Philip R. Corker MONTPELIER Philip R. Corker, 91, formerly of Montpelier, died Dec. 12, 2019, at the Sterling Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Sterling, Massachusetts. The cause was congestive heart failure. Philip was born May 25, 1928, the youngest of six children of Bernice Whitcomb Corker and Mahlon H. Corker, of Fullerton Avenue (now Monsignor Crosby Avenue) in Montpelier. He is survived by his daughter, Kathryn Diane Hayes, of Mandurah, Western Australia, and many nieces and nephews. His wife, Joan Chadwick Corker, daughter Ruth Ann Miles and siblings Lucy, Mahlon, Ruth and Lyman Corker and Mary C. Salmon predeceased him. Kathryn and Ruth were the daughters of Philips first wife, Jeanne Root Corker, also deceased. As a boy, Phil Corker was unusually well-liked by his classmates at St. Michaels High School, being voted "most popular boy," "jolliest boy," "friendliest boy," "best-dressed boy" and "best all-around boy" of the class of 1946. Alongside his picture in his senior class yearbook, it says, "Phils personality, school spirit, and true sportsmanship have made him one of the most popular members not only of our class, but of the whole school." What an amazing record! A graduate of Vermont Junior College, Philip also attended the University of Vermont for one year. As a young man, he worked for the First National Bank in Montpelier as a cashier and trust officer, later transferring to the Granite State Trust Co. in Lincoln, New Hampshire, to become chief administrative officer. He ended his banking career at Peoples National Bank in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Philip was a serious amateur photographer from a young age. He won many blue ribbons for his black and white 16x20 prints and 35 mm. color slides. In 1972, he won the New England Camera Club print of the year, Class A, award for "Chained." His love of nature and landscape photography took him on many trips around the United States in search of the best shots. He was also an avid football fan and reader of The New Yorker. It is poignant that the most recent copy of that magazine sat on his bedside table the night he died. There will be a private family memorial service at a future date, followed by interment in the family plot in Berlin Corner Cemetery. Donations in Philips name may be made to a charity of your choice.