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Albert Phillips

author on Sep 30, 2008

Albert Phillips of Sag Harbor died on September 29 at Southampton Hospital. He was 84.

Born June 14, 1924, in Manhattan to Blanche (née Barbier) and Winfred Phillips, he was a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. He worked for East Hampton Cleaners and was a member of the American Legion of East Hampton.

He is survived by his wife, Anne (née Becker) Phillips of Sag Harbor; a son, Albert Phillips Jr. of Sag Harbor; four daughters, Janet Johnson of Maine and Susan Gaines, Virginia Bennett, and Karen Phillips, all of Sag Harbor; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be held today, Thursday, October 2, at 10 a.m. at Yardley & Pino Funeral Home in Sag Harbor. Interment will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Sag Harbor Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 2725, Sag Harbor, NY 11963, or the Sag Harbor Volunteer Exempt Firemen’s Benevolent Association, P.O. Box 2087, Sag Harbor, NY 11963 would be appreciated by the family.

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