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Phil Pearce Obituary
Phil was educated at Woodbury Forest School, the University of South Carolina and the School of Investment Banking at Wharton School University of Pennsylvania.
He was a member of the National Association of Security Dealers and was Chairman of the Board of Governors and was often called the “Father of NASDAQ.” Phil was Senior Vice President and Director of E. F. Hutton. He was a member of the advisory council to the Securities Exchange Commission on the Institutional Study of the Stock Markets. He was contributing author/Editor of the Dow Jones Publication of the Stock Market Handbook. He served on the Board of Governors of the New York Stock Exchange and was listed in “Who’s Who in America.”
Phil was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Thomas Butler Pearce Jr. and Robert Roy Pearce; and his daughter Frances Pearce Steele.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Mary Anne Hood Pearce; his brother, James Tribble Pearce and wife Kit of Greenville, SC; daughter Mary Pearce Wilson and her husband Beau of New York City; son Phillip Edwards Pearce, Jr. and wife Sandy of Charlotte, NC, and son Bradley Barron Steele of Greenville, SC; six grandchildren, Frances Fairbanks Wilson and Katherine Pearce Wilson, Anna Pearce Steele and Bradley Barron Steele, Jr. and Mary Anne Pearce and Phillip Edwards Pearce III and their mother Kerri Alderson.
Phil was a member of The Brook in New York City, The Pine Tree Hunt Club in Columbia, SC and the Charlotte Country Club.
The family would like to thank the nursing staff at the Carrington and the Charlotte Hospice Group for their loving care.
A memorial service will be held at Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, with the Reverend Bill Roth officiating. A reception will follow the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Blowing Rock Art and History Museum (BRAHM), P.O. Box 828, Blowing Rock, NC 28605, or Hospice & Palliative Care of Charlotte, NC 1420 East 7th St., Charlotte, NC 28204.
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Mrs. Dick Kelley
October 30, 2009
Dear Mary Ann, My heart is with you and your children in your sorrow. I have tried to contact you numbers of times through the years and failed. I know Phil must have been a wonderful man and you have had many loving years together. Dick and I celebrated our 56th last June. I would love to hear from you when you have a moment to share. We shared some wonderful moments together at an important time of our lives and I will never forget them. I send my love and sympathy to my WC "roomie." Bobbie 119 Erwin Rd Hartsville, SC 29550
October 29, 2009
DEAR MARY ANN,
I NEVER MET YOUR BELOVED HUSBAND PHIL AND I DO NOT KNOW YOU THAT WELL, BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW I AM THINKING OF YOU AT THIS TIME. YOU ARE ALSO IN MY PRAYERS.
FONDLY,
DOLORES LA VECCHIA
Seana Corbeil
October 27, 2009
Mary Anne, please know that Chuck and I are holding you in our hearts. If we had not been in FLA Sunday, we would have been at the service, to let you know you are special to us. Please let us know when you are ready to get together.
Rick Atwill
October 26, 2009
Mary Anne and family, Phil was a wonderful person, so this is a terrible loss. May you all focus on all the great memories each of you have of him.
October 25, 2009
Mary Ann and family, We are so sorry for the loss of Phil and just know what a tough year you have all experienced. I'm so sad we won't be able to attend the memorial service in Charlotte but you'll be in our hearts. Hopefully we can join you in Columbia for the burial. If there is anything we or any other family member can do, don't hesitate to call. Love and hugs to all, Sam and Anne Pearce Baroody, and Drew Ridout and Pearce Ridout.
DON REMIG
October 25, 2009
TO PHIL JR.AND SANDY.WE COULD ONLY HOPE TO LIVE THE LIFE PHIL SR.HAD.WHAT A MAN AND WHAT A MARK HE MADE ON LIFES JOURNEY.TO ALL THE PEARCE FAMILY.MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU ALL.DON REMIG FL.
Janet & Bob Tourtellot
October 24, 2009
Mary Anne and family, We are most distressed and saddened for your very great loss. We will unfortunately be out of town on Sunday so will miss Phil's memorial service, but we will be with you in spirit and in thought. Phil was such a neat man, and I love to remember him when something tickled him at the Sleepy Poet Christmas celebrations. We are so grateful we walked on this earth with him at the same time, God's time. Much love, Janet and Bob Tourtellot
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