Alan Scott Phillips 1966 - 2021
Alan Scott Phillips died at home with his family after a valiant three-year battle with cancer.
He was born April 10, 1966, to Fred and June (Darby) Phillips in Medford, Oregon. His family joked that being born on Easter Sunday formed his temperament, as he was a good baby, a happy child and a gentle, kind man.
Alan spent most of his life in McMinnville, Oregon, where he attended the local schools, graduating from McMinnville High School in 1984. After a brief but memorable stint at Rose-Hulman in Terre Haute, Indiana, Alan graduated from Linfield College in 1988. While attending Linfield, Alan got his first job at Evergreen Aviation, where he met his wife, Jacqueline, and made lifelong friends. He worked at Evergreen for over 25 years, until it closed its doors in December 2014, then was quickly hired as a programmer analyst at Western Oregon University. He really enjoyed his co-workers at WOU, and was grateful for their support in his time of il