Phillip Damian Morales

With heavy hearts, we remember Phillip Damian Morales, of Richmond, Texas, who passed from this earthly pilgrimage on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the age of 50 years old on the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.

Phillip was born to Roosevelt and Theresa Morales in downtown Houston, Texas on October 30, 1974 at St. Joseph Hospital, the third eldest of eleven children. Phillip graduated from Palacios High School in 1993 and furthered his studies at Texas A&M University, then completed a degree from the Art Institute of Houston.

Phillip met his future bride Alyssa in high school, and he knew he would marry her one day. On June 30, 2007, Phillip joyfully entered into the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony with Alyssa (nee Lopez), the love of his life, and they relished in almost 18 years of unwavering love, fulfilling their dreams and creating a beautiful life together modeled after the Holy Family.

By age five, Phillip’s artistic talents became apparent, and he developed into an artist, singer, musician and athlete during different stages of his life. As an adult, he focused on his God-given artistic abilities for a profession, becoming a 2D/3D artist, Creative Director, President and CEO of his own company Orb Interactive and Co-Founder of Superjump Games. Phillip loved creating video games, drawing religious and personal art for himself and others, writing film scripts with his brother, and helping his children cultivate their artistic abilities inherited from their father.

Phillip was a family man in every sense of the word. He loved working hard to provide for his family and doing things with his children that they loved to do, along with forming them spiritually because he knew time on earth was not our eternal home and desired Heaven for himself and for his family. He loved relaxing by the water in Palacios with his wife and children, watching movies and sports with his family and siblings, always bringing joy and laughter to those around him with his fun, mischievous and irreplaceable sense of humor, and being a source of encouragement, warmth and kindness to everyone he knew and crossed paths with.

Phillip’s loved ones were blessed with a second chance with him after he suffered an aortic dissection in 2015. This experience changed Phillip, and he profoundly deepened his faith and love for God, leading him to consecrate himself to Jesus through Mary, pray the rosary with his family, and foster a great devotion to St. Joseph and St. Maria Goretti, the young Saint who interceded for his physical healing from the dissection. Phillip taught high school religious education for many years at the parishes that he, his wife and children attended, and he also had a special devotion to St. Michael the Archangel, even as a young man.

He is preceded in death by his mother Theresa Ramirez Morales; his grandparents Josephine Ybarra Morales, Ignacio and Ophelia Ramirez, and his nephew Nicolas Gonzales.

Our handsome Phillip was deeply loved by his family, friends, and colleagues and will be missed forever, most especially by his beloved wife, Alyssa, who he treasured with his whole heart and was so proud to call his wife, and by his precious children, Brendan Matthew, Miryn Alexandra, Cade Maximilian, Cruz Xavier, and Cash Kolbé, whom he lovingly committed his life to and will always be with.

He also is held close in the hearts of his father Roosevelt Morales and siblings, Roosevelt Sean, Marie Claudine (Carlos Aguirre), Michael Dominic (Lisa), Mark Vincent (Marta), James Stephen, Joshua Paul (Maria), Elizabeth Anne, Kathryn Alicia (Nick Flores), Timothy Daniel (Leslie), and Joseph Xavier and parent-in-laws Theresa and Anthony Pardo, and in-laws, Lorraine (Andrew) Page, Zachary (Jennifer) Lopez, and Isaac Lopez.

A visitation for Phillip will be held Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at American Heritage Funeral Home, 10710 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77038. A rosary will occur Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, 10710 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77038. A funeral service will occur Thursday, February 6, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Regina Caeli Parish, 8121 Breen Dr, Houston, TX 77064. A graveside service will occur Thursday, February 6, 2025 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Palacios Cemetery, 829 12th St, Palacios, TX 77465. A reception will occur Thursday, February 6, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at St. Anthony's Catholic Church Hall, 1004 Magnusson Avenue, Palacios, Texas 77465.

Serving as pallbearers are R. Sean Morales, Michael D. Morales, Mark V. Morales, James S. Morales, Joshua P. Morales, Timothy D. Morales, Joseph X. Morales and Brendan M. Morales.