Robert "Bob" Sumner Phillips Jr.

Bob Phillips, Jr. peacefully crossed the border into heaven on September 1, 2008. He was surrounded by family and friends.Bob was born in Amarillo, TX in December of 1939 to the late Robert S. Phillips, Sr. and Millie Jane Banis Phillips. He lived in Amarillo and California until his family moved to Fort Worth when he was eight years old. He attended Daggett Elementary & Junior High and graduated from Paschal High School in 1957. He graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Business Administration and Political Science. For the next four years, he worked in his family business, Phillips Engineering Company. In 1964 he was elected the youngest president in the history of the Jr. Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. That year his organization set an international record that has not been equaled today. Over the next several years he was the founding member of Big Brothers of Tarrant County; served on the board of directors of the Unity Fund and the Jr. Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce; served as chairman judge for the Miss Texas Pageant for four years; served as a political aid to Lyndon B. Johnson and Congressman Jim Wright; In 1966 he joined Success Motivation Institute and became their number one distributor in the world. He developed a reputation as a professional speaker, motivational expert, and corporate turn-around specialist. During this time he worked several years for the government. For the next 30 years he was involved with numerous corporate turn-around and takeovers.During the Reagan Administration, he reported to Secretary of Defense, Dick Chaney, and was involved with projects for the Department of Defense, which included the evaluation of the B1 bomber and the evaluation of the combining of the joint special forces of the US Military. He appeared in numerous movies and TV action adventures, hosted topped ranked syndicated TV shows for three years, and appeared on Oprah and It's A Miracle. In 1999 he and his wife started Life Wellness Ministries International, which has grown into over 8,000 customers and clients all over the world. In 2007, he was a visiting professor for the Heartland School of Ministry teaching leadership.Survivors; Beloved wife, Caron Phillips; children, Trey Phillips, Robyn Danielson, Kevin Adcock, Mark Adcock; Grandchildren, Ashton Adcock, Jackson Adcock, Caleb Phillips, Beck Danielson, Aaron Eggenberg.Also by his mother, Millie Jane Phillips; brothers, Ron Phillips and Brad Phillips; and a sister, Jayne Howell.The family kindly request in lieu of flowers, donations be directed to the Bob Phillips Scholarship fund, c/o The Heartland World Ministries Church, 6300 North Belt Line Road, Las Colinas, TX 75063, or you may donate online at http://www.heartlandfamily.com/Giving. You may contact the church directly at 214-687-5531.Friends are invited to a celebration of his life at 1:00 O'clock, the afternoon of September 13, 2008 at Heartland World Ministries Church, 6300 North Belt Line Road,Las Colinas, TX 75063.