ical Engineering. While obtaining his master's degree he started working for The University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy and stayed there for almost 50 years. Jim was united in marriage to Janis Fields at St. Wenceslaus Church in Cedar Rapids on June 29, 1974. After retirement he returned "part-time" and worked as much as his health allowed; he loved his job, and the people he worked with made his area accessible to him, so he could work as long as possible. Jim worked on the Iowa Foil printer with Dan Wenman and Virginia Myers, he also enjoyed working on electric vehicles. He sang with The University of Iowa hospital volunteer group "The Heartbeats". Jim also ushered, sang in the choir, and played guitar at church. He was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, and American Legion Jim is survived by his wife, Janis Phillips; two sons, Mark (Angela) Phillips of Iowa City and Ryan Phillips of Cedar Rapids; two step-grandchildren, Arys and Dell Brackett; siblings, Dorothy (Elmer) Hasenmiller of Grand Mound, Paul (Janie) Phillips of Succasunna, NJ, Pauline (Duane) Prew of Shoreview, MN and Pat (Glen) Hotchkiss of Bettendorf, IA; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Beverly (Gary) Montague of Cedar Rapids and Dewayne (Debbie) Fields of Marion. Jim was preceded in death by his parents; siblings Mary Helen (Everett) Clark, Robert Phillips, Lois (Jim) Ales, Jackie Phillips, and Janet Wahl; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Arnold and Marie Fields; brother-in-law, Tom Fields. To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.lensingfuneral.com/obituaries/James-Richard-Phillips?obId=3075423#/obituaryInfo