August 16, 2010

Plane that killed Sen Stevens had 2 Montgomery County residents on it

A Potomac father died and his son was injured in the Alaska plane crash that killed four others, including former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens. William "Bill" Phillips, 56, and his son William "Willy" Phillips, Jr., 13, were going to a fishing lodge when the plane crashed Monday, according to Alaska State Police and news reports. Bill, a former Chief of Staff for Stevens, worked as a partner with Utrecht & Phillips, a law firm in Washington, D.C. Willy is in eighth grade at Mater Dei School in Bethesda.

Bill is also survived by his wife, Janet, and three sons who play collegiate football; Andrew, a fifth-year senior at Stanford University; Colter, a sophomore at the University of Virginia; and Paul, an incoming freshman at Indiana University. All three graduated from Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda. A spokesman for the school declined to comment. The family lives just off River Road, near Bretton Woods Golf Course.

"I know everybody loved them. Generally loved them," said neighbor Monika Palmore, 47, of Potomac.

The Phillips family has lived her neighborhood for a long time and they are known for their Christmas celebrations, Palmore said.

"They were wonderful. There is no question about it," Palmore said.

Barnaby Zall, a friend of the family, said Phillips was "an accomplished lobbyist and a good family man." SOURCE: Gazette

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