Phillip Macri

I plan on doing my web biography on Phillip Macri. Phillip is a resident of my hometown, New Castle, PA. He was a multi-sport star (baseball, basketball, track) for New Castle High School in the mid 1980's. During the summer of 1987, while in Virginia Beach, VA, his life changed forever. It was the summer before his senior year and he was down there participating in a softball tournament. While at the beach, he dove into a wave, got flipped upside down, and hit his head on the bottom of the ocean. He broke his neck and was immediately paralyzed, and would have lost his life if not for a complete stranger who pulled him out of the water. Even though he was now confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life, he didn't let this incident ruin his life. After his stay in the hospital, he returned to school and graduated, got a college degree, and now owns his own sporting goods store in New Castle. He has overcome a lot of tragedy in his life to become a successful businessman and successful member of the community.