I just thought that many of you that live in the mid Atlantic region should hear about this.
It is with great sadness to share with you that Bobby Phillips' mom, Zay Phillips, died last night of a massive heart attack following a stroke the day before. Zay was 84 years old. For those of you who never met Zay, she was a great supporter of and competitor in cycling, esp. in the Mid Atlantic for most of her life. Zay was a 14 time Maryland State Champion, and for several years, she was a nationally-ranked track racer. Zay still made it out to a number of MABRA races this year to cheer on her son, Bobby Phillips, and his friends and teammates on Snow Valley. I will miss her bright smile and hearing her many stories of racing on the roads and the boards, back in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Funeral arrangements have yet to be finalized, but Bobby confirmed services will be held at Evans Funeral Home in Parkville, MD sometime this week. I'll let you know the time and day when that's confirmed.
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Now back to your regularly scheduled program.................
Peter Reid Koskinen
Chapel Hill, NC, 27516
USA