SALEM- Todd A. Phipps, 48, of Gloucester, formerly of Salem, was stricken at work and died on Tuesday, August 10, 2004.
Born in Salem, he was the son Phyllis (Rook) Phipps of Clermont, Florida and the late Charles H. Phipps.
Mr. Phipps was employed as a department administrator in biomedical research at Northeastern University in Boston. He was previously employed as a psychiatric social worker at Beverly Hospital, Beverly for many years.
A graduate of Salem High School in 1974, he received his bachelors degree from Nasson College in Springvale, Maine in 1978 and his masters degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1981.
A resident of Gloucester for the past 15 years, he was a member and church organist at the First Universalist Church Salem, and had been a member and organist at the First Universalist Church in Essex for the past 5 years. He was a member of the Salem Maritime Society.
Besides his mother, he is survived by two brothers, Steven C. Phipps and his wife Eileen Walsh-Phipps, David C. Phipps all of Salem, and two nieces, Emily Phipps and Sarah Phipps, both of Salem.
A memorial service will be held Sunday, August 22, 2004 at 11 am at the First Universalist Church, 211 Bridge Street, Salem, MA 01970. (978-744-3224) Relatives and friends respectfully invited. There are no visiting hours. Arrangements are by the Full-Spychalski Funeral Home, 84 Washington Square East, by Salem Common, Salem. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701 or to the First Universalist Church, Organ Restoration Fund, 211 Bridge St., Salem, MA 01970. For on line guest book and other information, visit www.SalemFuneral.com.
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