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Richard Philbrick Obituary
Philbrick, Richard Stacy 83, August 14, 2009, WWII Veteran, longtime resident of Chicago, IL, beloved husband of Joan (nee Vinton), loving father to Mark Tryba (Debra), Brian Tryba (Kendall), Andrea Tryba (Gary Holihan), beloved father of Christopher (Lisa), and Rick (Toni), fond brother of Betty (Shepard), and cherished uncle of Stanley, Stacy, and Richard, proud grandfather of Mercedes, Zachary, Katy, Kerry, Conor, Jack, Sophia, John Paul, Andrew, Alana, and Maggie. Memorial Mass September 5, 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 1775 Grove, Glenview, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls Chicago, www.mercyhome.org 
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August 28, 2009
We will always remember Mr. Philbrick as being warm and welcoming to us. He was also very generous in sharing his memories of service to his country during World War II, which are now on record at the Library of Congress. We miss him dearly. He and his family are in our prayers.
Keithla and Robert Snarski
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August 26, 2009
We are sorry to hear of Richard's passing. We live on the Mason side of the block and always looked forward to entering the alley to our garage when Rich would always give a friendly wave to us. Your whole family is in our prayers. Our deepest sympathy.
Sincerely,
Jim, Karen, Jeanette, Brendan, Julia and Amanda Socke
Brent Makuh
August 24, 2009
Dear Philbrick family,
As a nieghbor of your father for many years, I would like to say "thank you" to you and Mr. Philbrick. I'll never forget his generous time, patience and guidance with all of us kids throughout the years.
His kind smile will be truly missed!
Deepest sympathy's,
Brent Makuh & Family
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