BORN

1932

DIED

2021

William McPhillips Obituary

McPhillips
WILLIAM J MCPHILLIPS
1932 - 2021
Bill McPhillips loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke. Bill was born in 1932 to Joseph and Ethel McPhillips in San Francisco, CA. After serving in the Coast Guard for 2 years, Bill went to work for Schlage Lock in 1954. He married Louise Ann Spink in 1960 and together they raised five children Nick, Rick, Karen, Joseph, and Kim. He worked for Schlage Lock for 30 years, retiring as a Manufacturing Engineer. Bill then went to work for Digital Equipment Corporation as a Manufacturing Engineer until 1992. He then returned to his roots to work as a machinist at C & G Machine for 4 years. He was married to Louise for 60 years until his death.
A funeral service will be held April 17th, 2021 at 11am at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Colorado Springs, CO. His ashes will be interred at Evergreen Cemetery of Colorado Springs.

Published by The Gazette from Apr. 15 to Apr. 16, 2021.
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