Phillip Roman

My heartfelt condolences to the family. I’m lost for words. Phil was my family. I met Phil when I was attending the Culinary School in NY. He was one of the mentors at the school. He was my Dude. I just can’t believe he’s gone. So full of Life. The memories we shared. SIP Phil 🕊️💔🕊️
Gwendolyn Chillious

PHILLIP ROMAN SR. I couldn’t be more proud to be your JR. You have instilled in me a strength like no other, not only through DNA but through many of our FATHER-SON conversations where you constantly reminded me how much I was teaching you as you were dropping knowledge on me. You never failed to tell anyone how proud you were of your kids, how proud you were to be a granddad and how proud you were to be YOU! “ROMAN PRIDE” is what you would say and I can still hear your voice saying it to me EVERY-SINGLE-DAY! I LOVE YOU PAPI and I will carry on this legacy not only with pride but with “ROMAN PRIDE!!”

Phil, meeting you changed my life for the better. You gave me the motivation and the courage to go back to school while raising my son, working full time and dealing with life. You have always been more than just a friend and mentor. You became family to me, my son and my husband. Your encouraging words, your faith and your belief is what helped me through so much all these years. When Martin got sick you called or text to check in everyday even as you dealt with your own medical issues. I will forever appreciate you, love you and remember you. My prayers to your family. As you always told me your wife and kids are and will always be the best part of you. May God continue to guide, protect and cover them with the strength, love and protection that will always continue to be you. May you SIP dear friend. Love you🙏🏼😔

Didn’t know that our last conversation was going to be our last one. Dude ordered the book remember Cross and the switchblade. Ave D has gained an ANGEL.
Your Brother oh thanks for allowing me to become part of your family. Uncle Tito.
Love you

Dear Phil, ( or like we call you Lefty) how much do I miss thy? How do I come up with the understanding that my youngest brother is sitting with my mom by the right hand of the Lord? How do I even begin to understand that? But we all have to be thankful that we got to enjoy you to know you to laugh with you pictures videos memories. I Remember the Time you try to jump from the house to the quenepa tree even though grandma told us not to, totally missed I remember the time with the chicken even though grandma told us not to I remember clear as day swimming in the water canal even though grandma told us not to remember pulling the Coconuts off the tree even though Grandpa told us not to,…😢😢😢, good times. We love u little 1, don’t u ever 4gettit. My candle always be lit 4 U. Big bro P.Jay 2

One thing that’s going to be hard is not being able to hear you call and say where’s my handsome son and my loving daughter in law and beautiful grand babies. I got to work beside you for 3 years where we got closer and had our lunches 😉 you took me under your wing to make sure your family was good. The girls will forever miss their “bald” grandpa as they would call you and proudly accepted. They always loved when you would come over and play with them and give them your undivided attention. We definitely were not ready to say goodbye to you Pa but don’t worry like I always told you, I got your son and the girls but things will not be the same with your absence. Gone too young and too soon Love you Pa !!

Where do I begin. Your like a pops to me, always looked out for me and always welcomed me into your home. One thing you taught me is to cherish life and be thankful for everything and everyone around you. I will continue to grind and work hard in your name and hopefully I continue to make you proud. Love you pops always and forever

Uncle Phil you really set the goal post in this thing we call life. No matter what was going on in life professional or personal you always kept a smile on your face always kept a room light hearted and filled with laughter. I use to love to get you riled up by calling you TiTi you would look at me with that smirk like yes my favorite niece! What’s up!? Lol. I’ll always hold our last convo close to the chest when you was telling me how proud you was of me and I was doing a great job as a father, you always knew the right things to say. You will truly be missed by so many but like I always told you pa I got Phil jr. that’s my heart. Till we see each other again uncle Phil Rest in paradise. Love You!

Phil lit up any room he was in because he had such an amazing contagious positive energy. When he gave you a hug he did it with such love and you just knew he meant it. He will be immensely 💜

Phil is the definition of what it means to be self-made and someone who truly pulled himself up by bootstraps, which set an example for his family. Although he was a serious guy when he needed to, Phil was EXTREMELY light-hearted and always ready to laugh, have a good time and crack a joke with you. His energy be sorely missed.

You will FOREVER be my BIG BRO! 😔

Beautiful family memories 🥰😍

Phil Sr. He was an amazing, funny man who was loved by so many he was a great father and grandfather. Phil, you will be missed. May you rest in peace 🙏🏻

My sweet dear cousin I remember You taking me in when i first got to Puerto Rico and didn’t speak spanish very well. You taught me to stand up for myself and showed me that it was ok to be different. Your last words to me was how proud you felt for me and all i can say is i will miss you forever and ever and ever. You was the one different Nieves in our family!! I love you to the moon and back!! Till we dance salsa again some day!! RIP CUZ

Such a great smile and so much great energy!!! I will never forget you Phill RIP

Q: How would you describe Phillip to someone who had never met them?

A: Phil was – A happy person, a good person, a good husband, father, grandfather, a friend. He never met a stranger. He loved to help. Didn’t matter if he knew you or not. He was compassionate, a good listener, a humanitarian. He was a family man. He loved to watch sports with his son’s. He loved spending time with his friend at a bar called Blarnyes Stone. He started going there after work and he started meeting all the regulars and boy did he love to spend time with them and they with him. They became his very good friends.

He raised two step children and he loved them immediately as his own. He went to their parent-teacher-conference when I couldn’t attend. One time, their biological father showed up at the school to pick them up and they refused to give him the kids because they had never seen him around; and they had to call me to verify. Next day, they told me they were dumbfound it because they always thought Phil was their biological father. He was always involved.

Phil was a good provider to me and very generous to all who needed anything; money didn’t faze him. One time he had a student who had a young boy, and she was a single mother. They were not doing well financially, and the little boy had broken his Nintendo switch joystick and was very sad. He called me from work and he asked me to please order this little boy the Nintendo switch joystick. How could I object?! That’s what I loved about him. That’s who my husband was. Money didn’t matter to him if he could put a smile in your face.

He was the best part of me.
My better half. My best friend, my partner, my safe space, my keeper. He babied me and spoiled me. He loved me.

There are no words to capture the essence of how much I miss him.
Until we meet again my beloved. You will always be in my heart and in my thoughts. ❤️❤️

My dear friend phillp Roman, we were raised together. We used to play a lot then he moved to New York and I stood in Puerto Rico for little time. Then I went to New York them I moved to Florida and I didn’t see him anymore but we got in contact when his mother died. That is my Titi Dalia and now she’s not with us, but I know he’s with God and he’s going to be free and happy with no pain and with his mother and father having fun Togethers I’ll will always remember you the last time we were together at my home in Puerto Rico that’s the way I will remember you always with love your cousin Zoby

My dear little brother! We have so many memories I don’t think there is much space for me to post. There is one specific memory (amongst many) that sticks out. As kids raised in PR there were chickens all over and one day Phil gets a hold of one of the little chicks
(He must’ve been like 6 years old) and he starts running baby chic in hand! Well, the mother chicken now is flying behind my little brother trying to peck at him. We are screaming
” Drop the little chic!” and he is still running saying, NOOOO! He finally gets the message and drops the little chicken.
He was a wonderful brother and a great uncle to my daughter Yanira Roman and son Pablo Joel Roman He will be missed tremendously!
RIP My brother!

This picture of Yvonne and Phil was a day with the family at Orchard Beach Nronx NY. We are heartbroken but will keep him alive in our heart. Yvonne just loved hanging out and joking with her brother-in-law. RIP my brother-in-law!

My dear brother. There are sooo many happy moments I will love to share with the world! I miss having you around even if just just to say,: hey brother I love you” Yvonne and I will always keep you alive in our hearts and memories. This is one of our happy moments I wanted to share with everyone.

Such an amazing person. Growing up watching the bond Amanda had with him. Little did he know, I took it with me as an example of what a good father does. 🌺🌻🌸

Crystal & Nadia

Phil there are so many things I would like to say I can go on and on. It was a privilege working under your direction. Jefe. Thank you for believing in me thank you for the laughs although 2/14/25 will forever as you left that day my birthday and will never forget the big celebration you did for me at the office 1 year ago. SIP Jefito!!!!!