Phillip Job Hawkins

Phillip Job Hawkins, 55, of Longmont, Colorado passed away on November 5, 2017 due to complications from a motor vehicle accident. There will be no funeral service, but a Celebration of Life Gathering is currently planned for some time in January 2018. Notifications will be sent out when plans are firmed up.

Phillip was born in Norwalk, Connecticut. He graduated from Roger Ludlow High School, Fairfield, CT. He attended Housatonic Community College.

Phillip began as an apprentice electrician in 1986, and became a Journeyman Electrician in 1991. Phil loved his job. One of the reasons he loved his job as an electrician was because he liked to be a hero to his customers. The tougher the job, the more he liked it.

Phillip is preceded in death by his father, Donald Kenneth Hawkins (Florida) as well as his brother, Fred Frost Hawkins (Boulder, CO).

Phillip is survived by his wife, Nancy Spadolini Hawkins of Longmont, Colorado, his mother Jacqueline E. Hawkins of Longmont, Colorado, his sister Donna Hawkins of Fuquay-Varina, NC, his sister Jacquelyn (John) McGrail of Louisville, KY, his brother Cameron (Janet) Hawkins of Stratford, CT and his sister Martha Hawkins of Boulder, CO, as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was also survived by his work spouse Matt Peck of Broomfield, CO. Some might think it odd to show Phil survived by Matt, his work spouse, but these two men had a very special, close relationship. And while working they were quite the team.

He was also survived by old friends Charles Hartley III, Tom Bravo, Al Leson and David Makar, who he had many boating, camping and flying adventures with when he lived in Connecticut .

You will never find a more honest, honorable, thoughtful, sensitive, caring, fun and funny man in this world. He could make people laugh with just a facial expression. He had a very deep and special relationship with nature and birding. He loved music, movies and his video games.

If you knew Phil at all you wouldn’t be surprised to know he kissed an elk on the lips. And once while hiking, slid off the trail in the snow and came face to face with a bobcat (that later tried to ambush him from a tree). Or the time while taking a nap in the woods, a moose pooped right next to his head!

Phil would go to great lengths to pull a prank. His nephew Paul lived with him and Cam for many years and became like a brother to them. One day Phil hid under a pile of clothes on Paul’s bed and patiently waited for him to come in so he could jump up and scare the daylights out of him.

And while Phil was a prankster, he was a sensitive and thoughtful soul. Shortly after Phil’s parents divorced his Mom walked to work because she didn’t have a car. She left work for home one afternoon knowing she would be completely drenched by the time she got home because it was pouring out. But when she left the building, there was Phil waiting with an umbrella to walk her home. He was always thoughtful, of everyone.

One of his proudest climbs (mountain climbs) was Little Bear Peak on a climb he made with Fred Thrall. It is a difficult 14er and they did it in the winter (November, I believe) and finished the climb at 2:00am and had to go to work at 6:00am. One other mountain climbing story was also with Fred Thrall when they climbed Twin Sisters. Phil decided he needed to take a rest and told Fred to go on ahead. When Fred came back he found Phil lying on his back on a horse hitching post, several feet above the ground, sound asleep.

As kids, Cam and Phil spent plenty of time getting into trouble. They loved to play army and dig fox holes in the back yard. That was OK until the day their Dad came home and found them digging up the septic tank. Whoops. Then there was also the time when Cam was carrying Phil on his shoulders near the deep end of the pool to scare him. Cam slipped in and they were both drowning. Luckily, Cam managed to get them to the side of the pool. However, after that he had to bribe Phil not to tell.

Being homebodies, Phil and his wife Nancy didn’t do a lot of adventuring. But in October they actually made two trips to Estes Park, having breakfast at their favorite café and doing a bit of shopping at the local Hallmark store and a rock shop just out of town. On the weekend of their 19th anniversary (October 16th), they went to Bonefish Grill and had the most heavenly meal. Those weekends were extra special and the memories will last a lifetime.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Phil Hawkins Memorial Fund, https://www.youcaring.com/nancyhawkins-1005914