Philip C Dyer

In lieu of flowers, donations in Phil’s name may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI. https://donate.nami.org/fundraiser/4287334 On November 20, 2022 Philip Curtis Dyer (79), of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, passed away peacefully with family by his side in The Woodlands, Texas. Phil was best known for his passion in support of teachers, his high skill levels in hockey and golf, the emotional support he gave to his friends, and his never ending love for his family. In his youth, winters were spent playing hockey on frozen ponds near his childhood home in Melrose, MA and in the summers he could be found at Mount Hood or Bellevue Golf Courses where he and his brothers honed their skills as expert golfer's. He was a prolific performer in his role as center position at Boston College during their Championship season in 1965. With over 80 record assists, he and Johnny Cunniff (later Boston Bruins coach) led the nation in scoring that year. He was invited to try out for the NHL at a time when only three of the leagues players were native to the USA. Boston College’s newspaper The Heights said “Phil Dyer is as fine a gentleman as he is a hockey player and that's saying something on both counts.” His hockey assist records are a perfect example of how he defined his life, always seeing too be a helper while remaining a humble and kind soul. Phil had a great passion for teaching and mental health awareness. He held degrees from Boston College, Northeastern University, and Bridgewater State University. Always on the forefront of education his specialties included the fields of Multiple Intelligences and Neuro-Linguistic Programming, NLP where he instructed teachers on the different ways children learned. He envisioned the value computers could provide in education when, in 1983, he secured amongst the first Apple school computers for his elementary students. He served as a teacher, then elementary school principal, superintendent of schools, and finally, a professor at Cambridge College in Cambridge, MA where he taught self esteem to aspiring teachers. As an active participant in the Vetran’s Administration programs in Palm Beach, he provided emotional support and guidance to his fellow veterans. He was, on occasion, affectionately referred to as “Dr. Phil” in his VA community. Survived by his daughter, Tracy Atkins, her husband Bob Atkins as well as his cherished grandchildren Thomas and Celeste of The Woodlands, Texas; Son, Philip E. Dyer and spouse Jessica Hoschetter of Fort Myers, Florida; daughter Julie Whittemore, her husband Richard Whittemore and adored granddaughter Lillian, of Bucks County, Pennsylvania; his brother Bob Dyer and wife Diane Dyer, his brother Tom Dyer and wife Lisa Dyer; his beloved companion Margaret (Peg) Kelly as well as numerous nieces, nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Hazel Dyer of Melrose, MA, and his brother Charles Dyer and wife Nancy Dyer of Danville, IL. Phil will be laid to rest this summer at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.

Philip C Dyer

August 18, 1943 - November 20, 2022