Phillip H. Silverthorn

Phillip H. Silverthorn was born Sept. 25, 1956 in Bradenton, Florida, to Phillip Silverthorn and Doris Silverthorn. He passed on Feb. 1, 2020 in Highlands.

He leaves two beautiful daughters, Annamaria and Evangelina, his mother Doris Silverthorn, of Scaly Mountain, brother Gary Silverthorn and sister Sheri Fannon, of Bradenton, Florida and sister Susan Silverthorn, of Scaly Mountain along with several nieces and nephews and an amazing number of great friends and “brothers.”

Phil attended Manatee County Schools and graduated from Manatee High School. He attended Troy State University. A talented musician, he played music with many different groups, writing and recording songs. He was an outdoorsman, did organic farming and raised farm animals while raising his two daughters, which as he said was “his most important job.”

He greeted his many friends as “brother” – friends from school, surfing buddies, musician and work friends from the gulf he loved to the mountains he loved.

Phil discovered he had cancer in December of 2019, put up a brave fight and was hospitalized in late December. He fought bravely.