John Paul Phillips of Georgia

Bobby Bowman · Post by **Bobby Bowman** » 21 Apr 2010 3:26 pm

John Paul passed away yesterday, April 20'th, about 5:30pm. He was still in the hospital where he has been for a couple of weeks.
His son Josh said there will be a memorial service for him in the near future and that will be announced later.
JP was a good man and a good friend to many, a man of Christian faith and was active here on the Forum as well as the International Steel Guitar Chat Room.
May God rest his soul and give Comfort to his family.
BB

Hook Moore · Post by **Hook Moore** » 21 Apr 2010 3:29 pm

Thats so sad, he was a good man and I thought very highly of him.. Thanks for letting us know Bobby..
Hook

Pete Walthall · Post by **Pete Walthall** » 21 Apr 2010 4:26 pm

bobby thanks for posting.will miss the pope.lots of good chats with him. he will surely be missed

Milton C. Willmann · Post by **Milton C. Willmann** » 21 Apr 2010 5:24 pm

God bless the "Pope" John Paul Phillips of Georgia. He was a very kind and trusting man. He and his family suffered many hardships and he had faith to see him through. He is home with the Lord now.

Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 21 Apr 2010 5:44 pm

Unimaginable that John's son, Jason, died the week before he did. If you haven't heard the beautiful piece John wrote about his special son, please link to John's My Space page to hear the audio he called To A Special Son:

http://www.myspace.com/johnpphillips

Rest in peace, dear man . . .

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 21 Apr 2010 6:23 pm

RIP John.

John was a very strong man with a strong faith.

I talked to him several times in the last couple years, and he always had helpful and loving things to say. Helping others was his greatest joy.

I certainly try to pass it on in a fraction of his example.

Eric L

Archie Nicol R.I.P. · Post by **Archie Nicol R.I.P.** » 22 Apr 2010 2:50 am

Sad news, indeed.

I always enjoyed John's posts in the Humour section. His warm personality shone through in his writing.

Our sincere condolences to John's family.

Archie and June.

ray qualls · Post by **ray qualls** » 22 Apr 2010 4:52 am

So sorry to hear about Johns passing. May the Lord Bless him and his family. Ray

Tamara James · Post by **Tamara James** » 22 Apr 2010 5:38 am

Please except my sincere condolences to the family. I'm sending prayers on your behalf. Peace be with you.

Michael McGee · Post by **Michael McGee** » 22 Apr 2010 6:30 am

My sincerest condolences to JP's family.

He was a great friend and encourager to me. May God be with us and grant us mercy and peace as we grieve.

JP, one of these days we'll have another great conversation and play a tune together. Goodbye for now but not forever.

jmm

bruce fischer · Post by **bruce fischer** » 22 Apr 2010 11:07 am

so sorry to hear this! prayers for the family. bruce & lynn

Paul Graupp · Post by **Paul Graupp** » 22 Apr 2010 12:44 pm

This has come as quite a blow to me !! I was following the thread in Ext Family hoping against hope that he could make a turn for the better but such was not to be. I have been a friend of his on this Forum for years. I have heard his eloquent tribute to his son and I have heard many other words of consolation or congradulation to others here. He was a fine man and I think what speaks so highly of him was his choice of an avatar.

Cousin Jody was one of the early pioneers of steel guitar and was heard frequently on the Grand Ole Opry. John said his respect for Jody, in using him as his avatar, was from their meeting many years ago.
His roots in this field run as deep as any but like so many other steel guitarists we have talked about over the years, he was truly; as is so often said:

ONE OF THE NICEST, GENTLE MAN, YOU COULD EVER HAVE THE PLEASURE OF KNOWING !!

And as many have said before me, I shall miss him for longer then I may have left to do so !!

Sad Regrets, Paul

Randy Gilliam · Post by **Randy Gilliam** » 22 Apr 2010 1:51 pm

John you will be missed! The Lord Took a Good one From us, your Pal Randy Gilliam!

Hal Higgins · Post by **Hal Higgins** » 22 Apr 2010 3:52 pm

Bobby...It's a sad day indeed....John Paul was a good friend to many....and to me especially....He, like many others, helped me out after Katrina wiped us out. A very kind and gentle man....our condolences to his family, and may his spirit R.I.P.

Shorty Smith · Post by **Shorty Smith** » 22 Apr 2010 6:55 pm

John Paul (JP)was a great friend of mine for several years, he will surely be missed, may he rest in peace, Shorty

Wayne Morgan · Post by **Wayne Morgan** » 24 Apr 2010 12:47 pm

Such sad news, Pope was a dear friend and with all the pain and suffering he endured over the years, he was always lifting your spirits and teaching all of us to be thankfull for what we have.
JP was a retired radoi guy, who loved traditional country, we will miss you ole pal.
Wayne

David Coplin · Post by **David Coplin** » 26 Apr 2010 7:56 pm

Bobby,
Thanks for posting the loss of our dear friend JP. I
haven't been on in a few days so I missed it until just now. I am so very sad to know of John's passing. We had many late nights in the chat room and found that we had a lot more in common then the love for this beautiful musical instrument. He suffered the loss of his son and the loss of his health with strength and grace and never once did I hear him complain about his situation. I will miss those conversations JP. God bless until we cross paths again some day John Paul.

David

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 27 Apr 2010 2:59 pm

John was a special internet friend. We both had a "special needs" child and exchanged many e-mails about them. God bless both John and Jason.

Tony Davis · Post by **Tony Davis** » 29 Apr 2010 3:00 am

J.P. was a special friend through the forum and through personal emails.
He is now in a better place
Tony

David Ziegler · Post by **David Ziegler** » 30 Apr 2010 10:13 am

I knew his health was not good but this is really a surprise to me! John Paul was a mainstay on the chatroom and always was upbeat even when things in his life were really grim. He was a good man with a great heart and he blessed many lives with his advice and joy for living. I'm glad he finally has gotten his reward. I know he is much happier than he was in this existence.

Reggie Duncan · Post by **Reggie Duncan** » 9 May 2010 7:16 pm

John Paul was a kind, gentle man, that encouraged me at every opportunity. I will miss him, but heaven is richer.

Tommy Shown · Post by **Tommy Shown** » 21 May 2010 5:31 pm

John was a true friend indeed,and will be missed a lot. We love you John. May God take you in with arms open and bless you and comfort your family.
Thank you Bobby for posting this, I had just learned about this. I have been having computer problems at home, and had learned about this at work on the computer here.John struck as an individual that never foregot what the important things in life were.
John your family and you are in Roxanne's and mine thoughts and prayers.
Tommy and Roxanne Shown

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