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Herbert P. Phillips ’54 died on January 27, 2017, in Boston, Massachusetts. (The following was published in The Boston Globe on January 28, 2017:) PHILLIPS, Atty. Herbert P. Haverhill Attorney for 60 Years 83, of Gloucester and formerly of Haverhill, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017, at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. He was born in Haverhill on May 27, 1933, son of the late Joshua and Kathryn (Kosoff) Phillips. Herb practiced law for nearly 60 years in Haverhill, mostly at the law firm Phillips, Gerstein & Channen PC. He earned his undergraduate degree at Bowdoin College, his law degree at Boston University and his Masters in Taxation at New York University. He began his career as a clerk for Judge Opper of the U.S. Tax Court in Washington DC. He later served as Haverhill City Solicitor and on the Hearings Committee of the Board of Bar Overseers. Herb participated in many civic and religious institutions, including as a director at Camp Bauercrest, Amesbury, MA and as a Bowdoin class agent. He was an avid runner, participating in over 20 marathons long before running became popular. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Margery (Kapelson) Phillips; children, Thomas J. Phillips and his wife, Sharon Gillis of Newton, Mass., Jane P. and her husband, John Davey of West Hartford, Conn., and Richard P. Phillips and his wife, Kimberly Rosvall of Bloomington, Ind.; five grandchildren, Alexandra and Andrew Phillips, Annabelle and Jillian Davey and Violet Phillips. He was also the father of the late Karen A. Phillips and brother of the late Lawrence I. Phillips. The Boston Globe on January 28, 2017 https://obituaries.bowdoin.edu/herbert-p-phillips-54/