_ Thurston Phillip iid Graham — ——-- 1952 to 2008 ~ HARRISVILLE — : Phillip. "Pal Thurston a Graham, sage 55, passed away on May 19, 2008 © after an extended iliness, from | cardiac and diabetic complica- — tions. i EH was | born June 22,§ E 1952 in Amaril- | _ lo, Texas to| | Sgt. Harley K. | | Graham ~ and | | Mary — Smith | Graham, the |. last oF five chil-| dren. a Beng. in a. military. family, his” early va t | were spent in Texas, Missouri, — aaioes _ Kansas and Colorado. He was — in 1959-and the ay, — to Utah S's _ moved 2 960. eta tienertusg cadens USS e sieioaniton 1%... ES Serene . baptized into the Baptist Church | \Reme = «He graduated. tion 1 Roe > Layton High School in; the first graduating» class; he _ played football and basketball. _ He was proud ‘to have been in _ the first class of Layton Lancers. _ After graduation, Phil spent four — years in the Air Force and served in Vietnam. After his: discharge — ~ he worked on and off in various | - warehouse capacities until his health intervened. He was | mar- : ried and divorced twice. He is survived by a son, / f Matthew Graham of Ogden; a _ daughter, Jalene Prieto of Og_ den; two grandsons, "Little" Matt and Lucas and two granddaugh_ ters, Destany and Martina; three sisters, Roberta (James) Dixon, © . a : Gloria "Jeanie" "Farrar Brown — of Layton, UT — and Mary (Daniel) Shields of © _ Yuba City, CA; many nieces, — nephews and cousins; two aunts, _ Marietta Brockman, Tacoma, WA : ] and Berlene Smith, KC, MO. Phil was. preceded in death _ by his parents and a brother, — | Harley K. Graham. Special thanks to the VA be i pital for assisting him during his | health struggles; the several special friends who went the extra mile with him and Myers Mortu-— ary for their ‘Sompassionate assistance. A private family viewing. was. held Saturday, May 24, 2008. After cremation a private memo| rial gathering will be held at My-ers Evergreen Memorial Park — et Garden « on | Wednes: : y 28. 2008. fe