A celebration of Phil's life will be held on August 4th, 2007 at a time and location to be announced in the Martha's Vineyard newspapers. Dad insisted that there be no eulogies, just a party with lots of food and good booze! Dress will be Vineyard casual of course. The Craig family would like to thank all of Phil's fans who have sent us kind messages, and who have made donations or other gifts in Phil's name.

Read Bill Tapply's tribute to Phil here:

http://www.williamgtapply.com/phil.html

Phil left three completed novels, which will be published posthumously. Vineyard Stalker, the next novel in the J.W. Jackson mystery series, is on the shelves now. Third Strike, co-written with Bill Tapply, will be out in November. The final J.W. Jackson mystery, tentatively titled “The Adventurer” will be out in June of 2008. Another J.W. book is partially written, and may someday be completed by his family per his instructions, so stay tuned. Delish, the cookbook co-written with Phil’s wife Shirley Prada Craig, is also still available, and Shirley will be signing this book at various events over the summer. We will post those events here when we learn the specifics.

How to contact the family of Philip R. Craig: Shirley Craig PO Box 2744 Edgartown, MA 02539 E-Mail: phil@philiprcraig.com

In lieu of flowers, donations in Phil's honor may be made to the Island Community Chorus, one of his favorite organizations. You can reach them at P.O. Box 4157, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568.