PHILIP S. HOBEL

I miss my father a great deal and think about him every day. My father was a loving and giving man, with boundless optimism, a sharp intelligence, a thirst for knowledge, and a fearsome drive and ambition. He was an excellent golfer and when I was 12, he and I won the Father-Son Golf Tournament at the Fairview Country Club. He was disappointed that I ended up preferring tennis to golf. My positive qualities are all owed to my Dad's influence. My only regret is that too many years were...

Dear Mary-Ann, I was so sorry to read of your loss. I send my love

Debbie & I enjoyed talking to Philip via telephone for many years, especially about our family tree. I can only remember meeting Philip once, at a bar mitzvah celebration in California. Whenever one of my bands made a new CD or DVD, I always shared it with him. (He always wanted two copies of each one.) Overall, Philip had an amazing life. I think his passing has created a significant void. Members of his generation lived so much more than we do today, leaving behind so many contributions to...