David Alan Phillips' Obituary
David Alan Phillips was born May 25, 1960 in Norwalk, CA. He moved to Tulsa, OK with his family when he was 8 years old. He married Laurie Uhl Phillips in 1979 and they welcomed their only child, Tiffany Phillips in 1980. David and Laurie later divorced and he continued to live in Tulsa until his death on October 31, 2022.
David began working for Rainbo Bread (now Bimbo Bread Company) in 1981. He served as a Shop Steward and on Negotiating Committees for Teamsters Local 523, helping to make sure he and his co-workers had the pay and benefits they needed to take care of their families.
The light of his life was his daughter, Tiffany. He would always have a story for friends of her latest adventures and accomplishments.
David is survived by his daughter, Tiffany Phillips; sister Deb Hutton and her husband George; nieces Kristi Hastke and Jessica Damico and their families. David was preceded in death by his parents Wayne and Alma Phillips; sister Sylvia Orel and nephew Eric Orel.
Celebration of Life will be Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at McNellie’s South, 7031 S Zurich, Tulsa
The family asks for donations to Tulsa Area United Way or Huntington’s Disease Society of America in lieu of flowers.
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