Phillip Gilbert, Jr.

Phillip Gilbert, Jr. was born on January 30, 1948, in Des Moines, Iowa to his parents, Beverly M. Anderson - Phillip Gilbert, Sr. He was raised surrounded by his brother, Terry. As a child, he enjoyed playing sports. A fond memory of Phillip, was when he was about 8 years old, an elderly woman was making fun of him because he was wearing his cowboy boots on the wrong feet. He became so angered that he picked the lady up off the ground and held her in the air. Phillip received his formal education in Des Moines, where he graduated from Technical High School. He furthered his education by attending Marshall Town College located in Marshall Town, IA. He played Semi-Pro Football in Colorado. He received numerous awards for his athletic ability in the area of football. Phillip was stranger to hard work. He has worked in a variety of jobs. He worked as a Meat Logger; a Pharmacy Technician for Denver General Hospital and a Bus Aide for the Denver Public Schools. Wherever employed, he was hard-working, dedicated and worked well with his fellow co-workers and supervisors. A man of faith and belief in the Lord, Phillip accepted the Lord as his personal savior at a very early age. He joined the Union Baptist Church in Des Moines, IA. He was also very active in the Mountain Lodge #39, Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World (IBPOEW) in Denver, Colorado. He has served the organization as Presidents Recorder, Past Special Deputy Colorado Jurisdiction, Mountain Education Department Marshal, First Scribe Richard A. Frazier P.E.R Council 34, Financial Secretary of Mountain Lodge #39, Mid-Western State Association Recorder, Veterans Affairs Recorder, M.W.S.A. Past State and was named the 2013 M.W.S.A. Elk of the Year. Phillip was a fun loving man who enjoyed life and those he encircled. In his free time, he enjoyed cooking and at one time, owned his own restaurant. His closest friends, Melvin Cason of Des Moines and Tyrone Anderson of Phoenix, AZ will miss the camaraderie's they shared together and the fact that he was a true and trusted friend. He will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to have known this kind and wonderful man who spread the joy of laughter and was a man who never met a stranger. To know Phillip was to love him. Phillip Gilbert, Jr. departed this life on March 9, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. Those left to cherish his memory and mourn his loss include his mother, Beverly M. Marasco of Denver; his brother, Terry Gilbert of Wichita, Kansas; aunts, Carol Rose and Gloria Miller; and a host of other relatives and many friends.

Funeral Home: Pipkin Braswell Funerals and Cremation - 2050 Uinta Street, Denver, Colorado
Visitation: 3/17/2017 at 4:00 PM - Pipkin Braswell Chapel of Peace - 6601 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO
Service: 3/18/2017 at 2:00 PM - Pipkin Braswell Chapel of Peace - 3370 Ivy Street, Denver, CO