He says Wong had been paying a fixed rate of $1,100 a month for rent on the place for six years. He says that the rumour that Wong was muscled out and forced to sell the business to Gallagher is untrue. Gallagher has been in touch wanting to give his side of the tale. “A little bit drastic,” is how he described the increase to Shoptalk. Shoptalk spoke to Wong back in March, who told us that though relations with his landlord were good, the reason he couldn’t continue with his business was because the rent had been raised. When the changeover happened, Gallagher was the building owner. Martin’s Church 50 Orchard Avenue Providence, RI 02906.Ireland32 enjoyed their grand opening early in the month of June, with Noel Gallagher having taken over the popular Quinpool spot Carlitos from previous owner Carlos Wong. In lieu of flowers contributions may be sent to St. A memorial to celebrate his life will be held next spring or summer. He is also survived by many cousins including, Nancy Burroughs of Peace Dale, RI, Tom Rowe of Middletown, RI, Andy Rowe of Hope, ME, Clark Tyler of McLean, VA, Terry Tyler of Dorset, VT and David Rowe of Northbrook, IL.ĭue to COVID restrictions the graveside service at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, RI will be private. He is survived by two brothers, Daniel Philips of Pompano Beach, Florida and John Philips of Silver Spring, Maryland, a sister, Caroline Norwood of Emeryville, California and his special friend, Constance Hargreaves and her family of Cranston, RI. His idea of contentment was a comfortable chair in front of a roaring fire with a dog in his lap. Each year he purchased a Farmer’s Almanac and inserted blank pages to keep track of the actual weather compared to the Almanac’s prediction.Īs much as he loved sports, weather and singing, he also loved dogs, especially a series of Miniature Schnauzers. He faithfully followed The Weather Channel, which may have even preempted ESPN as his favorite. Additionally, he possessed an abiding interest in the weather sparked by his naval service as a meteorologist. His love of singing led him to sing in a cowboy barbershop quartet in Prescott, AZ and later in his church choir at St. He knew all the songs and cheers for his alma mater, Wesleyan, where he served as Secretary of the Class of 1951 from 1971 until 2019. He recalled a vast repertoire of college and university fights songs and could add a song lyric or apt quotation to any conversation. Known to have quipped, “I’ve covered every sport but ladies wrestling,” his interests ranged well beyond his impressive knowledge of sports statistics and facts. Tripp trophy for making an outstanding contribution to yachting and yacht racing on Narragansett Bay for 36 years. The Narragansett Bay Yachting Association awarded him the William E. If you crewed aboard a boat in the Newport-Bermuda race, you knew Dave Philips.”ĭave served as Chairman of RI Boating Council, held memberships in US Sailing and Narragansett Bay Yachting Association, and worked as a correspondent for Yachting Magazine for 10 years in the 1970s. “If you skippered a 12-meter yacht on Rhode Island Sound during the hey-day of America’s Cup racing in Newport, you knew Dave Philips. “If you raced sailboats on Narragansett Bay from the 1960s to the 1990s you knew Dave Philips,” recalled ProJo colleague Michael Szostak. Even 20 years after his retirement, a trip to the waterfront always included people recognizing him and coming up to reminisce. After graduating from Wesleyan University in 1951 he began his career as a journalist working for publications in Prescott, AZ, Nampa, ID, Wallingford, CT and New Haven, CT before coming to the Providence Journal, where he worked as a sports journalist for 36 years until his retirement.ĭavid loved covering sailing and his coverage of the America’s Cup races in Newport, RI, San Diego, CA and Perth, Australia made the Providence Journal the newspaper of record for following the America’s Cup. Stationed as part of the 8000-vessel fleet gathered at Ulithi for the invasion of Japan, he and his fellow sailors were relieved to learn of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.įollowing the Japanese surrender he finished his tour of duty in 1946 and returned home to go to college on the GI Bill. Navy and deployed to the Pacific as a meteorologist on an aircraft carrier. He was age 94.Īfter graduating high school in 1944, he enlisted in the U. David McCord Philips passed away November 27 at Brightview Commons in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
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