spent with Phil was a week on a family Caribbean cruise in 2002. Lots of fun. Lots of memories. A good man who will be missed.
Phil seemed to have trouble with demons, from an early age but in spite of that lived a good life, caring for those who were fragile, as he well understood their lives.
Sail into the afterlife Phil, and the sunset, with the thanks of all those you helped.
Phil was my step brother in our lives since he was 14. A long time to know someone. Lots of family fun and memories at QCYC. At Xmas he would always find such fun and interesting gifts for everyone
Showed a special side of him , a kind and gentle. He loved to sail and be with his dad and learning the ropes about sailing and about the film industry
He made his dad very proud.
Phil called on me later in his life for support and I was happy to be there for him. We had lots of heart to hearts. He eventually triumphed. Loved his sense of humour, his laugh and his determination to suceed
He overcame many hurdles and so sad his life ended too soon
Will miss you. Thanks to your dear friend James who had your back and kept me in the loop. Xxxx
I was working across the road at SickKids when Phil was born at TGH and it was one of the happiest days of my life. Being able to be involved in the early years was a privilege and I loved being called Gigi. Phil overcame adversity in his life to become a kind and compassionate man and will be dearly missed.
I met Phil on the set of "Once Upon a Hamster". It was my first "real" job after film school. Phil was like an older brother to me. He used to call me "Kelly-elly-oh" :) He gave me good advice about the business, I laughed at his jokes.
After "Hammy" ended, I would see him again over the years on other productions and at a family BBQ (Glenys & Amanda Squires - I cannot remember the exact reason we were getting together? But many of the former crew from Hammy, were there)
Phil - I will imagine you sailing on heavenly seas. Rest in Peace