Tony Gambone Interviews Teresa Joyce & Phil Saylor

Teresa lost her father at a very young age, would set a pattern to my life that was never to alter. Losing was something that I would have to get used to. I still have some memory of him, but in truth it’s all a little hazy for me. Through no fault of her own, my mum had no alternative but to return to her parent’s home. We were to spend a few years there with them, which hold many happy memories for me. Happy memories for me are sadly in very short supply, so I treasure them. After meeting my stepfather my mum was promised new life, one in which for her would hopefully be a happy one. For me it became a place that felt more like a prison, and one in which I would spend many an hour hating. I can still clearly remember the day that I left home and joined the Royal air force. I was just two months off my sixteenth birthday. My stepfather had informed me that to remain living in his house, I had to live by his rules. This was a big decision for me being so young, but I could no longer live by any rules that he imposed.

Phil was born in east Tennessee but grew up in Virginia. After studying Advertising at Va. Commonwealth University he became self employed in the construction industry. Phil has owned a painting company, a remodeling company and in the 90’s built homes with his wife Anna and step-son Taylor Andersen.
In 2002 Phil self published a fiction novel entitled Dreamaire.