Paul Phillips

August 21, 1950 - August 18, 2012

Paul Phillips died August 18th after a long illness. Born to the late George and Eugenie Phillips, Paul was married to the former Karen Lynn Tarbell Thompson. He was a 1969 graduate of Pittsfield High School and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in New York. Paul loved traveling. Several of the countries of Europe were places that he lived. Even Russia and Estonia were places that he visited. He was a guard/cook at the local jail, a chef on a yacht in the Caribbean, and a landscaper in Australia. Once he was shipwrecked in Figi. His favorite job of all was working as a trail guide on the Milford Trail in New Zealand. Besides his wife, Paul is survived by a daughter, Lilly; a son Walker; a stepson Marc Thompson and his wife, the former Jennifer LaPoint. In addition, he is survived by six siblings: Mary and her husband Dr. Thornton Merriam of Hampden, Maine; Anthony and his wife Maureen of Medford; George Phillips of Pittsfield; Martin and his wife Ann of Pittsfield; Roseanne and her husband Michael Rodman of Wakefield; and Christopher Phillips also of Pittsfield. FUNERAL NOTICE: A memorial service will be held for Paul at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 235 Dalton-Division Road, Saturday, August 25th at 3:00 pm. David Daunais, one of the congregation's elders will conduct the service. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Paul's name to the Pittsfield Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.