Philip M. Gately

My dear Joan and family, I was so sorry to learn of the passing of your beloved husband, Phil. My acquaintance with him began in the Saint Clare Book Club that Phil attended in the early years of our club. As fewer and fewer men would attend our club, Phil began to rethink his attendance at our meetings. When my sister and I met him in church, he assured us that he enjoyed our meetings, but just felt a little outnumbered with all of us ladies and no one representing the opposite sex,...