Philip Zahnd passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side on June 20, 2011. He was born on March 3, 1947, in Florence, Alabama, to the late Earl Douglas (Zeke) Zahnd, Sr. and Hilda Mae Statom Zahnd Visitation will be from 1 until 2 on Thursday, June 23, 2011, at the Florence Elkins chapel with service immediately following. Burial will at Greenview Memorial Park, with brother Henry Melton officiating. Mr. Zahnd graduated from Coffee High School in 1965. Shortly after graduating he joined the Naval Reserve and was ordered to active duty during the Vietnam war. He served his country on a nuclear submarine tender, The USS Canopus, in Rota, Spain. After returning to Florence, he enrolled in The University of North Alabama and graduated in 1972 with a BS degree in accounting. Immediately after graduation he accepted a job with, The U.S. Department of Labor, as the Regional Cost Negotiator and moved to Atlanta, Georgia. He worked for the federal government for fourty and one half years, and retired on January 2, 2010. In 2003 he received the U.S. Department of Labor's highest award, "The Exceptional Impact Award". He was flown to Washington, D.C. and the award was presented to him by the Secretary of Labor, Elaine Chao. All over America he was known as the Department of Labor's own Dr. Phil. With each conference he held he would tell his audience that "Dr. Phil McGraw" can't help you with cost allocation, then he would put on a baseball cap imprinted with words "Dr. Phil". "But this Dr. Phil can". He took a very dry boring and technical subject, but with his quick wit injected humor into his accounting lectures. His audiences were always happy and anxiously awaited his informative lectures. They especially loved the king sized "snicker" bars that he threw across the lecture hall to the person that could answer the technical questions that he asked. Mr. Zahnd was a very active and athletic person. He started running in 1978. He ran marathons, biathlons, and hundreds of different races all across the Atlanta area, and in many other places in he U.S. He completed twenty six Peachtree Road Race's, held once a year in Atlanta, Georgia. He umpired high baseball in the Atlanta area for 20 years. His players, coaches and fellow umpires loved his quick wit and humor. In his spare time he and his dear friend had a firewood business. They cut huge trees on Sweat Mountain, then hauled, split and sold firewood in the Big Lot's parking lot. His family called him, "Paul Bunyon" He loved his Lord first, and he loved and adored his family. Mr. Zahnd married his highschool sweetheart of seven years, Judy Montgomery Zahnd. They were married for fourty one years. And what glorious years they were. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Douglas (Zeke) Zahnd, Sr, and his brother Earl Douglas Zahnd, Jr. He is survived by his mother, Hilda Mae Statom Zahnd, Florence; wife, Judy Montgomery Zahnd; son, Gino Zahnd, San Francisco, CA; son, Elliot Zahnd, Staten Island, NY; son, Aubrey Zahnd, Staten Island, NY; the apple of his eye, special daughter, Niki Zahnd, Florence; one precious granddaughter, Ariana Lynn Zahnd, Staten Island, NY; his two little yorkies, Sofi and Sasha Zahnd; Brother and sister-in law, Bubba and Jan Montgomery; one very dear and special niece, Jessica Montgomery; nephew, Jason Montgomery; great niece Reagan Montgomery, great nephew, Brayden Montgomery; nephews, Trey, Todd and Taz Zahnd; the most caring and special friends, Tom, Donna and Taylor Wideman; special friend, Peggy Thrasher. The family would like to express a special thanks to Dr. John Christine, UAB; Dr. Mel Wilcox, UAB; Dr. Philip McGee, Clearview Institute, Huntsville; Dr. Varadhachary, M.D. Anderson, Houston, TX; Dr.'s Daugherty, Patel and Hagler, NW Cancer Center, Florence; very special hospice nurse, Nicole Williams, Tom and Donna Wideman for taking every step with us. Pallbearers will be his dear friends, Tom Wideman; Gene Johnson; Jr. Witt; Kelly Allen; Michael Noe, Shane League. In lieu of flowers, the family would like for donatons to be made to Hope Haven/The Arc of the Shoals, P.O. Box 501, Tuscumbia, AL 35674.