This spring and summer, KELT is excited to offer storybook trails across the region! With the help of passionate volunteers, KELT has designed storyboards that will serve as temporary exhibits at a number of its preserves this spring and summer.
Obituary: Philip Sidney Showell
Philip Sidney Showell 1931 - 2021 PHIPPSBURG - On Thursday, July 8, 2021, after a peaceful afternoon looking out on his .
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Philip Sidney Showell
Philip Sidney Showell 1931 – 2021 PHIPPSBURG – On Thursday, July 8, 2021, after a peaceful afternoon looking out on his beloved Winnegance Bay, Philip Sidney Showell passed away in his sleep at the age of 89. He was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma on Aug. 8, 1931, the son of Philip Sidney and Dorothy Flick Showell. Phil graduated from Morristown Beard High School, in Morristown, N.J., and Yale University, with a bachelor’s degree in English. On July 12, 1952, he married Lois M. Burker. He entered the U.S. Army, serving as a field artillery officer in Korea. He settled in Glen Ridge, N.J., as a journalist and worked for the Newark Evening News, New York Daily News, the North Jersey Herald & News, and the Courier News. In addition, he spent time as a public relations executive and speechwriter for N