Philip Carl Domras, 86 of Lusby passed away on Fathers Day, Sunday, June 16 at his residence. He was born on Dec. 6, 1926 in Buffalo, New York to the late Philip Conrad Domras and Lena Husner Domras. His father and Bill Vossler were unemployed and went to Washington, D.C. to find jobs with the Federal Government. His father got a job as a pressman with the Bureau of Engraving and Bill found work at the Government Printing Office. Philip, his mother and sister came to Washington, D. C. on the train, moving into the Vossler’s home over the Bank on 7th Street, N. W. Philip’s father and Bill Vossler bought three lots on Congress Street and divided them into two lots and each built a two story brick home with full basements and a wooden one car garage. Phil attended Congress Heights Elementary School and Anacostia Junior High School. While in high school he joined the Cadet Corps and competed against other schools in the baseball stadium. Phil dropped out of high school and went to work at the U. S. Navy Yard, Drafting Division in 1943. He enlisted in the Navy Reserve in Buffalo, NY on Sept. 11, [...]
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