Philip D. Holmes ’48

Philip D. Holmes ’48, of East Falmouth, Mass.; Oct. 18. He entered Brown only to leave shortly thereafter to serve in the Maritime service. Upon returning home from war, he completed his Brown degree and began a civil engineering position at the Otis Air Force base in Bourne, Mass. (now Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station). After several years at Otis, he started his own civil engineering company in Falmouth; after choosing a partner, the company became Holmes & McGrath Inc. In 1983, Philip and his wife moved to Maine, where they managed their 250-acre woodlot and grew several acres of balsam fir Christmas trees—it was a place families came to cut their own tree, have a sleigh ride, and drink hot chocolate. They returned to Cape Cod in 1999 to be closer to their children and growing family. He is survived by his wife, Jean; five children; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.