MADISON – John Philip “Phil” Keillor, Jr., age 71, passed away on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, after suffering severe injuries in a fall while ice skating with his youngest grandchild….Phil earned a master’s degree in Ocean Engineering in 1973 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, making him the first coastal engineer in the state. Phil worked as a coastal engineer for the UW Sea Grant Program for 29 years before retiring in 2003.
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