Phillip W. Mork

Well Phil, another year has gone by and you are still in the memories of the Crew team you rowed with. However, each year there are fewer of us to share those memories. Some day in the future, we will all be together taking a "Power 10" again as a team.

Thank you for allowing us to share our remembrance of Phil as a fellow oarsman and as a person. It is easy to bring to mind his ever ready smile and especially his laugh that often came with the smile. Phil enjoyed life and had a positive impact on everyone that had the good fortune of knowing him. He was an integral part of our championship season in 1959 and is always remembered during our annual get together. He is missed by everyone who knew him.

Dear Gail and family,

I was stunned, and so deeply saddened to hear of Phil's death on January 17. When I first read it I sobbed and when I tried to tell my wife about Phil I began crying again. I can' t imagine how you must feel.

Phil was my roommate at the ATU house during college years. Phil was in my August 12, 1961 wedding to Lee Russell.

Although I was one year younger, I have always looked up to Phil. Good looking, athletic, funny, very smart (he...

We were so surprised and sorry to hear of Phil's passing. We just heard yesterday here in Shanghai, via a friend from Mukwonago. I worked for Phil from 1975 to 1994 at Bucyrus. He was a wonderful boss and friend. I fondly remember our trips together South Africa, Australia, Korea,China,etc.; the hard work...but fun we had on long trips by train, boat, and bus; sharing a room at the overbooked Hengyang "Hilton" where hot water ran 1/2 hour a day; photos taken at the Great Wall, Forbidden...

I had the brief pleasure of meeting Phil on a college football Saturday when Jeff and Suzannah were nice enough to let me stay at their place in Minneapolis. My impression of him was a man of great kindness and character. I think that resonates throughout his family. Very sorry for your loss.

I didn't know your dad/husband well, but enjoyed the opportunity to know him a little when I was a kid hanging out with Shannon and Suzannah and then again later in life from working at PyraMax Bank. I am so very sorry for your loss. Please accept my most sincere sympathies.

Phil's positive outlook on life along his infectious laugh were an integral part of the 1959 championship crew. He dedicated himself to the sport while competing, and that dedication contined throughout the rest of his life. He will long be remembered by his teammates and the many people he has touched during his life. Attached is a copy of a newspaper picture of the entire 1959 championship crew team.

Phil was a wonderful person, full of life and kindness. It was a joy to work regattas with him ever since he started refereeing. He was a great mentor for the new referees. His calm authority in stressful situations showed a respect for the sport of rowing and inspired rowers to respect the rules. His presence is greatly missed in the U.S./Canadian rowing community. Farewell to an all around wonderful person. We will be thinking of you all today. We are so sorry that other family obligations...

Through the years that I knew him as a board member of the former Wisconsin Rowing Association, as the parent of Pam, Suzannah and Shannon - members of the UW women's rowing teams, and later as a US Rowing official, I always remember him with a smile on his face, reflecting and sharing his perennial enthusiasm for life. Phil was tremendously proud of his family, and of his Wisconsin Rowing families.

Gail, my heart goes out to you, and to the girls and their families. Jay and I are...