Philip Voigt

Philip Voigt was born in Seattle in 1942, to Mary & Austin Voigt, Phil passed away on July 23, 2009 after a 13 year battle with cancer. As a boy he enjoyed football, track and golf. He was a Sea Explorer, earned his skippers license at 18, and worked for Foss Tug Boats for many years as a young man.Phil met his wife, Nancy Hamre, at SPU and they were married in 1964. They had two children in the next three years. Phil left college to take courses with IBM that lead to a position at Howard S. Wright, Inc. Phil started a business, Northwest Public Adjusters, which he owned for 20 years.Phil enjoyed sailing, fishing at the family cabin, gardening, and playing with his four grandchildren. He was a strong man of faith and led a men’s Bible study group at Bellevue First Presbyterian Church for many years. Phil is survived by his wife, Nancy, his daughter, Janelle, husband Dave and their daughters, Karly and Alex; his son Jeff with wife, Michelle and their children Sophia and Benjamin.A celebration of Phil’s life will be held on August 10, 7:00 pm, at Bellevue First Presbyterian Church. Memorial donations may be made to the Multiple Myloma Foundation.