Phillip Edward Winter

Phillip Edward Winter, 82, died in his Mount Vernon, Wash. home on Tuesday, Oct. 18. He passed peacefully as he slept.

Phil and his twin (and best friend), Paul, were born to Ray and Mary Winter in Illinois on July 3, 1929 but soon moved to California when the Great Depression hit. They had two older brothers, Robert and Ray.

In 1947, Phil graduated from San Dieguito High in Encinitas where he was an all-star on the Mustang’s Football Team. By the time he went into the service in 1947, he had become quite the craftsman having built three boats. He carried those skills into his Korean tour as a...