Phil LANGAN

Fond memories of working with Phil when I was in the Hartford media covering the Whalers. We had in common our Boston accents and our love for Boston College sports. He was a comsummate PR professional and a wonderful human being.

I, too, knew Phil during the Hartford Whaler Years. And my life, too, like many others (please read below) was changed by Phil Langan. I stumbled into a job driving a car on the ice at Whaler’s games. I wrote a story on it that was published in The Hartford Courant Sunday Magazine. It was my first published piece. I was thrilled. I was 25. Phil liked the story and asked me to write for GOAL Magazine (game program sold at Whalers games). Phil started me off slow. I did stories on the security...

Phil was the most industrious man I have ever known. He loved God, his family and his country. He was not ashamed of his convictions and he always stood for the underdog. Phil instilled within me, a love for reading, vocabulary and the English language. I can honestly say that Phil Langan lived by the motto of the USMC...Semper Fideles...Always Faithful, Ever Loyal. Thankyou Dad...for ALWAYS putting your family first.

Phil and Uta were my neighbours in 1972 and both very good Friends.....I came Twice to their place from France...last time was in 2005in Grantham....They were lovely and nice people..Phil was clever and very funny too...I lived so far awy I did not know their illness and nobody told me....Bye Friends!!!!Au revoir!Auf wiedersehen!!!

I was the first full-time SID at Ithaca College (1965-67), and when I went to Bucknell, I was succeeded by Phil Langan, the 24-hour-a-day SID in 1967. As I said, I was the first full-time at IC, but after seeing Phil work, the administration thought that I had been part time.

I had the opportunity to work with Phil at Cornell in 1977. We were a great pair even sleeping at the office one night after a hockey game when the weather was too tough to travel.

When I arrived at...

Sorry to hear that your father passed away. This is Roger, we were in Germany together.Get in touch with me.

Those we hold closest to our hearts never truly leave us. They live on in the kindness they have shared and the love they brought into our lives.
(Author unknown)

When I think of Phil and Uta (I cannot mention one without the other) I think of two of the most special people in my life. And of the wonderful friendship we shared for 20 years. No matter how far we lived away from each other, no matter how the circumstances were, Phil and Uta were always loving, caring, loyal and...

It was such a shock to hear that Phil passed away, it's been too hard for me to even try to say anything for the past couple of months.

When Phil was your friend, he was your friend for life. No matter how busy he was, he would dash off a few pithy lines that made you laugh and made you think.

Reading all these entries makes me realize that he had a huge heart to go with his energy, to help so many people so well. And I've never seen such nicely written Guest Book...