Ralph A. Philbrook Jr.

Philbrook, Ralph A. Jr.

Ralph A. Philbrook, Jr., 76 of Holiday FL, passed away May 22, 2020 at home. Born November 7, 1943 in Chester, MA to Ralph A. Sr. and Ann Philbrook. Ralph was married to Marcia E. Philbrook (Broga) for 46 years until her passing in 2008. He has two sisters Betty, and Helen (deceased) and two brothers Floyd, and Charles. He is survived by his son Ralph A. III and his wife Denise, his granddaughter Brogann and her husband Jason Ferreira, and his grandson Ralph A. IV.

Ralph spent the first half of his adult life working for Chester Municipal Electric Light Department as a lineman and manager. He also was a Constable, deputy sheriff, Police Officer, and Chief of Police. He was an Electrical Inspector for the Town of Chester and several other surrounding towns. Ralph was also a licensed electrician.

Ralph and his family moved to Holiday, Florida in 1982, where he worked as an electrician. He was severely hurt in 1984 and when he returned to work in 1987 he was an Electrical Inspector for Pasco County Building Department. He left Pasco County and went to work for Pinellas County Building Department where he retired as the Chief Electrical Inspector in 2012. In total he worked in electrical inspections over six decades. He was a long time instructor for electrical apprenticeship programs, the last being the Bay Area Electrical Apprenticeship program at Pinellas Technical Education Center where he had taught fourth year apprentices for over ten years.

Ralph had a lifelong passion for hunting and shooting, he was a firearms instructor and enjoyed shooting sporting clays weekly with his friends.

There will be a celebration of life in the fall. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Hernando Pasco Hospice.