Dr. Philip Gordon Pryor

May 9, 1948 - June 9, 2014

Philip was born in Linton, Indiana on May 9, 1948. Phil served his country in the Marine Corps in Vietnam and was a graduate of Indiana University. He and his wife retired to Keowee Key three and a half years ago from Washington Crossing, PA. He loved golfing (even when his wife won), boating, car racing, dogs, and music. He made a mean Bloody Mary and is famous among friends and family for his epic father-daughter dance at his daughter’s wedding, merely two and a half years after his bilateral lung transplant. He was a man whose presence filled the room and his loss is felt deeply by many. Phil was diagnosed with IPF in 2001. He received a bilateral lung transplant in July 2009 and soon was back to living a very full life and oxygen tanks were a thing of the past. Phil’s family would like to express its sincere gratitude to the donor and donor’s family for a gift all of us will cherish forever. The family would also like to acknowledge the exceptional medical care Phil received over the last five years from the transplant team at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We express our sincere gratitude as well to the many doctors, nurses, and other staff at Greenville Memorial Hospital for their compassionate and dedicated care during Phil’s final weeks. Phil is survived by his loving wife, Diann Lyn Pryor, son Jeremy, daughter Amber Wollenberg (Roger), sister Mary Kaye Sautbine (Ernie), brother Alan (Montica), nieces and nephews, and his beloved dog Max. Donations in Phil’s honor may be made at www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/philsie/philpryortributepage