Obituary of Philip O. Gregory

PHILIP ORSON GREGORY III died of cancer on November 6, 2018 at home with his family at his side. He was born March 5, 1964 at St. Andrews Hospital in Boothbay Harbor the son of Sarah Giles and the late Philip Gregory Jr. Philip attended Boothbay schools and graduated from Hyde School where he was a star cross country runner. After graduation he moved to Los Angeles to study professional lighting and sound and later returned to work in the family restaurant where his love for cooking began. He cooked in many restaurants most recently Robinson's Wharf in Southport. Philip was predeceased by his father, Philip Gregory Jr; his grandparents Dr Philip and Grace Gregory and Clyde and Sally Hodgdon Jones. Survivors include his mother, two step-fathers, Craig Giles and George Bourette; sisters Rachel Leeman and husband Christopher, Stephanie Hawke and husband Andy; nephews and nieces, Nicholas, Lelia and Andrew Hawke and Hannah and Stephanie Leeman; his aunts, Martha Holbrook, Rachel Jones and husband James; uncles Jonathan Jones and Gary Starankewicz as well as great niece Eloise Sarah Hawke. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, November 16 at East Boothbay United Methodist Church. Those who wish may make donations in Philip's memory to St. Andrews Free Bed Fund, 6 Campbell Street, Boothbay Harbor 04538.