On Evansville police officer dies

Posted on October 1 at 4:19 p.m. ( Suggest removal )

They say a man is judged by what others think of him. Seeing all the messages regarding Art Phillips he was one heck of a man! The citizens of Evansville were blessed to have him both as a professional and personal friend. I remember when our son was 16 and had some driving issues in which Art was the officer involved. He treated our son with respect and dignity and tried to instill better driving habits. All of our sons friends knew that Art would treat them with respect and courtsey whenever he had occasion to work with them. And when our son called last night to see if the news of Art's passing was true, the first words out of his mouth were that he would be attending the visitation. That 16 year old kid still remembers how he was treated, and he is now 37. Art will be missed by a whole community and beyond -- God has taken a very special angel home.