PhilipRHODESAn 84 year-old Yorkshire man who made his life in Dorset, passed away peacefully in his sleep on 30 May 2021 at Larks Leas Rest Home in Blandford Forum. The 84 year old died fourteen and a half months after his beloved wife, Mary. Philip was a grocer, a chef on the first Queen Elizabeth transatlantic cruise ship, a wine merchant, a councillor in Yorkshire, Buckinghamshire and Dorset, and a loving son, brother, husband, father, uncle, and grandfather. Philip was a proud Yorkshireman who supported Huddersfield Town and Yorkshire cricket, but fell in love with Dorset. Born in Huddersfield in 1936, Philip opened the town's first supermarket with his parents. He married Mary in October 1960, before moving south with their two sons. Philip and Mary retired to Sturminster Newton in 2004. The funeral will take place at Poole Crematorium on 28th June 2021. Any donations to Prostate Cancer UK via Colin J Close Funeral Service: 01258 453133, info@close-funeral.co.uk.
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