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âI never got to know him:â Earl Phillips remembered at Fallen Officer Ceremony
Fallen officers remembered by fellow officers and loved ones By Bill Snyder | May 11, 2021 at 1:50 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 7:12 PM
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - Wesley Phillips never got to know his grandfather Earl Phillips. Thatâs because, during a traffic stop in 1972, the Harrison County sheriffâs deputy was killed in the line of duty.
âI didnât get a chance to know him because I was only a year old,â Phillips said. âHe went up to the car and the guy had a shotgun and shot him in the abdomen and left him there, in the road. Yeah, itâs been hard.â
By HUNTER INGRAM | Star-News, Wilmington, N.C. | Published: January 22, 2021 WILMINGTON, N.C. (Tribune News Service) He met everyone at the door with a smile. That s just who he was. That s how Evonne Phillips described her husband Paul s presence as the first face guests saw when they arrived at the Cameron Art Museum for nearly 20 years. Retirement didn t stop Paul Phillips from signing onto the security of the museum s new building in 2002, after a long career in security and a sterling record of service in World War II. At the museum, he was a consistent greeting in an ever-changing world. At the age of 93, Paul passed away Tuesday with his family by his side.
WILMINGTON – “He met everyone at the door with a smile. That’s just who he was.”
That’s how Evonne Phillips described her husband Paul’s presence as the first face guests saw when they arrived at the Cameron Art Museum for nearly 20 years.
Retirement didn’t stop Paul Phillips from signing onto the security of the museum’s new building in 2002, after a long career in security and sterling record of service in World War II. At the museum, he was a consistent greeting in an ever-changing world.
At the age of 93, Paul passed away Tuesday with his family by his side.