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Philip Verne Sturges Jr.

Final Flight on June 16, 2010



TSgt Paul V. Sturges Jr.

1376th CAMRON

HELICOPTER


Philip V. Sturges Jr.

Command Sergent Major

U.S. Army (Retired)


Philip Verne Sturges Jr., Command Sergent Major, USA (Retired)

September 15, 1931 - June 16, 2010



We just wanted you all to know that Phil, our friend, Father and beloved husband, passed this morning around three thirty.

 

Our love and thanks to all of you for all the love and well wishes you have given us through this time.

 

Martha, Philip, and Tony Sturges

 


Obituary: Philip Verne Sturges, Jr.

(Printed June 25, 2010)


Command Sergeant Major Philip Verne Sturges, Jr., 78 of Kennebunk, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House from abdominal cancer.

 

He was born Sept. 15, 1931 in Rochester, N.Y., the son of Philip V. Sturges and Jean Ide of Troy, N.Y. He attended schools in New York and Delaware and Westminster Academy in Simbury, Conn. Later he attended Jones College in Jacksonville, Fla.

 

His early military career ran from September 1951 to September 1961 in the U.S. Air Force as a rotary wing technician with service in France, Germany, Japan and Korea. Later he was employed as a full time aviation maintenance technician for the Florida Army National Guard from March 1965 to October 1986, retiring as Army aviation maintenance shop allied shops foreman and attaining the rank of Command Sergeant Major with 31 years of service.

 

He was awarded the Army’s Draper Award as First Sergeant of Co.D. 26th Avn. Bn., FLARNG, recognized as the top Army armor unit in the regular, reserve or guard. He was also awarded the Sikorsky Helicopter Company “Flying S” with multiple citations for participating in life-saving rescues in Sikorsky helicopters.

 

While in the Air Force, he met and married Joyce Gayle Kidd of Dallas, Texas in 1952. They had three sons, Philip V. Sturges III of Jacksonville, David Randolph Sturges of Lake City, Fla., and John Anthony Sturges of Asheville, N.C.

 

He has a grandson, Elliott Cameron Sturges and a granddaughter, Katherine Allison Sturges, He was preceded by his wife in 2000 and his son David in 2002. In 2002 he married Martha D. Snow of Kennebunkport who has two daughters, Shila Soltys and Sarah Derham with grandson Tyrone Harris from previous marriages.

 

Command Sgt. and Mrs. Sturges resided in Florida and North Carolina prior to moving to Maine full time.

 

Command Sgt. Sturges had many interests outside of his work. He was an avid sailor, constructed and owned several small wooden boats and collected books on sailing and sailing vessels. He was also interested in various antique and classic cars and owned several over the years. Listening to and playing music, as well as sailing, were his true passions. And though not school trained, he played many instruments with various bluegrass bands in Florida and North Carolina and later on with classic rock and original bands in Maine.

 

A gathering of friends and family will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Gosnell Memorial Hospice House, 11 Hunnewell Road, Scarborough.

 

On-line condolences may be offered to the family at www.directcremationofmaine.com.

 


~Guestbook~


Phil was my first CH-21B crew Chief at Turner in 1960, and was very influential in getting me started in helicopter maintenance. GODSpeed, Phil.

~

Jim Kinter

 A memorial to a sailing friend: Philip V. Sturges Jr. on a perfect Labor Day

Posted July 14, 2010


This is the saddest post I’ve ever made to my blog. A friend, Phil Sturges, from Kennebunk, ME recently passed away after a battle with cancer. I only knew Phil for a short time but one of the special characteristics about Phil was that he would treat new acquaintances like old friends–I instantly felt welcome to his world. Phil was always a gentlemen and went through life with such class. Even during his illness, he showed such courage by maintaining a daily online diary throughCaringBridge to keep family and friends updated. Shown here are a few images I took during a perfect day sailing on John Getchell’s the Bon Marche last Labor Day. 




Although I’m sad that we’ve all had to lose Phil, I will always remember this day and what a wonderful example Phil set for us all. As you can see by the photos, Phil was truly in his element. That smile you see, he had the entire day–he was happy for hours.

~

Liam Crotty .



       



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