John Russell Phillips III Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of John Russell Phillips III (Eaton Rapids, Michigan), who passed away on September 30, 2025 at the age of 58. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of John Russell Phillips III to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid John Russell farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For John Russell is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his mother Susan Phillips; his nephew Dakota Phillips; and his uncle Michael Phillips. He is survived by: his father John Jr. Phillips; his brother Todd Phillips (Melissa); his niece Savannah Phillips; his aunts, Trudy Sanocki (Bob) and Margo Phillips; his cousins, Aiden, Ian Phillips, Jenny Seconsky and Michael Sanocki; and his close friend Michael Wetmore.