In Memory of….. Corp Philip Wade Hunt.
*** Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam, had previously served with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
PHILIP WADE HUNT - Army - CPL - E4
Age: 23
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 20, 1945
From: WRIGHT CITY, MO
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Single - Son of James E "Whitey" Hunt (Birth: May 9, 1905 Death: May 27, 1990) and Ivalette Frances Mollie Paul Hunt. Brother to Marilyn, Edgar, Roger, and Kenneth Hunt. Married on 24 April 1964 to Ruth Anita Piller Hunt. Father of Connie Sue and Johnnie Wade Hunt.
**** Mother's Obit - Hunt, Ivalette 'Baby' 98, Wright City, MO, April 17, 2008. Beloved wife of the late James (Whitey) Hunt; loving mother of J. Paul (Annie), E. Allen (Sally), Roger (Mary), and Kenneth Hunt and Marilyn (Tom) Davis; dear grandmother of 10 and dear great-grandmother of many. Preceded in death by her parents Fredrick and Molly Paul; one son Phillip Hunt; and five brothers and 4 sisters. Services: Funeral Service Saturday, April 19 at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Wright City, 10:30 a.m. Visitation Saturday, April 19 at Immanuel UCC Wright City.
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Phil's family died in the fire:
Ruth "Skippy" Piller Hunt - Birth: Dec.10,1945 - Death: May 25,1967.
Connie Sue Hunt - Birth: Sep. 6, 1964-Death: May 25, 1967
Find A Grave Memorial# 88031766
Johnny Wade Hunt - Birth: Feb. 9, 1966-Death: May 25, 1967
Find A Grave Memorial# 88031878
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***** REMEMBERED - by his niece, Paula Gregory
***** REMEMBERED - by a niece, Loretta Yvonne Piller Hornsby
***** Phil had one of the biggest hearts that ever beat and it was stopped on Aug. 22, 1968 in the jungles of the hell hole they called Vietnam. But it will never stop beating in the hearts of his family and friends.
MARY CHRISTIAN
***** My brother Dale North was very good friends with Phil. My family was deeply sadden when Phil's family died in the fire, and he was drafted into the Army. When Dale was killed, he sent a letter to my Mom, and said he was so sorry to hear about Dale's death. He said he wished it would of been him, as he had little to live for since his family's tragedy. I don't think I ever got to meet Phil, but he has a special place in my heart - As well as his entire family.
A TRUE friend of my brother
Craig North
CPL - E4 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Mar 15, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 22, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
ID No: 56588691
MOS: 11B10 Infantryman
LenSvc: Less than one year
Unit: A CO, 3RD BN, 47TH INF RGT, 9 INF DIV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Friday, 03/15/1968
Cas Date: Thursday, 08/22/1968
Age at Loss: 23
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died Of Wounds
Reason: Other Explosive Device - Ground Casualty
In DINH TUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Panel 47W - Line 28
On August 22, 1968 Corp Philip Wade Hunt became a ground casualty at the age of 23 years old.
He was killed in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam by an explosive device ( grenade explosion ).
His body was recovered.
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A BOY DIED FOR ME TODAY
Phil was a dear friend and a wonderful person .this editorial was in the paper the day the news was released about Phil's death. i have carried it for 32 years and i thought someone else might to read it.
a boy died for me in khe snh today.
i didn't know him and he didn't know me.
but he died for me just the same.
i learned about it when the 6 o'clock newscast showed him being carried off the battlefield by his buddies.
he was going home at last.-but not the way he dreamed of going.
i watched the newscast as i ate a good;hot meal in my safe comfortable home.
the news was pretty much as usual.the war in Vietnam....collage kids demonstrating against changes in he draft rules ;screaming and mugging for the camera ...more teachers out on strike .
after dinner i tuned in to a program on which a comedian wisecracked sourly about the way the war was going -and probably got more money than this boy in khe sanh had been paid all the time he was in the service.
then i went to bed ;free from any fear that the house might be blown up by the enemy.the enemy was busy over in Vietnam....
but i couldn't get this boy off my mind.
i wondered if he had been frightened/of course he had. who wouldn't be?
had he hated this war as much as i hate it?
probably more.HE WAS IN IT ...
but somehow those boys in the thick of it over there seemed to understand more clearly than many of us just why they are there;and the dreadful alternative if they weren't.
how had he felt about these characters who are defying the government.calling our leaders murderers;tearing up their draft cards and pulling down the AMERICAN FLAG????
however he had felt; HE HAD FOUGHT FOR THAT FLAG UNTIL HE WAS KILLED....
it's to late now; of course; to try to thank this boy for what he did.but its not to late to thank his buddies for what they are doing....
but how do you thank someone for facing death for you?
how do you reassure them that as long as men like them are willing to die for freedom;freedom is worth dying for--even though it be abundantly used and abused by the very ones who disdain to fight for it.
so you hope that the boys over there realize that dissent is loud and gets attention;but gratitude is quite and doesn't make the headlines ......
you hope they know that millions upon millions of Americans are with them all the way............
i hope and pray that boy always knows how much he is loved and missed..........
A BOY DIED FOR ME TODAY...................
MARY CHRISTIAN
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Find A Grave contributor Rhonda C./Friends has sponsored your memorial for Philip Hunt.
Thank you Rhonda C./Friends for your sponsorship.
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*** Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam, had previously served with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
PHILIP WADE HUNT - Army - CPL - E4
Age: 23
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 20, 1945
From: WRIGHT CITY, MO
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Single - Son of James E "Whitey" Hunt (Birth: May 9, 1905 Death: May 27, 1990) and Ivalette Frances Mollie Paul Hunt. Brother to Marilyn, Edgar, Roger, and Kenneth Hunt. Married on 24 April 1964 to Ruth Anita Piller Hunt. Father of Connie Sue and Johnnie Wade Hunt.
**** Mother's Obit - Hunt, Ivalette 'Baby' 98, Wright City, MO, April 17, 2008. Beloved wife of the late James (Whitey) Hunt; loving mother of J. Paul (Annie), E. Allen (Sally), Roger (Mary), and Kenneth Hunt and Marilyn (Tom) Davis; dear grandmother of 10 and dear great-grandmother of many. Preceded in death by her parents Fredrick and Molly Paul; one son Phillip Hunt; and five brothers and 4 sisters. Services: Funeral Service Saturday, April 19 at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Wright City, 10:30 a.m. Visitation Saturday, April 19 at Immanuel UCC Wright City.
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Phil's family died in the fire:
Ruth "Skippy" Piller Hunt - Birth: Dec.10,1945 - Death: May 25,1967.
Connie Sue Hunt - Birth: Sep. 6, 1964-Death: May 25, 1967
Find A Grave Memorial# 88031766
Johnny Wade Hunt - Birth: Feb. 9, 1966-Death: May 25, 1967
Find A Grave Memorial# 88031878
***************************
***** REMEMBERED - by his niece, Paula Gregory
***** REMEMBERED - by a niece, Loretta Yvonne Piller Hornsby
***** Phil had one of the biggest hearts that ever beat and it was stopped on Aug. 22, 1968 in the jungles of the hell hole they called Vietnam. But it will never stop beating in the hearts of his family and friends.
MARY CHRISTIAN
***** My brother Dale North was very good friends with Phil. My family was deeply sadden when Phil's family died in the fire, and he was drafted into the Army. When Dale was killed, he sent a letter to my Mom, and said he was so sorry to hear about Dale's death. He said he wished it would of been him, as he had little to live for since his family's tragedy. I don't think I ever got to meet Phil, but he has a special place in my heart - As well as his entire family.
A TRUE friend of my brother
Craig North
CPL - E4 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Mar 15, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 22, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
ID No: 56588691
MOS: 11B10 Infantryman
LenSvc: Less than one year
Unit: A CO, 3RD BN, 47TH INF RGT, 9 INF DIV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Friday, 03/15/1968
Cas Date: Thursday, 08/22/1968
Age at Loss: 23
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died Of Wounds
Reason: Other Explosive Device - Ground Casualty
In DINH TUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Panel 47W - Line 28
On August 22, 1968 Corp Philip Wade Hunt became a ground casualty at the age of 23 years old.
He was killed in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam by an explosive device ( grenade explosion ).
His body was recovered.
*****************************************
A BOY DIED FOR ME TODAY
Phil was a dear friend and a wonderful person .this editorial was in the paper the day the news was released about Phil's death. i have carried it for 32 years and i thought someone else might to read it.
a boy died for me in khe snh today.
i didn't know him and he didn't know me.
but he died for me just the same.
i learned about it when the 6 o'clock newscast showed him being carried off the battlefield by his buddies.
he was going home at last.-but not the way he dreamed of going.
i watched the newscast as i ate a good;hot meal in my safe comfortable home.
the news was pretty much as usual.the war in Vietnam....collage kids demonstrating against changes in he draft rules ;screaming and mugging for the camera ...more teachers out on strike .
after dinner i tuned in to a program on which a comedian wisecracked sourly about the way the war was going -and probably got more money than this boy in khe sanh had been paid all the time he was in the service.
then i went to bed ;free from any fear that the house might be blown up by the enemy.the enemy was busy over in Vietnam....
but i couldn't get this boy off my mind.
i wondered if he had been frightened/of course he had. who wouldn't be?
had he hated this war as much as i hate it?
probably more.HE WAS IN IT ...
but somehow those boys in the thick of it over there seemed to understand more clearly than many of us just why they are there;and the dreadful alternative if they weren't.
how had he felt about these characters who are defying the government.calling our leaders murderers;tearing up their draft cards and pulling down the AMERICAN FLAG????
however he had felt; HE HAD FOUGHT FOR THAT FLAG UNTIL HE WAS KILLED....
it's to late now; of course; to try to thank this boy for what he did.but its not to late to thank his buddies for what they are doing....
but how do you thank someone for facing death for you?
how do you reassure them that as long as men like them are willing to die for freedom;freedom is worth dying for--even though it be abundantly used and abused by the very ones who disdain to fight for it.
so you hope that the boys over there realize that dissent is loud and gets attention;but gratitude is quite and doesn't make the headlines ......
you hope they know that millions upon millions of Americans are with them all the way............
i hope and pray that boy always knows how much he is loved and missed..........
A BOY DIED FOR ME TODAY...................
MARY CHRISTIAN
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Find A Grave contributor Rhonda C./Friends has sponsored your memorial for Philip Hunt.
Thank you Rhonda C./Friends for your sponsorship.
********************************************
.
In Memory of….. Corp Philip Wade Hunt.
*** Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam, had previously served with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
PHILIP WADE HUNT - Army - CPL - E4
Age: 23
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 20, 1945
From: WRIGHT CITY, MO
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Single - Son of James E "Whitey" Hunt (Birth: May 9, 1905 Death: May 27, 1990) and Ivalette Frances Mollie Paul Hunt. Brother to Marilyn, Edgar, Roger, and Kenneth Hunt. Married on 24 April 1964 to Ruth Anita Piller Hunt. Father of Connie Sue and Johnnie Wade Hunt.
**** Mother's Obit - Hunt, Ivalette 'Baby' 98, Wright City, MO, April 17, 2008. Beloved wife of the late James (Whitey) Hunt; loving mother of J. Paul (Annie), E. Allen (Sally), Roger (Mary), and Kenneth Hunt and Marilyn (Tom) Davis; dear grandmother of 10 and dear great-grandmother of many. Preceded in death by her parents Fredrick and Molly Paul; one son Phillip Hunt; and five brothers and 4 sisters. Services: Funeral Service Saturday, April 19 at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Wright City, 10:30 a.m. Visitation Saturday, April 19 at Immanuel UCC Wright City.
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Phil's family died in the fire:
Ruth "Skippy" Piller Hunt - Birth: Dec.10,1945 - Death: May 25,1967.
Connie Sue Hunt - Birth: Sep. 6, 1964-Death: May 25, 1967
Find A Grave Memorial# 88031766
Johnny Wade Hunt - Birth: Feb. 9, 1966-Death: May 25, 1967
Find A Grave Memorial# 88031878
***************************
***** REMEMBERED - by his niece, Paula Gregory
***** REMEMBERED - by a niece, Loretta Yvonne Piller Hornsby
***** Phil had one of the biggest hearts that ever beat and it was stopped on Aug. 22, 1968 in the jungles of the hell hole they called Vietnam. But it will never stop beating in the hearts of his family and friends.
MARY CHRISTIAN
***** My brother Dale North was very good friends with Phil. My family was deeply sadden when Phil's family died in the fire, and he was drafted into the Army. When Dale was killed, he sent a letter to my Mom, and said he was so sorry to hear about Dale's death. He said he wished it would of been him, as he had little to live for since his family's tragedy. I don't think I ever got to meet Phil, but he has a special place in my heart - As well as his entire family.
A TRUE friend of my brother
Craig North
CPL - E4 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Mar 15, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 22, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
ID No: 56588691
MOS: 11B10 Infantryman
LenSvc: Less than one year
Unit: A CO, 3RD BN, 47TH INF RGT, 9 INF DIV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Friday, 03/15/1968
Cas Date: Thursday, 08/22/1968
Age at Loss: 23
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died Of Wounds
Reason: Other Explosive Device - Ground Casualty
In DINH TUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Panel 47W - Line 28
On August 22, 1968 Corp Philip Wade Hunt became a ground casualty at the age of 23 years old.
He was killed in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam by an explosive device ( grenade explosion ).
His body was recovered.
*****************************************
A BOY DIED FOR ME TODAY
Phil was a dear friend and a wonderful person .this editorial was in the paper the day the news was released about Phil's death. i have carried it for 32 years and i thought someone else might to read it.
a boy died for me in khe snh today.
i didn't know him and he didn't know me.
but he died for me just the same.
i learned about it when the 6 o'clock newscast showed him being carried off the battlefield by his buddies.
he was going home at last.-but not the way he dreamed of going.
i watched the newscast as i ate a good;hot meal in my safe comfortable home.
the news was pretty much as usual.the war in Vietnam....collage kids demonstrating against changes in he draft rules ;screaming and mugging for the camera ...more teachers out on strike .
after dinner i tuned in to a program on which a comedian wisecracked sourly about the way the war was going -and probably got more money than this boy in khe sanh had been paid all the time he was in the service.
then i went to bed ;free from any fear that the house might be blown up by the enemy.the enemy was busy over in Vietnam....
but i couldn't get this boy off my mind.
i wondered if he had been frightened/of course he had. who wouldn't be?
had he hated this war as much as i hate it?
probably more.HE WAS IN IT ...
but somehow those boys in the thick of it over there seemed to understand more clearly than many of us just why they are there;and the dreadful alternative if they weren't.
how had he felt about these characters who are defying the government.calling our leaders murderers;tearing up their draft cards and pulling down the AMERICAN FLAG????
however he had felt; HE HAD FOUGHT FOR THAT FLAG UNTIL HE WAS KILLED....
it's to late now; of course; to try to thank this boy for what he did.but its not to late to thank his buddies for what they are doing....
but how do you thank someone for facing death for you?
how do you reassure them that as long as men like them are willing to die for freedom;freedom is worth dying for--even though it be abundantly used and abused by the very ones who disdain to fight for it.
so you hope that the boys over there realize that dissent is loud and gets attention;but gratitude is quite and doesn't make the headlines ......
you hope they know that millions upon millions of Americans are with them all the way............
i hope and pray that boy always knows how much he is loved and missed..........
A BOY DIED FOR ME TODAY...................
MARY CHRISTIAN
***************************
Find A Grave contributor Rhonda C./Friends has sponsored your memorial for Philip Hunt.
Thank you Rhonda C./Friends for your sponsorship.
********************************************
.
*** Company A, 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, Vietnam, had previously served with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
PHILIP WADE HUNT - Army - CPL - E4
Age: 23
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Aug 20, 1945
From: WRIGHT CITY, MO
Religion: METHODIST
Marital Status: Single - Son of James E "Whitey" Hunt (Birth: May 9, 1905 Death: May 27, 1990) and Ivalette Frances Mollie Paul Hunt. Brother to Marilyn, Edgar, Roger, and Kenneth Hunt. Married on 24 April 1964 to Ruth Anita Piller Hunt. Father of Connie Sue and Johnnie Wade Hunt.
**** Mother's Obit - Hunt, Ivalette 'Baby' 98, Wright City, MO, April 17, 2008. Beloved wife of the late James (Whitey) Hunt; loving mother of J. Paul (Annie), E. Allen (Sally), Roger (Mary), and Kenneth Hunt and Marilyn (Tom) Davis; dear grandmother of 10 and dear great-grandmother of many. Preceded in death by her parents Fredrick and Molly Paul; one son Phillip Hunt; and five brothers and 4 sisters. Services: Funeral Service Saturday, April 19 at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Wright City, 10:30 a.m. Visitation Saturday, April 19 at Immanuel UCC Wright City.
***************************
Phil's family died in the fire:
Ruth "Skippy" Piller Hunt - Birth: Dec.10,1945 - Death: May 25,1967.
Connie Sue Hunt - Birth: Sep. 6, 1964-Death: May 25, 1967
Find A Grave Memorial# 88031766
Johnny Wade Hunt - Birth: Feb. 9, 1966-Death: May 25, 1967
Find A Grave Memorial# 88031878
***************************
***** REMEMBERED - by his niece, Paula Gregory
***** REMEMBERED - by a niece, Loretta Yvonne Piller Hornsby
***** Phil had one of the biggest hearts that ever beat and it was stopped on Aug. 22, 1968 in the jungles of the hell hole they called Vietnam. But it will never stop beating in the hearts of his family and friends.
MARY CHRISTIAN
***** My brother Dale North was very good friends with Phil. My family was deeply sadden when Phil's family died in the fire, and he was drafted into the Army. When Dale was killed, he sent a letter to my Mom, and said he was so sorry to hear about Dale's death. He said he wished it would of been him, as he had little to live for since his family's tragedy. I don't think I ever got to meet Phil, but he has a special place in my heart - As well as his entire family.
A TRUE friend of my brother
Craig North
CPL - E4 - Army - 9th Infantry Division
Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Mar 15, 1968
Casualty was on Aug 22, 1968
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
ID No: 56588691
MOS: 11B10 Infantryman
LenSvc: Less than one year
Unit: A CO, 3RD BN, 47TH INF RGT, 9 INF DIV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Friday, 03/15/1968
Cas Date: Thursday, 08/22/1968
Age at Loss: 23
Remains: Body Recovered
Location: Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, Died Of Wounds
Reason: Other Explosive Device - Ground Casualty
In DINH TUONG, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY
OTHER EXPLOSIVE DEVICE
Body was recovered
Panel 47W - Line 28
On August 22, 1968 Corp Philip Wade Hunt became a ground casualty at the age of 23 years old.
He was killed in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam by an explosive device ( grenade explosion ).
His body was recovered.
*****************************************
A BOY DIED FOR ME TODAY
Phil was a dear friend and a wonderful person .this editorial was in the paper the day the news was released about Phil's death. i have carried it for 32 years and i thought someone else might to read it.
a boy died for me in khe snh today.
i didn't know him and he didn't know me.
but he died for me just the same.
i learned about it when the 6 o'clock newscast showed him being carried off the battlefield by his buddies.
he was going home at last.-but not the way he dreamed of going.
i watched the newscast as i ate a good;hot meal in my safe comfortable home.
the news was pretty much as usual.the war in Vietnam....collage kids demonstrating against changes in he draft rules ;screaming and mugging for the camera ...more teachers out on strike .
after dinner i tuned in to a program on which a comedian wisecracked sourly about the way the war was going -and probably got more money than this boy in khe sanh had been paid all the time he was in the service.
then i went to bed ;free from any fear that the house might be blown up by the enemy.the enemy was busy over in Vietnam....
but i couldn't get this boy off my mind.
i wondered if he had been frightened/of course he had. who wouldn't be?
had he hated this war as much as i hate it?
probably more.HE WAS IN IT ...
but somehow those boys in the thick of it over there seemed to understand more clearly than many of us just why they are there;and the dreadful alternative if they weren't.
how had he felt about these characters who are defying the government.calling our leaders murderers;tearing up their draft cards and pulling down the AMERICAN FLAG????
however he had felt; HE HAD FOUGHT FOR THAT FLAG UNTIL HE WAS KILLED....
it's to late now; of course; to try to thank this boy for what he did.but its not to late to thank his buddies for what they are doing....
but how do you thank someone for facing death for you?
how do you reassure them that as long as men like them are willing to die for freedom;freedom is worth dying for--even though it be abundantly used and abused by the very ones who disdain to fight for it.
so you hope that the boys over there realize that dissent is loud and gets attention;but gratitude is quite and doesn't make the headlines ......
you hope they know that millions upon millions of Americans are with them all the way............
i hope and pray that boy always knows how much he is loved and missed..........
A BOY DIED FOR ME TODAY...................
MARY CHRISTIAN
***************************
Find A Grave contributor Rhonda C./Friends has sponsored your memorial for Philip Hunt.
Thank you Rhonda C./Friends for your sponsorship.
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