Philip David Eckerd

Philip David Eckerd, age 27, of St. Simons Island Georgia, passed away on Monday, August 10, 2015. Philip was born on October 8, 1987 in Georgia and lived here his entire life. He was a graduate of Glynn Academy High School class of 2006. He attended VSU and Georgia Southern University majoring in Business Management. He attended Altamaha Tech mastering Computer Networking. In 2010, he became Vice President of Eckerd Seafood in Brunswick, GA. He was one of the most knowledgeable experts on sport fishing and computer technology and he enjoyed sharing his passion with all that would learn.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday August 29, 2015 at 1 p.m. at St. Williams Catholic Church on St. Simons Island. Honorary pallbearers; Andrew Eckerd, Adam Eckerd, Daniel Smith, David Philip Blackshear, Max Maurer, Christian Maurer and Devin Messick.

Philip loved and cared for his family and will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents David and Eloise Harrington of St. Simons Island, Uncle Charles Egeland and Cousin Brian L. Smith. Left to cherish his memory are his father, William K. Eckerd of St. Simons Island, his mother Joan E. Harrington of Dallas, GA., brothers Andrew and Adam Eckerd, paternal grandparents George and Mary Eckerd of Lafayette, GA, paternal godmother Lois Eckerd, aunts, uncles, cousins;

Larry and Leslie Lee
Mike(Erica) Girardeau
Jenna(Steven) Rumford
Sarah(John) Wright
Tate(Aynsley) Girardeau
Chandler Lee
George and Mary Pat Eckerd
Kate(Andrew) Hufford
George Eckerd III
Jane and Ray DeBarge
Nicole(Tom) DiPiro
Lauren Debarge
Christopher DeBarge
William Debarge
Betsy and Brian England
Kent(Janessa) England
Ben England
Nick England
Stephen and Sheila Eckerd
Grayton Eckerd, Garrett Eckerd

Maternal aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family members;
Kathy(Phil) Flournoy
Daniel and April Smith
Elizabeth Egeland
Jennifer Egeland
Amber Egeland
Barbara and Tom Herrel
Dan DeBellevue

In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to the St Simons Land Trust in Philip's memory. www.SSLT.org . Online guestbook @ www.westcobbfuneralhome.com .