~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, NC/RC/NWA Capt. Richard C. Phillips
June 25, 1937 - January 09, 2020
This news was received via our website…..
notification with the passing of retired North Central/Republic/Northwest
Airlines pilot Capt. Richard Crandall Phillips, age 82. Captain Phillips is survived by his wife Sarah,
his children and his grandchildren.
Obituary and guestbook information is available online
Services for Captain Phillips are planned for January 17 at White
Funeral Home of Burnsville, Minnesota.
For those wishing to send a personal note, whitepages lists
the family residence as
73 Birnamwood Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary………… Richard C. Phillips, age 82 of Burnsville,
passed away on January 9, 2020. Survived by wife Sarah; children Mark, Heather
(Jim) Frye, Alan (Andrea) and Frederick (Dagmar) and 10 grandchildren. Memorial
service 2:00 PM Friday, January 17, 2020 at White Funeral Home 12804 Nicollet
Ave S. Burnsville, MN. Visitation 1 hr prior to service. In lieu of flowers,
memorials preferred.
Dick Phillips was
born 6/25/37 in Lake Forest, Ill. To Harry and Mary Phillips. They lived in a house attached to the
Deerpath station of the Chicago North Shore Railroad. His parents both worked
for the railroad and Dick grew up in that station. He grew up very involved in
Boy Scouts earning his Eagle Scout and had a passion for photography. After
finishing school, he went to the Art Institute of Chicago for photography.
After his first semester at the school, the teacher approached him and told him
that obviously he didn’t need to be there as he knew everything already. He
refunded his tuition and gave him a job as the dark room instructor for the
second semester.
Dick then joined the
Airforce and wanted to be a photographer for the Airforce. After taking all his
entrance test, he scored too high and was told he could not be a photographer
but instead would be in air traffic control. He was very proud to be involved
in the S.A.C. during his service and even became the Boy Scout leader for his
base scout troop while stationed in England.
Dick met his first wife Fransizka in Europe and after his
service moved back to Chicago where his son Frederick was born. He married his
second wife Sarah and had three children Mark, Heather and Alan raising his
family in Apple Valley, MN.
Richard started working in the airline industry including
Butler Aviation in Chicago, Mississippi Valley Airlines, North Central
Airlines, Republic Airlines, Northwest, Airlines and eventually retiring from
Delta Airlines. Dick had a lifelong interest in aviation, mostly WWII aircraft.
Dick was a P-51 mustang historian and possibly the world’s most knowledgeable
source of information about civil Mustangs writing and photgraphing for
numerous aviation publications all over the world. He volunteered with the
Experimental Aircraft Association Warbirds at the annual convention and airshow
(Airventure in recent years) for the past 52+years.
After retirement Dick
continued working with the Boy Scouts participating on the Board of Reviews and
teaching the aviation and photography badges at various camps every year. He
loved fishing and often went to the senior center to play cribbage. He spent a
lot of time teaching his grandkids all about airplanes and fishing or just
playing cards. Rachel, Ryan, Julia,
Alexandra, Lane Harrison, John, Penny, Emmett and Patrick all meant the world
to him. He once said, “being a grandparent is the reward you get after all
those hard years of being a parent”.
Dick will be missed by family and friends all around the
globe.
Condolences: www.whitefuneralhomes.com
SERVICES : Memorial Service
Friday, January 17, 2020 at 2:00 PM… visitation 1 hour prior
to service
White Funeral Home - Burnsville
12804 Nicollet Ave S , Burnsville, Minnesota 55337
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Sent: Friday; January 10; 2020 4:32 PM; To:
<death.flwnwst@gmail.com>;
Deceased full name Captain
Richard C. Phillips; Date of Birth 6/25/1937; Date of Death 1/9/2020;
Retired ;Age at death 82; Cause of death unknown; Living Spouse Sara; Address Burnsville MN; Airline NCA/RC/NWA/DAL;
Obit White Funeral Home; Burnsville MN
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