Cmdr. Philip A. Crockett, 59, U.S. Navy (retired), D.M.D., passed away Jan. 29, 2010, in Jacksonville, Fla.

Philip Anthony Crockett was born March 7, 1950, in Ardmore, Okla. As a child he lived in Arlington, Texas, Headland and Dothan, and graduated from Dothan High School in 1968. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduated in 1972, and served four years in the U.S. Army.

In 1982 he married Olivia Ann Campbell of Athens. He earned a master’s degree in zoology from Auburn University in 1983. Dr. Crockett graduated from dental school at the University of Alabama in Birmingham in 1985.

In 1988 he joined the U.S. Navy as a dental officer, and retired in 2008. During his naval career he was stationed in Jacksonville several times, where he served on the USS Forrestal, the USS John F. Kennedy, and the dental clinic at Naval Station Mayport. From 2008 until his death, Dr. Crockett practiced as a civil service dentist in the medical clinic at Naval Station Mayport. He was a member of the American Dental Association and a number of other professional organizations.

Dr. Crockett was preceded in death by his father, David Williams Crockett.

He is survived by his wife, Olivia; his mother, Emily Sue Crockett of Dothan; a brother, Dr. Frank T. Crockett and his wife Olivia of Dothan; two sisters, Dr. Melissa Crockett Northam and Jennifer Crockett Joyner and her husband Cliff, all of Dothan; three aunts, Peggy Livingston and her husband David of Headland, Frances Crockett Frear of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Martha Crockett de Garcia-Llort of Barcelona, Spain; his mother and father-in-law, Juanita and Mack Campbell of Athens; his sister and brother-in-law, John G. and Carolyn Mengelson of Tampa, Fla.; nine nieces and nephews, Thomas Crockett, Catherine Crockett, Elizabeth Crockett, James Crockett, John Crockett, Emily Joyner, Rachel Shunnarah, Ann Mengelson, and Elizabeth Mengelson; and several cousins.

A celebration of Dr. Crockett’s life will be held at the Mayport Chapel (Building 350, Massey Avenue, Naval Station Mayport, Fla. 32228) at noon Friday, Feb. 5.

Memorial contributions may be made to the National Audubon Society, either online at www.audubon.org or by mail: National Audubon Society, 225 Varick Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10014.

Arrangements are by Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home, 1701 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville Beach, Fla.