PORT ANGELES — Services are planned Friday, June 17, for community volunteer Bob Philpott, who died of melanoma cancer Thursday.
He was 76.
A celebration of the life for the longtime Port Angeles resident is scheduled at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St.
“If anyone wants to share anything about a remembrance of him, he would love that,” said Carol Philpott, his wife of 45 years.
A reception in the church social hall will follow the service, she said.
A retired real estate broker, Philpott was dedicated to community service, said both his widow and a friend of 37 years, Larry Kelly, who met him when he joined the Port Angeles Lions Club.
“He had 36 years of 100 percent attendance” at Lions Club meetings, Kelly said.
After Philpott became ill, “he wanted to be there, but in the last few weeks, he hadn’t been able to make it,” Kelly said.
Philpott served as treasurer and president for the Lions Club and on its board of directors.
“He was an exceptional Lion,” Kelly said, adding that Philpott truly supported the Lions’ ideal of public service.
“He was truly a great man and good friend,” Kelly said.
Philpott served on the Port Angeles Planning Commission for 13 years, the Clallam County Board of Equalization for three years and was a member of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce and First United Methodist Church.
He served for many years as a precinct committeeman for the Clallam County Republican Party, his widow said.
The Philpotts moved from the Los Angeles area to Port Angeles in July 1974.
Carol Philpott said her husband, a California native, worked as a design engineer, most recently for Rockwell International, before they moved to Port Angeles, where he was a Realtor for 25 years before he retired about 12 years ago, she said.
He leaves two children: Steven Philpott, who lives near Shelton, and Lauri Reader of Port Angeles.
Philpott was known as a fan of Coburn’s Cafe at 824 S. C St.
Every Friday at noon, he met friends there for clam chowder, said Carol Philpott.
“He thought [the chowder] was the best anywhere,” she said.
Said Kelly: “That was his favorite spot.”
