| Graduation Year | Class of 1982 |
| Date of Passing | Jun 02, 2017 |
| About | HEATH: A service Celebrating the Life of Anthony Alan "Tony" Phillips will be held at 11am, on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the Brucker-Kishler Funeral Home. His nephew Scott Cronin will officiate. Family and friends may call from 2-5pm and 6-8pm, on Wednesday, at the funeral home, 985 N. 21st Street in Newark. Tony, 53, of Heath, passed away unexpectedly Friday, June 2, 2017 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. He was born January 18, 1964, in Newark a son of Don (Sherrie) Phillips and Katherine Jo (Pete) Plante. A 1982 graduate of Heath High School, he earned a degree in Criminal Justice in 1984 from COTC. Tony began his career in law enforcement in 1985, with the Licking County Sheriff's Department and retired in 2012, after 27 years of service. He then served the Licking County Municipal Court Adult Probation as Community Service Coordinator until his passing. He was a member of the F.O.P., AMVETS, the Newark and Buckeye Lake Moose, Buckeye Lake Eagles and a past member of the Jaycees. For many years he coached Track and Cross County teams at Heath High School and also officiated at events. He loved the ocean and June trips to Myrtle Beach to celebrate his anniversary and Father's Day. Tony dearly loved spending time with his family and friends and was a devoted husband, father, son, brother and friend. He loved the daily walks with his beloved and inseparable dog "Willow" and enjoyed spending time with the family cat "Oreo". Surviving in addition to his mother and father, are his wife Patty (Peterson) Phillips, whom he married June 18, 1988; his sons, Justin and Jacob "JP"; his brother Matthew (Heather) Offers; father and mother-in-law, Richard and Linda Peterson; brother-in-law Mike (Gayle) Cronin; sister-in-law Joyce Weber; special cousins Bill (Vicki) Hitchcock and Jeri (Nick) Ross; uncle, Greg (Bonnie) Crawford and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Tony gave the "gift of life" as an organ donor and was a proud member of his community. |
