Obituary of Philip R. Wetherell

Philip R. Wetherell 54, of Homer passed away June 2, 2012 in Cortland Regional Medical Center. Phil was born in Cortland, NY on March 8, 1958 the son of Lawrence and Audrey Schwanke Wetherell. Phil graduated from Cortland High School in 1976, and served his country and retiredfrom the United States Army . He enjoyed watching old movies, and was an avid Yankees and Giants fan, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. Phil is survived by his children: Brandi(josh) Parente of Cortland, Philip (Lacey) Wetherell of Jordan, Shana (Scott) Blum of Truxton, Matthew (Tara) Wetherell of Cortland, grandchildren: Maliyah, Gavin, Greyson and Cayd. His father Lawrence Wetherell of Florida, his brothers: John (Debra) Wetherell of Cortland, Gary Wetherell of Florida, sisters: Laurie (William) Bearup of Truxton, Marcia Carter of Indiana, his ex-wife Penny Tobias. In addition to his mother Phil was predeceased by his sister Nancy and brother in law Darryl Carter, Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home 9 Lincoln Ave. interment will follow in Cortland Rural Cemetery. Friends are invited to call Friday evening from 5-7 Pm at the Funeral Home. Anyone wishing to make a memorial contribution in Phils name is asked to consider the American Diabetes Association 6390 Fly Road East Syracuse, NY 13057 To offer on line condolences visit www.wright-beard.com I worked with Phil at the JMMurray Center. I am another Vocational Specialist and he would come to me occassionally when Karen was unavailable. I enjoyed working with him. Just last Friday he came into Karen's office while I was there and talked about being a manager for a day for the NY Yankees. We talked about some of the ball players from way back, Reggie Jackson, Don Mattingly etc. I asked Phil who the best all time coach for the Yankees was and we both agreed it was Billy Martin. Phil remembered that he was killed in a car accident near Binghamton. We had a nice visit and I am glad for it. He was a nice, quiet man and will be greatly missed here. Tamara Austin