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Philip
Daniel Loftin |
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Page 1: The
Early Years |
Born: 1978, Catawba County, NC
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(Left) Philip at about 3 months old |
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Philip Daniel Loftin was the second child
born to Curtis Dean Loftin and Carolyn Janet Weeks. Philip
was born in 1978 at Catawba Memorial Hospital in Hickory,
North Carolina (Catawba County). |
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Curtis and Carolyn wanted to give their
new-born son a Biblical name and they chose Philip Daniel. |
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When the original birth certificate came, his
name was spelled "Phillip" - and since that was not the Biblical
spelling, it was not what we wanted. We made the
correction and a new birth certificate was issued. |
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Philip's sister,
Beth, had been born by
Caesarean-Section in 1976. In the 1970s, if one child was
born by Caesarean section, all the children after that would
automatically be delivered by C-Section. Therefore, Philip
was also delivered by C-Section. |
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Carolyn was in the hospital with baby Philip
about 7 days before they finally came home. During that
time, Curtis was teaching school during the day, taking care of
1.5-year-old Beth in the evening, trying to find time to wash,
cook, clean house and even visit Carolyn and Philip at the
hospital during the evening. |
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Philip had one sister, Elizabeth Ann Loftin, who the family
called Beth. |
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(Below) Curtis and Carolyn are proud of their new-born son |
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(Below) Curtis holds Philip while Beth gives her new brother a
kiss
Beth gets an opportunity to hold her new-born brother all by
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The Loftin family attended Victory Cathedral
in Conover during this time and Philip's baby dedication took
place there. Rev. Bob Hillard was their Pastor.
Philip was born in April 1978 and Curtis started growing the
beard that he would wear for the rest of his life in May 1978. |
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(Left to Right) Rev. Bob Hillard, Curtis and Carolyn
holding Philip |
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(Below) Philip takes a little nap with Dad |
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Philip was a sweet baby with a very gentle
nature. When it was bed time we'd say, "Go get in bed,
Philip". He'd say "O-tay" and go get in bed all by
himself with never a complaint. |
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(Below) Carolyn holding Beth, age 2.5, & Curtis holding
Philip, age 1 |
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(Below)
Philip, age 1.5, opens a present with his mother
during Christmas 1979 |
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Additional Christmas photos from 1979, Philip age 1.5 |
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(Above Left) Philip plays baby Jesus in the Christmas play at
Victory Cathedral |
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Christmas 1980: Philip age 2.5, Beth age 4 |
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(Left) Philip and Curtis in 1981
(Below) Philip at Christmas, 1982 |
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(Below) Curtis, Carolyn, Beth and Philip (age 4) in 1982 |
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Carolyn chose to stay at home with Philip and
Beth for several years when they were small. She
supplemented the family income by keeping other children, too.
Eventually Carolyn went back to work. Philip and Beth
stayed with a family friend, Barbara/Babbie Smith.
When Philip was 4, he was enrolled in Claremont Day Care. |
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(Above & Right) Philip at Claremont Day Care |
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Philip's first day of public school, August
1983. Philip was 5 and Beth was 6 and 1/2 years old.
They attended Balls Creek Elementary School for several years
before they started private Christian school. |
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(Below) September 10, 1983, Philip gives Beth a present for her
7th birthday. He's 5 years old. |
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Philip attended Balls Creek Elementary School for Kindergarten
and First Grade. |
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Kindergarten: 1983 - 1984 |
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1st Grade: 1984 - 1985 |
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(Below) The family installed a swimming pool in their back yard
in April 1985. Philip and Beth both learned to swim that
year and were excellent swimmers. Philip swam like a
little fish! |
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Philip and Beth were both baptized in the family swimming pool
in July 1985. The family was attending Newton Conover
Christian Fellowship Church. The Pastor was Bradley
Spencer and Associate Pastor was Ken Frasure. |
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(Below Left) Philip & Beth listen as Pastor Brad shares about
the symbolism of baptism.
Jerry & Lynn Stewart with Chris Armstrong sit nearby.
(Below Center & Right) Pastors Brad & Ken baptize Philip and
Beth |
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(Below) Certificate of membership to Newton-Conover Christian
Fellowship after Philip's baptism |
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The family gets noticed while attending Catawba's first
community parade |
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(Left) Spring 1985, Book Week in 1st Grade at Balls Creek.
Philip goes as Pinocchio
(Middle & Right) Christmas 1985: Philip age 6, Beth age 8,
Carolyn age 32 |
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1986
Philip & Beth |
Curtis'
First VHS Video - He Borrowed the Camera From School
Over Christmas Break |
Date |
Subject |
Additional
Information |
Video Link |
Dec 1986 |
Beth & Philip Sing |
"It's So Great to Be a Beaver"
[Too funny not to watch] |
CLICK HERE |
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In the fall of 1985, Philip and Beth left
Balls Creek Elementary School and started attending Tree of Life
Christian Academy in Hickory. Carolyn was their teacher.
Students of multi-ages and grades worked on their "Paces" in the
same classroom. Students were allowed to work at their own
pace and had to test out of each booklet before they could move
on to the next one. |
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(Below Left) 1985 - 1986 at Tree of Life Christian Academy
(Below Center & Right) The family no longer participated in
Halloween. The church instead opted for an event they
called "Holy-ween". Kids were supposed to come as
Christian-themed characters. Philip & Beth were "Aliens
(like Christians): Not of This World!" |
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(Left & Below) 1986:
Philip, age 8.5, and Beth, 10-years-old |
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(Below) Philip played Baseball with the Balls Creek Optimist in
1988.
He was in the 4th Grade. There was no sports program in
the Christian school.
Optimist gave him the opportunity to play baseball with other
kids his age. |
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Team Name: Braves |
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Number |
Name |
Position |
27 |
Ryan Meadows |
Pitcher |
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Jeff Smith |
Pitcher |
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Jeff Laney |
Pitcher |
32 |
Jeremiah Buechner |
Catcher |
40 |
Joey Little |
1st Base |
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Philip Loftin |
2nd Base |
35 |
Travis Foard |
Short Stop |
31 |
Casey Hanes |
Right Field |
35 |
Bryan Parker |
Short Field |
28 |
John Hendrick |
Left Field |
07 |
Jeremy Wimberly |
Center Field |
00 |
Shannon Burke |
Right Field |
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Shirley Blackwell |
Coach |
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Paul Pope |
Assistant Coach |
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Mr. Hanes |
Assistant Coach |
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Philip also played Optimist Club baseball in
1989, but quit after an injury landed him in the emergency room. |
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(Below) Philip with his Dad, Curtis |
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(Below) 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grades
at Tree of Life Christian Academy and Newton Conover Christian
Academy |
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(Below) 5th and 6th Grades
at Newton Conover Christian Academy/New Horizon Christian
Academy |
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The Loftin Family
Pool |
Date |
Subject |
Additional
Information |
Video Link |
23 Jul 1989 |
Pool |
Philip & Beth at the Loftin Pool
with Mark Miller;
Philip does forward & backward dive into the pool |
CLICK HERE |
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Philip With the Family Dog, Beka, and
Her Puppies |
Date |
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Additional
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Video Link |
01 Jun 1991 |
Philip |
Philip plays with Beka in the
kitchen |
CLICK HERE |
16 Jul 1989 |
Philip & Beth |
Philip & Beth play
with Beka's
puppies |
CLICK HERE |
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Philip spent five years in private church
school at (1) Tree of Life Christian Academy, (2) Newton Conover
Christian Academy and (3) New Horizon Christian Academy.
His mother was his teacher all of those years. When his
parents, Curtis & Carolyn, decided to change churches, there was
a need for Carolyn to also look for another job. They
decided to let Philip and Beth return to public school.
Philip had actually gained a year in his studies and had
finished the 7th grade because of his ability to work ahead at
his own pace in the Accelerated Christian Education Program.
Since he was only 12, however, his parents decided to let him
repeat 7th grade so he would be with other students his same
age. The decision was made to let Philip attend Catawba
Middle School for 7th & 8th Grades - the same school where
Philip's Dad taught. |
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(Left) Philip in his Dad's classroom
at Catawba Middle School
(Below) Philip and Jay Shook are lab partners
as they dissect a frog in Mr. Bob Bangle's
Science Class |
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Philip was in the band at Catawba Middle School during 7th and
8th Grades. He played flute and was frequently 1st Chair. |
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(Left) 7th Grade Band - Philip is bottom left of the photo,
front row - 1990 & 1991
(Right) 8th Grade Band - Philip is on the front row, 4th from
left - 1991 & 1992 |
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(Above) Philip plays flute in the Spring Concert of the 8th
Grade Band at Catawba Middle
Mr. Ted Driver was his teacher and Band Director |
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(Left & Center) 7th Grade
(Right) 8th Grade |
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Philip was very active during his years at
Catawba Middle School. In addition to playing in the band
during 7th and 8th Grades, he was also in one of the first
Algebra I classes in the school. He was a member of the
yearbook staff and was even voted the 8th Grade Superlative
"Hardest Worker" by the students. He won the Math Logo
contest and was also the Science Fair Winner. |
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(Left) Math Logo Winner
(Right) Yearbook photo with Morgan Sigmon
for "Hardest Worker" |
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(Below) 8th Grade Science Fair Winner for his project,
"How Do Variations in Paper Airplanes Affect Flight Patterns?" |
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Philip - Catawba
Middle School |
Date |
Subject |
Additional
Information |
Video Link |
19 May 1992 |
Band Concert |
Last Concert at Catawba Middle;
Philip on Flute |
CLICK HERE |
May 1992 |
Jr. Beta Club |
Philip inducted into the Jr. Beta
Club at CMS;
with Principal John Stiver and Sue Smith |
CLICK HERE |
28 Apr 1992 |
Jr. Beta Club |
Philip dresses up in "Star Trek"
for Jr. Beta Club |
CLICK HERE |
14 Mar 1992 |
Band Concert |
Philip performs in Catawba County
Honors Band -
Warm up |
CLICK HERE |
14 Mar 1992 |
Band Concert |
Philip performs in Catawba County
Honors Band -
Full Concert |
CLICK HERE |
Dec 1991 |
Band Concert |
Philip's Winter Band Concert at
CMS; 8th Grade |
CLICK HERE |
April 1991 |
Band Concert |
Philip's Spring Band Concert at
CMS; 8th Grade |
CLICK HERE |
13 Apr 1991 |
Science Fair |
Philip's Science Fair Project at
Lenoir Rhyne |
CLICK HERE |
20 Mar 1991 |
Loftin Duet |
Curtis & Philip play & sing at
Word of Life Church |
CLICK HERE |
11 Dec 1990 |
Band Concert |
Philip's Winter Band Concert at
CMS; 7th Grade |
CLICK HERE |
11 Dec 1990 |
Warm-up |
Philip practices flute before the
CMS concert |
CLICK HERE |
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(Left) Philip, Beth, Curtis & Carolyn visit Carolyn's mother
(Viola Eason Weeks) in Raleigh
(Right) Philip poses for a photo by himself in the summer of
1992 |
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Continue to Next Page about Philip |
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Family Studio Photos |
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To See Additional Videos of Philip and His Family -
CLICK HERE |
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If you have photos or additional information about Philip Daniel
Loftin, please contact me. |
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