E. Phillip Fox Sr., 76, of Newtown Square, a retired Peco Energy engineer, died of pancreatic cancer Saturday at Bryn Mawr Hospital.
Mr. Fox, who built substations for Peco, retired as a supervisor in 1991.
A graduate of Marple Newtown High School, he served in the Navy aboard the San Pablo, a survey ship, and the Nantahala, an oiler. After his discharge, he joined Philadelphia Electric Co. While working there, he earned an engineering degree from what is now Drexel University.
Mr. Fox was an elder and a deacon at Meadowcroft Presbyterian Church in West Chester. He served on church and mission committees and traveled to Russia on a mission trip. He participated in community Bible study classes in West Chester.
He enjoyed woodworking, restoring his 1931 Model A Ford, sailing his Puffer in Marsh Creek, and skiing in the Poconos. A train aficionado, he volunteered once a week at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, and helped restore a vintage diesel engine, said his wife, Barbara Williams Fox.
In addition to his wife of 50 years, Mr. Fox is survived by a son E. Phillip Jr.; daughters Elizabeth Dingwall and Lorrie Gendrue; two sisters; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Marple Presbyterian Church, 105 Sproul Rd., Broomall, where friends may call after 6. Mr. Fox and his wife met at a youth social at the church.
Memorial donations may be made to the Meadowcroft Presbyterian Church Mission Fund, 1255 S. Westtown Rd., West Chester, Pa. 19382.
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