Francis Theodore Phllips Jr. ’41

TED PHILLIPS had a brother in '43, a father in '13, and uncles in '17 and '22, all of whom have passed on. And now so has Ted, who, as a It. col. (ret.), U.S.A.F., was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors on Mar. 2, 1990. At his retirement in 1962 he had been atomic, biological, and chemical defense officer for the Air Force at the Pentagon.

At Princeton Ted left us after three years to join up, but completed his degree in his spare time at the Univ. of Nebraska in 1956. Much later he acquired an M.A. from the Univ. of Virginia and embarked on a second career. 'Working in the Virginia State Dept. of Education, he served as school principal, state supervisor of instruction, math supervisor, and director of programs. Most recently he was the volunteer manager of the Christian Broadcasting Network Counseling Center in Richmond, where he lived. He had been a deacon and elder of the Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church there.

Ted is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Ann Salter Phillips, who is a recognized artist in Virginia; two sons, Richard S. and Francis T. III; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Sara) Heath and Mrs. Stephen (Barbara) Young; and a sister, Elizabeth P. Moore. We extend our sympathy to all of them.

The Class of 1941