David Philo Genuine, kind, understanding, forgiving, intelligent. Above all, at his happiest when pleasing and teaching others. Dad died at Mountbatten Hospice, surrounded by his loving family, on Boxing Day 2017. A gentle and loving man who is so dearly missed by all. Dad was the most natural of teachers, to his students but also to me as his daughter. He had complete patience and an innate ability to impart knowledge without judgement or direct intervention; rather through some effortless coincidence. Manage Cookie Preferences