Phil Robertson, a Vivian native and a 2020 inductee in the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame, passed away on May 25, at the age of 79.
While known to so many as “The Duck Commander,” according to his obituary, he was simply Phil, Dad, Papaw Phil, and the rock his family.
Born on April 24, 1946, the fifth of seven children born to James and Merritt Robertson. Phil’s life was a story of hard wor...
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