Phipps exwife and two daughters hired an attorney. Today she called for a criminal and a civil investigation. Not only the outdoor picnic at the park here but also in the way that police handled the search, which went on for a few weeks. According to the family here, last month the whitmore House Assisted Living Center took phipps and a group of other elderly residents to a picnic at watkins regional park. The 80yearold disappeared while walking to an outdoor bathroom. Police found his body yesterday. According to families, phipps made a living as an executive chef. He played the tambourine at church, loves betting on horses. But dementia forced him to move closer to his family in maryland. We trusted whitmore house assisted living with our father. We hoped that they would keep him safe and provide his care. And its obvious that didnt happen. The family had no knowledge that mr. Phipps was going to be leaving what they had assumed was a very controlled environment where his whereabouts