Parents Father: PHINNEY, Joseph Augustine Mother: CAMPBELL, Mary Birth Born on September 04, 1930 in West Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA Death Died on December 23, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns Co., FL Marriages LOWREY, Anne Marie Married on 1954 Children PHINNEY, Michael T.: September 27, 1955 PHINNEY, Kevin Charles: June 18, 1957 PHINNEY, Joanne M.: September 19, 1960 PHINNEY, Thomas Joseph: March 30, 1962 Notes Occupation: USAF Commander of 5th Fighter Intercepter Squadron/ Deputy Commander Air Defense Weapons Center Colonel/ Hughes Aircraft Co. Director of Asia,Pacific,Latin America Obituary: Colonel (Ret.) Joseph L. Phinney 93, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2023 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL after a brief illness. He was born on September 4, 1930 in West Roxbury, Massachusetts to Joseph A. and Mary Phinney, the first born of four children. Joseph grew up in West Roxbury and graduated from Boston College High School. Following two years at Boston College he was commissioned in the United States Air Force Officer Training School in 1951 and served for 27 years as a fighter pilot. Highlights of his military duty included his service as commander of the 5th Fighter Interceptor Squadron In Minot, ND and the Deputy Commander of the Air Defense Weapons Center at Tyndall AFB, FL. Upon retiring from the Air Force, Joseph embarked on a career with Hughes Aircraft Company, International Operations, where he was based in Seoul, Korea. He returned to Los Angeles where he was Director of Asia Pacific and Latin America for Hughes. He retired from Hughes in 1992 and made his way back east to his permanent home in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl. Joseph loved a great story and was a great story teller. He enjoyed playing golf at Sawgrass Country Club and serving as a Eucharistic Minister at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church. More than anything he enjoyed spending time with his family. Joseph has left us with fond memories as a loving husband, father, grandfather, and warm-hearted friend. Surviving are is loving wife of 69 years, Anne Lowry Phinney; and four children, Michael of Los Angeles, CA, Kevin of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, Joanne Parcells (Brad) of Atlanta, GA and Thomas (Melissa) of Charlotte, NC; brother Richard (Eileen) of Weymouth, MA, sister in law Elizabeth Phinney of Hingham, MA and grandchildren, Erin, Whitney (deceased) and Victoria. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by parents, his brother John and sister Eleanor Garten. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL on February 6, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Quinn Shalz Funeral Home Jacksonville,FL December 2023 Sources Funeral Home: Quinn Shalz Funeral Home Jacksonville,FL Obituary December 2023 Images Joseph L. Phinney