Philip Bruce Woodworth

MADISON- Philip B. Woodworth passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, after a brief stay at UW Hospital. Philip had contracted COVID-19 in early December and never fully recovered. His doctors said that Phil was the most well informed and knowledgeable patient on COVID-19 Disease that they had ever worked with and he kept the resident doctors on their toes with deep and probing questions that sometimes sent them scrambling to research answers. Philip did not have COVID-19 when he died but he was convinced COVID-19 caused his illness that ended up taking his life. Philip is survived by his wife and partner of 28 years, Elaine Sinagra; beloved son, Justin P. (Jennifer) Woodworth; father, Paul Woodworth; stepmother, Junnetta Woodworth; brother, Arnold Woodworth; step-brother, Tom (Linda) Laird; and many beloved nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. He was predeceased by his mother, Cristael Ann Bengtson (Whitney A. Benson). Philip was born, raised and graduated from high school in Albuquerque, N.M. He joined the U.S. Navy and proudly served a six-year enlistment on the USS Constellation where he traveled the world and had many adventures. Philip was extremely proud of his military service his entire life even though he had permanent hearing loss in one ear from his time at sea on the aircraft carrier. He settled in San Diego and met his wife, Elaine Sinagra, country western dancing which he loved. They married and had one son, Justin Paul Woodworth, who was Philip’s pride and joy. Early in their marriage Philip completed his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at San Diego State University. While Justin was young, they decided to move closer to extended family so that Justin could grow up around cousins his age. They seriously considered Albuquerque or Madison, and ultimately chose Madison as Phil wanted to experience living in the Midwest. Their family thrived in Madison and Philip said many times it was the best choice he had ever made. Philip enjoyed being a part of a large, loving Italian family of in-laws who enjoyed him immensely. Philip was a devoted husband and a doting father who took great pride in his work ethic and providing for his family. Phil’s greatest joy in life was raising his son. He cherished it all but especially enjoyed watching Justin play sports. Philip was a gifted musician who loved to play his many guitars, wrote music and songs and played piano. His absolute favorite sport was boating, fishing and fly-fishing. He took great pleasure teaching Justin and others how to play guitar. Philip was a bright star in the world. An incredibly gentle soul, who had an incredible curiosity and love of learning and enjoyed lifelong studying the world, philosophy, astronomy, world religions, science, and politics. In fact, the depth of his knowledge could be astonishing. Philip certainly enjoyed sharing his knowledge with others and sometimes didn’t catch the social cues that he was sharing too much information. His wife teased him often saying she just wanted the “short nonscientific version, please.” Philip was very incredibly bright and enjoyed challenging intellectual conversations and debates as he was born into a family of engineers. He could also be very geeky and nerdy, too, but had the sweetest, kindest heart and would help anyone who asked. He was a gifted brew master making delicious homemade beer and wine. He loved Star Trek, playing cards, bowling, camping, grilling, gambling, his dogs, and playing Cribbage and Scrabble with his wife. He was incredibly gifted with the skill set to be able to build and or fix just about anything and was a wizard with technology. Philip was employed as a Senior Manufacturing Engineer at Accurray (formerly TomoTherapy) for more than 15 years. He had an amazing work ethic and took great pride in his work building radiation systems for alternative cancer treatments (CyberKnife S7, TomoTherapy, Radixact). He occasionally traveled overseas to share his knowledge and expertise. The hole in our hearts is deep but he will forever be loved and cherished. Philip will be cremated and interred in a private ceremony at a military cemetery in the future when Covid-19 is under control and warmer weather prevails. The family requests no flowers, memorial donations made be made to Wisconsin Rugby Club in Madison. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson East Funeral & Cremation Care 5203 Monona Drive (608) 221-5420