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ORIGINAL: yellowshaker



I wanted to inform everyone here of the very sad news I have just recieved. While driving home this afternoon I got a phone call from Phil's wife. We have lost a fellow tanker this morning. He was one of the innovators in our hobby. To many, he was the man to talk to for all kinds of custom builds. Phil's builds have graced many batle fields over these past years. He sold many guys their very first rc tank. To me, Phil was abrother I never had.Phil was there for me when I got into the hobby andwalkedme through all of the things I did to my first Tiger. We became fast friends. We always talked about how cool it would be to share a battle field and do custom builds together. We finally had that chance in Danville a couple of years ago. Recently we werre panning to attend the nextApril battle weekend again. This did not fit into God's plan. Please keep Phil and his family in your prayers. I know he has left us and gone to a better place.He will be looking down and smiling whenever there is an rc tank battle happening. It was his passion to bring these things to life. He loved to share these tanks with the children in his area.He brought smiles to many faces with these tanks.
Phil, you always had a way to make everyone smile.you brought so much passion to this hobby and so much joy to all of the tankers. You are my friend, and I miss you. Rest in peace, my brother...
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