In Memory ~ Paul Clair Phillip

This picture was taken during
Christmas holidays, 2018, when
Paul, Geoffrey, and Hayley were
talking to Sharon on Paul's
speakerphone

Paul Clair Phillip, age 61, died Friday, April 1, 2019, in Boise.

Paul was born Feb. 2, 1958, in Alliance, Neb. His parents (deceased) were Kenneth and Harriet Phillip.  He was raised in Alliance, graduating in 1976, followed by attending Chadron State College and working at Gene’s Pharmacy on weekends and summers before moving to Moscow.  There he worked at K-Mart before buying a Daylight Donut Shop in 1980.  Later, he began working at Washington State University and was also co-owner with his wife, Colleen, of Quilt Something! (featured as a top 10 shop in Quilt Sampler magazine).

In 2009, he divorced, took early retirement, moved to Denver, Colo., and finished his college degree via online classes he had started 36 years earlier.  In 2013, he began working for Global Village Charter Collaborative schools and later kept his employment by working from his new home in Boise. He was still employed there at the time of his death.

His activities in later life included being vice president of the condo association where he lived, exercising at a local pool, playing the trumpet in the Boise Community Band and, most importantly, enjoying his grandson, Henry.

He is survived by his ex-wife, Colleen Murphy, of Boise; his son, Geoffrey Phillip, and his partner, Amanda Hanson, of Denver, Colo.; his daughter, Hayley Sanders, and her husband, Tyler Sanders, of Boise; his grandson, Henry Sanders, of Boise; his siblings, Ray (Judi) Phillip, of Newcastle, Wash., Sharon (Tony) Singleton, of Moscow, Dick (Cindy) Phillip, of Riverton, Wyo., Bill (Janet) Phillip, of Cheney, Wash., and Jim (Kathie) Phillip, of Torrington, Wyo.; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Aclesa Chapel/Boise Funeral Home was in charge of cremation. A celebration of Paul’s life is at 3 p.m. today, April 17, 2019, in Cassia Park, on the Boise Bench.  Memorials may be sent to 4721 W. Cassia St., Boise, ID 83705.

1958

Below are pictures I found of Paul.  Not sure of the dates on all of them, but fun pictures to see.  If you click on any picture you can see it bigger.

1963

 

1976

1983

Paul with grandson Henry, 2018

And other fun things I found...

1975

I believe this is when he wanted to
buy his first car (probably 1974)

1927 Dodge

This was Grandpa Willie Phillip's car.  Pictured are Jean, Paul, and Ken with the car ready to be in a parade.....probably mid to late 1960s.

Judy thinks Everett Mann paid Grandma $75.00 for the car after Grandpa died (probably in 1953).  Larry and Judy bought it from Wilma in 1994 for $2500.00.  Larry and Judy gifted the car to Jared a few years later.  Everett always said he would never sell this car from his antique collection because of Judy and she really appreciated that.


I remember that when Grandma and Grandpa were visiting our house on Dakota in Alliance, my folks always gave Grandma a ride home.....even though Grandpa was going to the same place.  Only one time do I remember Grandma riding home with Grandpa in the car.  No one can corroborate this story.....but as an "under ten year old" ~ this is what I remember.


I talked with Jean and Maxine to see if I could get more information on this vehicle.  Willie bought the car new in 1927 and drove it until he died in 1953.  He never owned any other car.  They lived in Springview at the time.  Jean remembers all five of them (Willie, Alma, Jean, Bob, Leo) taking a trip to Stuart, NE, for a 4th of July celebration.  They weren't told where they were going, and according to Jean, it took forever to get there....when, in fact, it was only 50 miles.


More from Jean:  Willie had big, wide feet.  Once when he drove the car to the grainery, he intended to hit the brake but instead his big, wide foot hit the accelerator and he ran into a concrete wall breaking the bumper off. 


Willie used to deliver mattresses with the car by putting them over the top of the car and on a rack which was attached to the back of the car.


Maxine remembers riding with Willie one time when he ran up over a curb into someone's yard......she doesn't remember ever riding with him again.


I couldn't find much information about the price of the car originally ~ except that it probably cost between $900 - $1000 in 1927.

Kenneth, 8/11/28, with THE car,  This was a picture in Ken's photo album with his writing on the picture.

The next four pictures were taken in August, 1996.  The first three were taken at the Box Butte County fair parade with Jean and Jared in the car.  The one of Kenneth and Jean was taken in Judy Mann's yard.

Pictures of the 1927 Dodge car as it is today.  The car is now stored on property owned by Cory and Jared Mann.

Wheel cap on the wheel

The roof of the car