Phillip's obituary

 

Phillip

SEPTEMBER 12, 1969 – FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Growing up as a military dependent, he had the opportunity to live all over the United States. From California to Virginia and a few places in between, he always found a way to fit in no matter where his family called home. He was spontaneous and outgoing and easily made friends. He loved the beach and surfing and was an avid soccer player. He loved dancing and music and knew all the words to almost every song he had ever heard. Those who knew him well knew that he was quite the jokester. His laugh was truly contagious. He was sensitive and quite the softie, and loved cheesy, romantic comedies. Phillip had a big heart and his love language was serving others. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

He graduated from Lake Braddock High in Burke, Virginia in1988 before moving to Richlands, North Carolina with his family to attend Coastal Carolina Community College. He joined the United States Air Force in 1990. He served as a Firefighter for 8 years at duty stations located in North Carolina, Guam, and Texas. Over the next 17 years, his career as a Civil Service Firefighter took him and his family to Texas, North Carolina, and Virginia. While serving on Quantico Marine Corps Base, a terrible car accident prematurely ended his career.

More than anything else, Phillip loved his wife and children. He was present at every dance recital, school play, and sporting event. If it was important to his family, it was important to him. Being a dad brought him the most joy; he loved each of his five children and made sure that they knew that. He was proud of them and what they had accomplished, and was so excited to see what they would accomplish in the future.

Phillip is survived by his wife, Natalie, and their five children, Parker, Conner, Caitrin, Madalyn, and Brenner.

He is also survived by: his parents, Skip and Emma, and his seven siblings and their spouses, Josh and Merillee, Nichole and Lloyd, Melissa and John, Jared and Charlotte, Sara and Matthew, Megan, and Paul and Bre; his father-in-law, Tony, and brother and sister-in-law’s, Nicole and Stephen and Robert and Jessica; twenty-nine nieces and nephews, one great-niece, and many friends he considered family.