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Jeopardy!champion Mattea Roach’s father, Phillip Roach, has died. He was 57.
Phillip died of a brain aneurysm at his home in Halifax, Nova Scotia on May 2, according tohis obituary.
Phillip was remembered for “his warmth and kindness which he displayed in equal measure to those he’d known for decades and those he’d just met.”
“Phil’s four children were the greatest joy of his life,” the obituary read. “And he endeavored to pass all his wisdom and enthusiasm for living down to them, through long lectures about local history, Trivial Pursuit beatdowns, and instruction in music and movies from before their time. His efforts were mostly successful.”
“Phil could be relied upon to boast about all his children equally, regardless of the scale or scope of their accomplishments,” the tribute continued. “He was the proudest dad around and made this abundantly clear to anyone who would listen.”
Phillip’s death comes as Mattea, 24 — who identifies asqueerand uses they/them pronouns — competes onJeopardy!Masters. They have yet to publicly comment on their father’s death.
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The following month, Mattea shared that their dream of attending a Kraftwerk concert with their dad was coming true.
“Doubt anyone was that invested in myJeopardyanecdote about going to Kraftwerk with my dad, but in case anyone was: after ten years of talking about it I am finally going to see Kraftwerk with my dad,” theytweeted.
Phillip also shared his excitement about Mattea’s success in an interview withCBC. He said, “It’s a real pleasure to see a child succeed and just be joyful about what they’re doing.”
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source: people.com
