Yesterday I said goodbye to a friend. Well, I actually said, I\u2019ll see you again soon. Phil Fox was a wonderful man. I loved him and, I still love him, but then, Phil was so easy to love. Phil was a great family man, and he had a great family. His wife Joyce, his sons, Phil Jr., Dale, and Marcus are all great people. I suspect that they got that way because of Phil\u2019s and Joyce\u2019s sterling example. <\/p>\n
I first met Phil when I went to work for Doug Blair at Richland Coal. Everyone loved Phil, and I never heard a single person say a negative thing about him. Some time ago I got an email about the dash between your year of birth and the year you leave this earth. The dash is what you did with your life. More importantly, who you blessed with your life. Phil\u2019s life between 1940 and 2011 made a lot of lives better. He had countless friends, raised a great family, was a wonderful husband to Joyce.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m honored that Phil called me a friend. If my \u201cdash\u201d is anything like as good as Phil\u2019s then I will have lived a good life. When we loose a friend that knows our Lord, we don\u2019t say goodbye, you say \u201csee you later, my friend\u201d…..<\/p>\n
I miss you and love you Phil, I\u2019m looking forward to catching up one of these days….<\/p>\n
the pilgrim<\/p>\n
The Hat?<\/p>\n
Thought you would never ask…..<\/p>\n
Phil wanted something to express his appreciation to people that been praying for him during his battle with melanoma. The hat idea seemed ideal since he was \u201cknown\u201d for the hats he wore. The quote was given to him in a dream he had about a dear friend that had died from cancer a few years ago. In the dream, his friend appeared and told him, remember these words; \u201cLord of Lords, King of Kings, Jesus is His name.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three weeks later, Phil was diagnosed with melanoma cancer that eventually took his life. He had these hats made and wore HIS HAT, conversations started with curious strangers and Phil was able to share his faith with them. He would say, \u201cIt\u2019s not my hat, It\u2019s not your hat, It\u2019s Jesus hat! and one size fits all….\u201d Way to go Phil, and the way to live, as well………<\/p>\n
the pilgrim
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