Family, friends and Compatriots gathered on Saturday, August 26 to remember our late Compatriot Philip Lee Hinshaw. Mary Hinshaw, Philips wife, organized the service and our Color Guard presented the colors.
Philip passed on February 10th this year and was buried at sea on April 1 in a private ceremony.
Philip was well known and respected in SAR. He became a member in 1996 and has served the San Diego Chapter as Historian, Treasurer, Secretary, 2nd Vice President, 1st Vice President and in 2004 he was elected as the Chapter’s President. He and his wife Mary attended at least six National Congresses, 15 NSSAR Trustee/Leadership meetings at the National Society’s Headquarters and in 2010 he and Mary travelled with a SAR group to Spain where they attended an audience with His Royal Highness Don Felipe, the Prince of Asturias at the Royal Palace of Zarzue-la.
His work with the House of Spain and bringing the history of Spain’s pivotal role in the Revolutionary War served as the inspiration for the San Diego’s Chapter assembling educational content for teachers on the subject and regular collaboration with the House of Spain.
