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1952 - Henry Mayo Newhall Auditorium opens at Hart High [story]
Hart auditorium


Family, friends, co-workers and members of the Santa Clarita Valley community paid their final respects to John Phippen at his funeral on Friday.

A crowd attended mass at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Church to celebrate the life of John Phippen, who was 56 when he died in the Las Vegas mass shooting on October 1.

In an obituary released by the Phippen family, he was described as a “father, best friend, business owner, weekend warrior and one stubborn Irishman that got called home too soon.”

Phippen was known for his construction business, being able to fix or build anything, according to the family.

Read the complete story from KHTS [here].

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  1. dennis says:

    What was the cause of death i dont beleave it i was in las vegas at that concert and i did not see anyone die it was a big stage show to try and take our guns a false flag there was a strobe light on the hotel by the missing window and the gun fire was coming out of the speakersthere were people wearing sheets standing around waiting to play there roles of the victoms and i even have the flyer saying all actors must report to the event coordinator for assignments.This is a lie and its fake i was there.He must have died from natural causes.Because no one was shot in las vegas i was there its all a big lie to take our guns!!

    • Kari says:

      I was there among the many others. I witnessed many people being shot and killed. I was in what I witnessed as a war zone. John Phippen was one of the innocent victims shot saving others in this horrific nightmare.
      We can all only wish that this was a lie and that it didn’t happened. That I don’t replay that night over in my head everyday since Oct. 1 2017.
      You sir are incorrect to believe this is a lie. This is real and this happened.

  2. Clarice L Griffith says:

    You must have not been there on the exact date, watched the news, seen the people in the hospital, and more than anything you post this outlandish crap while an honorable man in our community died from a GUN SHOT from some lunatic white man NOT MUSLIM who chose to harm others. Have some common decency and respect and for a family in mourning! You must watch too much FOX News and probably have your dearest friend tweeting you from the White House. You could really use a therapist!

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