Robert Vern Phillips Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Robert Vern Phillips was born in Fremont, Ohio on November 19, 1928. He was the eldest of 3 children, and passed to his rest October 25, 2017. Throughout his life his given name, Robert, was exchanged with nicknames such as Bobby and Bob, and through his business he was known as RVP. In the summer of 1944, at the age of 15 he obtained seaman papers from the US Coast Guard and worked on the Great Lakes iron ore freighter Elton Hoyt II. In 1946, after graduating from high school at age 17, he enlisted in the US Navy and served in the Pacific Theater at the end of World War II on the USS Fort Marion (LSD-22), touring to Alaska, Japan, and many islands of the Pacific. He received the American Campaign, World War II Victory, and Good Conduct medals. Following his honorable discharge from the Navy, Bob enrolled at Bowling Green State University on the GI Bill, where he met his future wife, Eudora Louise Morris. After graduating from BGSU with a degree in Business Administration Bob moved to California. He and Louise were engaged in 1956 and married in Ohio on June 8, 1957. Bob and Louise returned to California where they made their permanent home. Bob earned his MBA in 1961 and in 1970 started Robert Phillips & Associates, known as RPA, his own international consulting business. With RPA he made over 100 trips to Mexico and worked in most major cities in the United States. Bob loved the outdoors and took the entire family on a camping adventure every summer to see beautiful National Parks and historic landmarks in United States and Canada, visiting many relatives and friends along the way. Bob always enjoyed flying and earned his private pilot license at Cable Airport in Upland, California. He was also an avid big game hunter and collected trophies from Alaska, Utah, Canada, Mexico, and Africa. He traveled the world with Louise, visiting Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, and Western and Middle Europe, where he researched his family heritage in Tamasi, Hungary. Bob and Louise lived in 3 different homes in Claremont, California while raising their 3 children Nancy Louise, Robert Scott, and Mary Beth who have given them 8 grandchildren - Andrew, Lauren, Matthew, Austin, Kathryn, Richard, Colin, and Bryce. In 1999 Bob and Louise moved to Mission Viejo, California where where they resided till his death. Graveside Service with Honors will be held Thursday, December 28th, 2017 starting at 11AM at Oak Park Cemetery 410 Sycamore Ave., Claremont, CA 91711. See below for driving directions.

Robert Vern Phillips

November 19, 1928 - October 25, 2017

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