Darryl Phillips passed away on January 18, 2024 at the age of 85. He is survived by his wife Pat of the home, daughter Patti Phillips and Bob Alexander of Piedmont OK, son Donald and Kimberley Phillips of Mounds OK, sister Marilyn Johnson of Wichita KS, brother in law Clifford J. Collins Jr. of Sterling Heights MI, son in law Dwain King of Dawson TX, and stepson Mark and Lynn Speedy of Ocala FL. Darryl is survived by ten grandkids, seventeen great-grandkids, five step-grandkids and one step great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his first wife Suzanne Phillips, two daughters, Terry King of Dawson TX and Debbie Marshall of Fort Smith AR, stepson Jim Speedy of Saratoga CA and brother in law Charles Johnson of Wichita KS.

The family wishes to express their appreciation to all the nurses at Mays Professional Home Health for their talent and care and love during these past months. Thank you.

Mr. Phillips spent much of his life in technology and was awarded three US patents. He and his wife Pat owned and operated The Airsport Corp in Sallisaw for eighteen years, where they designed aircraft instruments sold around the earth. Through his career Darryl worked on a wide variety of strange projects from wireless intrusion alarms to eye shadow machines to protecting ship hulls from corrosion to stirling engines to self-weighing semi trucks. He considered himself a generalist, as opposed to a specialist, and often adapted ideas from one field into a different field altogether. He was licensed by the FCC and FAA and was self-taught. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a nearby animal shelter. A private memorial service is planned for a later date.

Cremation is under the care of Forever Memories Funeral Services.

The ole goat croaked. End of story.