James Brewer Phillips

James Brewer Phillips passed away peacefully at home in Boulder, Colorado on May 30 at age 90. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters and granddaughter. Jim is survived by his beloved wife of 63 years, Jody (Joan Shull), their three sons, James Jr. (Cindy) of Spirit Lake, IA, Carey Michael (Sharon) of Boulder, CO, and Jeffrey of Jefferson, SD, seven grandchildren: Shelly, Laurie, J l, Jacob, Alexander, Stephen and Christian, and great grandson Jude.Jim grew up in Salt Lake City and served in the Marine Corp in WWII before completing his engineering degrees at Stanford and Princeton. He worked for Standard Oil in California and Venezuela before moving the family to Sioux City, Iowa, where he worked as engineering manager and then general manager of McCracken Concrete Pipe Machinery Company. With Jody he started and ran Phillips Kiln Services Ltd. for 19 years before retiring to their summer home on Spirit Lake, Iowa. Together they moved to Boulder, Colorado in 2013.Jim will be remembered for many things but two qualities were hallmarks of his relationships with family, friends and employees. One was his high standard of excellence and integrity that he applied to himself, his family and his associates. The other was his generosity, freely offering his time, talent and treasure to many individuals and groups in need of help.Jim's talent was also applied to his recreation as he enjoyed golf, sailing, fishing, swimming and artistic creations like painting, stained glass, jewelry and stonework. His chief devotion, though, was to his family, which he extended to include his employees.Memorial gifts may be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association (www.apdaparkinson.org).Those who knew Jim are invited to share tributes and stories on Jim's Book of Memories at www. AhlbergFuneralChapel.com.