Philip Jagolinzer

Philip Jagolinzer, 71 SCARBOROUGH -- Philip Jagolinzer, 71, died peacefully on Nov. 1, 2008, at the Maine Medical Center. Nearly two years ago, Phil was told that he had six months to live. Instead, his positive attitude kept him going much longer. When asked how he was doing, he always replied, 'getting better every day.' Phil was born in Pawtucket, R.I. in 1937 to Charles and Lilyan (Lipson) Jagolinzer. Phil did his undergraduate work at Clark University. He later received an M.S. in Accounting at the University of Rhode Island, and a Ph.D., also in Accounting, at the University of Arizona. Early in his career, Phil worked for the U.S. Government Accounting Office in Washington, D.C. He then moved to Maine where he had a 37-year career as an accounting professor at the University of Southern Maine. In 1999, Phil was inducted into the American Accounting Association Northeast Region Hall of Fame for his outstanding service as an accounting academic. That same year, Phil published his first and only Cost Accounting textbook, which is still used in some college classrooms around the world. Phil liked to point out that more than 4,000 students had taken one or more of his accounting classes. He also was very proud of the many students that he counseled regarding accounting as a career choice. Twice during his tenure at USM, Phil took visiting professorships at other colleges - The University of Iowa and Arizona State University. After his retirement from USM, he also taught for two spring semesters at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla. In 1960, Phil married Ruth Press. Phil and Ruth had two sons, Bruce and Alan. Phil and Ruth later divorced. In 1984, he married Joan Robbins Bush. Phil is survived by his wife, Joan; son Bruce, Bruce's wife Karen, and their two sons, Ben and Sam, of Cumberland; son Alan, Alan's wife Connie, and their two daughters, Megan and Taylor, of Woodside, Calif.; step-daughter Judy Violette, Judy's husband George, and son, Joe, of Portland; and step-daughter Sue Dolloff of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Sue's son, Justin Pilotte, and daughter Niki Dolloff. He is also survived by his brothers Ken, of Wickenburg, Ariz., and Burt, of Newport, R.I., and their families. Phil loved being outdoors. He taught canoeing and sailing at summer camps, loved whitewater rafting, and three times rode the rapids of the Colorado River, through the Grand Canyon. In later years, Phil relished the time spent with family at the family cottage on Pleasant Lake, in Casco. A celebration of Phil's life is being held Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m., at Hannaford Hall located in the Abromson Community Education Center at USM. A reception will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to: The Philip Scholarship in Accounting, University of Southern Maine, Advancement and Donor Services P.O. Box 9300 Portland, Maine 04104-9300