BOSTON, Mass. — Harvard Philip Fowler (known as H. Philip Fowler or Phil to friends) died peacefully of natural causes Wednesday, May 23, in Boston at the age of 83.

Phil was born in Brooksville on March 1, 1935, to Nina and Victor Fowler. Phil was told late in life, did research and came to believe that Ralph Eaton of Deer Isle was his father.

Phil is survived by siblings Carol Aberzik, Florida/Maine, Clara Gray, Maine, Linda Searles, Maine, David Fowler, Maine; ex-wife, Jane Edwards, Maine; sons Doug Fowler, New York, Paul Fowler, Massachusetts; grandson, Quinton Fowler, Maine; and many nieces and nephews.

He lived all of his young life on the coast of Maine with trips, which he spoke of with fond memory, to his aunt’s occasionally in the summer. He attended the University of Maine at Orono and graduated with a master’s degree in education.

An educator his whole life, Phil taught all over the United States, starting in Aroostook County, Scarborough, many years as a well-known guidance counselor in Auburn, Vermont, New Hampshire and Arizona.

Phil decided in his 40s that his health would benefit from the dry climate of the southwest, so he picked up his belongings, drove west and started a new life. He loved being in Tucson and seeing the Catalina Mountains from his home each day, and made many valuable and lasting friendships in the area.