

Phil was born in Piggott, Arkansas on January 21, 1940, the son of the late Westfall and Leon Winston. He was a loving father and devoted husband, grandfather, and great-grandfather to whom he role modeled love of family and the joy of travel and adventure. As a result, his family shares a strong bond as well as many wonderful memories of time spent together. Phil taught science at East Lansing High School for 30 years before retiring in 1998. He loved his students and remembered them fondly. It tickled his family to hear him recall, with pride, details of times and events from teaching science or coaching track, football, and debate teams. Although he was retired, he remained both a teacher and a student throughout his life imparting knowledge and seeking to understand the ever-changing world.
Phil will be dearly missed by his beloved wife of 19 years, Patricia Winston. Phil was twice blessed in finding true love; while working as a Meemic Insurance Agent, from 1982 to 2006, he met his wife Pat. He is survived by his loving family; son, Craig (Kim) Winston of Haslett; son, Barry (Kathleen) Winston of NC; son, Jeff (Laura) Winston of HI; step-son, James (Jessie) Hamilton of MI; step-daughter Elizabeth Hamilton (Mike Ferrante) of CA; grandchildren, Morgan (Mary) Winston-Ramos, Olivia (Greg) Fedewa, Leah Winston, Jolie Gendron, Kalyn Winston, Alexis (Jeremy) Bailey; Paige, Daniel, Nathan, Harper & Havana Winston, Elijah & Michael Ferrante Hamilton, Jamie Hamilton and Justin Adkins; great-grandsons, Beckett Fedewa & Noah Bailey; sister-in-law, Mary Gail Winston, as well as many nieces and nephews. Phil was preceded in death by his first wife of 36 years Beverly Ann (Duerden) Winston, sister & brother-in-law Eva "Carolyn" & Laverne "Nick" Nichols, and brother William "Doug" Winston.
The funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes East Chapel. Visitation will be held Friday from 1:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00pm and Saturday from 1:00pm until the time of service.
In lieu of gifts or flowers, Phil was passionate about the following two charities- CURESMA.ORG or WWW.JDRF.ORG
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