Obituary of Donald L. Phillips

DONALD L. PHILLIPS Don Phillips, of Camas, passed away October 10, 2008 at the age of 51. He was born on December 25, 1956 in Vancouver, WA to Eldon and Irma Phillips. Don grew up in Washougal and graduated from Washougal High School in 1975. He attended Clark College and then Mt. Hood Community College receiving a degree in Mortuary Science. He went to work for Straubâ??s Funeral Home in Camas and later worked for 16 years at Memorial Gardens Mortuary in Vancouver. In June of 1992 Don went to work for the Clark County Medical Examinerâ??s office. While there Don became a part of the Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team under the Department of Homeland Security. He spent several days helping during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Don had married June in 1981 in Hawaii and together they were members of The Word Of Life Church in Vancouver. He enjoyed traveling and life as a whole. He was preceded in death by his father, Eldon Phillips in 1995 and aunt, Dorothy Shemwell in 2008. Survivors include the love of his life, June Phillips, of Camas; daughter Lyn and son-in-law Mike Parks of Vancouver; grandson, Preston Parks of Vancouver; mother, Irma & step-father, Lea Hornbeck of Washougal; aunt & uncle Mary & Kent Adams of McMinnville, OR; extended family Dennis & Joyce Chung, Robert & Maggie Elick and Daniel & Leslie Hein. A celebration of Donâ??s life will be held Thursday, October16 at 1pm at New Heights Church at 7913 NE 58th Ave. in Vancouver. Interment will be private at the Washougal Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10am to 7pm at Straubâ??s Funeral Home in Camas. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be given to the Word Of Life Church @ 716 W 17th St., Vancouver, WA 98660. To send condolences or to sign the online guest book visit www.straubsfuneralhome.com.