Philp B. Secor

Philip B. Secor, 93 yrs of Allentown died at Rittenhouse Village. He was the husband of the late Anne L. (Smith) Secor to whom he was married for 63 years. Born in Mount Kisco, New York in 1931, he was the son of Allen B. and Winifred (Eible) Secor. He served in the Army Medical Corps during the Korean War after graduating from Drew University in 1953. He later earned his MA and PhD degrees from Duke University. Dr. Secor taught political science at Duke and also at Dickinson, Davidson and Muhlenberg Colleges and was Dean of Muhlenberg and President of Cornell College in lowa. He was the founding president of Philip Secor & Associates, a fundraising consulting firm in Allentown. He is the author of many books including Richard Hooker Prophet of Anglicanism; Patriot John: The Man Who Saved America; Presidential Profiles; The Muhlenberg Story: A History of Muhlenberg College. In Allentown, he has been active at various times in many organizations including Rotary, Kiwanis, Torch, the Council of Churches and Habitat for Humanity. He has also served on the boards of national and area educational and philanthropic organizations including the International Education Commission of the American Council on Education, Tuition Exchange, Inc., the Allentown School district, the Allentown Housing Authority, the Allentown Public Library, The Lehigh County Community College, Burnside Plantation and the Historic Bethlehem Partnership. SURVIVORS: include his daughter: Nanette Smith of Palmerton; son David and daughter-in-law, Erico Secor of Maryland; daughter Catherine and son-in-law [the late] Clarence Johnson of Savannah, Georgia; grandchildren Sarah, Benjamin and Theodore and cousins, nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his wife, Anne and brother Neale A. Secor. SERVICES: Funeral and memorial services will be held at the Episcopal Church of the Mediator on 1620 W. Turner Street in Allentown on December 15 at 11 AM. Interment to follow at Grandview Cemetery. CONTRIBUTIONS: May be made in Dr. Secor's memory either to the Church of the Mediator or to one's favorite charity. Arrangements by Robert C. Weir Funeral Home. www.Weirfueral.com

Philp B. Secor

November 20, 2025