Mr. Timothy Phillips Sr

TIMOTHY PHILLIPS, SR entered eternal life on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at age 80. Timothy Phillips, Sr. was born on August 10, 1933 in Lake Providence, Louisiana to Cornealous and Lelar Phillips. He was seventh of eleven children. In 1953, he was called to serve in the United States Army, 762 MM Rocket Battalion at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and in Kelzero, Germany. After two years of service, Timothy was honorably discharged with the rank of Private in 1955. He returned to Lake Providence and enrolled into B. W. Griffin High School where he graduated at the age of 22 in 1956. Timothy pursued post-secondary education and attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he became a "Southernite". In 1961, he received a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education. Timothy began teaching sixth grade in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee at Our Lady of Good Hope Catholic School. After one year, he began working in Milwaukee Public Schools where he was an elementary school teacher at Brown Street School and a social studies teacher and audio visual director at Francis Parkman Middle School. Timothy loved taking pictures. He took pictures of his mother, sisters and brothers, children, nieces and nephews, teachers, friends, church members; just everybody. In 1972, he received a master's of science degree in guidance and counseling from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a certificate of vocational counseling. Timothy arrived at North Division High School and was a "Blue Devil" guidance counselor for 10 years. In 1988, he served as the first black Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After one year, he returned to Milwaukee Public Schools and worked as a Student Services Specialist in Central Office and became a member of Administrator's and Supervisors Council. Timothy married Bernadine E. Reacord on September 2, 1961. To this union, two children were born, Ramona M. Phillips and Timothy Phillips, Jr. The Phillips Family came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1964 and joined Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Timothy served as a deacon for 46 years. He was a dedicated and spiritual member of organizations in Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Timothy was a Sunday school teacher, interim Sunday school superintendent, member of the Men's Choir, Missionary Society and Wisconsin Layman's Association. In 1993, he retired from the Milwaukee Public School System after 33 years of service. Afrer retirement, Timothy enjoyed gardening, hand washing his 2005 blue and white Cadillac, and watching westerns. Tim visited and prayed for church members who were sick and shut in in nursing homes and hospitals. He also provided transportation for people from the church, relatives or friends who needed to get around the city of Milwaukee. As he did every year, Timothy always attended the Southern University Alumni Conventions for 40 years which were held all over the United States. He was a Gold Member which meant, he gave over $500,000.00 to Southern University Alumni Association. He was also a historic member of the Million Man March which was a gathering of African-American Men in Washington, D.C. on October 16, 1995 called by Louis Farrakhan. In 2011, Timothy received the WlSN Channel 12 Black Excellence Award and received an MPS Black Pioneer Award in 2012. He personally sponsored black high school students in Milwaukee Public Schools to attend Historically Black Colleges and Universities, especially Southern University System. He is preceded in death by Cornealous and Lelar Phillips (parents), Cornealous Phillips (brother), Walter Phillips (brother), Rubye Brooks (sister), Jessie (Phillips) Lucas (sister), Leon Phillips (brother) and Dorothy (Phillips) Anderson, (sister), Frank Rogers (son), and Clifford Lucas (nephew). Left to cherish his precious memories are: two surviving children, four grandchildren (Frank Rogers), James B. Ward, Sr., Derrick Richardson, Tremaine Rogers, Angela Gardner and eight great grandchildren, one great, great grandchild, Kahmoury Buchanan, nieces and nephews Earl (Pearl) Phillips, Manuel (lane) Phillips, Lynn (Debra) Phillips, Annette Lucas, Gloriastine Newton, Katherine (Donald) Miller, Kathleen (loe) Harrison, Jesse Phillips, Gloriann (Clifford) Lucas, Lydia Cincore, J.D. Verdelia Cincore, M.D. and Sterling Cincore, Jr.CPA, and two sister-in-laws Exa (Cornealous) Phillips, Vera (Sterling) Cincore and a host of great nieces and nephews.

Mr. Timothy Phillips Sr

August 10, 1933 - June 17, 2014