Barry Edsel Phillips

Dr. Barry Edsel Phillips October 1, 1949 July 5, 2011 Dr. Barry Phillips passed away Friday, August 5, 2011. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Sunday, August 7, at Agudath Jacob Cemetery. Rabbi Gordon Fuller will officiate. Barry was born on October 1, 1949 in Tacoma Park, MD to the late Edsel and Ruby Phillips. He spent his childhood in Maryland, Mississippi, and later in Crozet, VA, where his parents made their permanent home. He graduated from Shenandoah Valley Academy in Newmarket, VA in 1967. He went on to earn his B.A. in psychology and his medical degree from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. Doctor Phillips moved to Waco in 1975, where he completed his internship at Providence Hospital. Over his 35 years in medicine, Dr. Phillips served many communities in Central Texas as a general practitioner and emergency room physician. He provided care to patients at several area hospitals, including Rosebud Community Hospital, Marlin Hospital, Taylor Hospital and Coryell Memorial Hospital, where he was Director of Emergency Services. Dr. Phillips married Hanna Rubel Phillips in May of 1994, joining their two families and enriching the lives of everyone they knew with their union. Dr. Phillips converted to Judaism in 2010 and was an active member of the Agudath Jacob Synagogue in Waco, where he and his wife recently renewed their vows in a traditional Jewish ceremony. Barry was survived by his wife Hanna; his two sons, Brian and Christopher; his daughter Lara and her husband Casey Gembicki; his two step-sons, Jarrod and Josh Harelik; his step-daughter Alyssa and her husband Eric Morrow; his granddaughter, Sophia Morrow; and two sisters, Sherry Pickett and Janice Gregory. In addition, he was survived by many loving extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his mother and father. Dr. Phillips was loved and well-respected by family, friends, and many former patients. He will be truly missed and never forgotten. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our "Memorial Guestbook" at www.WilkirsonHatchBailey.com. WILKIRSON-HATCH-BAILEY