Paul Wayne Phillips

Paul Wayne Phillips, age 82, of Falls Church, VA, died on October 24, 2024. He was born on November 26, 1941 in Sedalia, Missouri and was the son of Jewel Evelyn (Shackelford) and Noah Washington Phillips. His father worked for the MKT Railroad and his mother was a homemaker.

He graduated from the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law and was admitted to the Missouri Bar Association in 1969. From 1970 to1981, he worked in various capacities for the Missouri Public Service Commission including as General Counsel. From 1981 to 2007, when he retired, he was an attorney and lastly Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Interventions and Power Marketing for the United States Department of Energy.

He was an active member of the Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in McLean, VA and served in many leadership roles until became he ill in 2019. Paul was an avid computer and electronics user. He loved to travel, especially to England, and had a passion for all things British. He was a consummate reader with widely varied interests.

His parents and twin brother, James Noah Phillips preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Rosalind Ann Wayne Phillips, whom he married on December 12, 1970, his daughter, Laura Wayne Phillips Barghaan, his son in law, Dennis Carl Barghaan, Jr., his granddaughter, Ashley Elizabeth Barghaan, his sister, Martha Sullivan (Gary), nieces Cheryl Lips and Lisa Rysa and great nieces and nephews.

Following private internment on November 1, 2024, a Service of Celebration and Witness to the Resurrection was held at the Lewinsville Presbyterian Church on November 11, 2024. The family suggests that memorials in the name of Paul be made to the Lewinsville Presbyterian Church Foundation, 1724 Chain Bridge Road, McLean, Virginia 22101.