R.I.P. Phil Newbaker

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 4:14 pm

Fellow metal brother passed away yesterday. He played in Necrotomie; was currently playing in Mausoleum. Good friends with Possessed here on RP. Good all around guy. He will be missed in the metal community.

Rest well.

Killjingle · Post by **Killjingle** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 7:46 pm

NEWBAKER – Philip C. V, 38, Johnstown, died March 20, 2009, at Memorial Medical Center. Born Nov. 17, 1970, in Johnstown, son of Philip C. IV and Toni (Thomas) Newbaker. Preceded in death by mother and infant brother, Aaron R. Newbaker. Survived by father, Westmont; wife and friend since childhood, the former Cristi Gallo; children, Keira L. and Candra L., both at home; and sister, Karin L., and fiance, William Layton, Johnstown. Also survived by father-in-law, Gary Gallo, Johnstown; brother-in-law, Todd Gallo, and wife, Shelly, South Carolina; aunt, Wendy T., married to David Amigh, Vinco; great-aunt, Dorothy Beabes, Johnstown; nephew and nieces: Garrett, McKenzie and Madison Gallo, and Kaitlynn Newbaker-Layton; cousins: Josh, Jeremy and Jessica Amigh; and canine friend, Bal Zac. Philip will be sadly missed by numerous relatives and friends. He was an avid guitarist, who played with the bands, Necrotomie and Mausoleum. He was employed by the family business at the Johnstown Planing Mill and was currently employed as an instructor at the Hiram G. Andrews Center and also Penn Highlands Community College, where he was well-liked and admired by his colleagues and students, and his talents did not go unnoticed. Friends received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at John Henderson Co. Funeral Home, 215 Central Ave., where funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, the Rev. Donna Hess. In lieu of flowers, family suggest memorial contributions to the scholarship fund being established for Philip's children.

Viva la Pelt · Post by **Viva la Pelt** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:21 pm

R.I.P. BRO

metalchurch · Post by **metalchurch** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:16 am

RIP
This has been a terrible week for alot of people.
I really hope that everyone is coping the best they can with everything.
Nothing I can say will make things better, but I will have you all in my thoughts.

edgecrush2003 · Post by **edgecrush2003** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:44 am

I met him a few times at various shows. He was a really cool guy and a good guitarist. R.I.P

whitedevilone · Post by **whitedevilone** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:22 am

That really sucks.MY heart and prayers go out to his children and the rest of his family.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:16 pm

what!!!! no... wow!!!! i just seen him at sheetz a week or two ago. what happened? wow, that is truely sad. hell of a nice guy. my heart goes out to his family.

R.I.P. bro.

Possessed · Post by **Possessed** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 6:09 pm

Thanks for the kind words guys. It's been a tough week but one thing that Phil taught me is to keep my head up and live life to it's fullest. We all are mourning his passing but will be celebrating and honoring his life for many years to come. He was a brother and a friend to me and much more to many others. We all will miss him dearly.
RIP Phil Newbaker
You will not be forgotten.