Longtime Star Valley resident, Phillip Rodney Grosjean, passed away Oct 29, 2017 surrounded by his loving wife and children. He was born (January 11, 1923) and raised in Montpelier, Idaho with three older sisters who spoiled him as the youngest child. He attended the University of Utah where he studied engineering and music for two and a half years before moving to Billings, Mont. to work with the phone company. While there he worked on the outside crew and walked from Billings east to the Montana border repairing phone lines. He met his future wife of 71 years, Bernice (Pepper) Brannon in a cafe in Billings that her parents owned. She finally agreed to go out with him on a date after about 15 tries, and they were married on June 11,1946. They both loved to dance and people stood and clapped when they jitterbugged which they could do like nobody’s business! They moved to Afton, to start a photography business and a family in 1946. Two years later they purchased the house and converted one side to a studio complete with darkrooms for each and shooting room where they did business for over fifty years. Phillip was the photographer and Pepper was the best model he ever had. Together they took wedding pictures, school portraits, family groups, Senior photos, baby pics, commercial and the ever popular deer pictures. If you live or have lived in Star Valley, you probably had your photo taken by Phillip. He enjoyed oil painting, played drums in a dance band called the Swing Kings, rocked some Boogie Woogie on the piano, and also some straight up classical. He made delicious bread and he and Pepper dipped chocolates which they loved to give as gifts. He is survived by his wife, Bernice “Pepper” Grosjean, children Paul, Robin, Jon, Julie, Curt, Gina, Eric and their respective spouses; 11 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Phil loved Afton, where he fished, hunted, took pictures, raised a family and loved 71 years together with his partner in life, Pepper.