Ronald Phillips
July 28th, 1967 - October 4th, 2025
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Ronald's Obituary
Ronald Phillips II, 58, of Dowagiac, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, October 4, 2025.
He was born on July 28, 1967, in Niles, MI.
Surviving are his three children, Nichol Phillips, Caitlin Phillips, and Nikko Gonzalez; granddaughter, Aliyah Gonzalez; mother, Barbara Barger; two sisters, Jennifer Phillips and Tammy Jiral; and former spouse, Lisa Populorum.
Preceding him in death was his father, Ronald Phillips.
Honoring Ron’s wishes, cremation has taken place and his family will be celebrating his life privately. Arrangements were entrusted to Clark Chapel and Cremation Services – Starks Family Funeral Homes, Dowagiac. To share a memory or offer condolences, please visit Ron’s personalized webpage at www.clarkch.com.
Dad, our beloved father, gone so soon, who was not only an amazing man, brother, son, best friend, but the best father we could truly ask for. A father that would drop anything for his kids in need. A father that always put his two daughters above the world making sure they knew how much they are loved and seen. A father who did grand gestures for his daughters dating back to when we were small children, anything to put a smile on our face and to give his loved ones everything they needed or wanted. He was a man who loved ducks, dolphins and turtles, a man who loved Wisconsin dells so much he made it a family tradition to go to every summer with his loving family which plays so dear to the heart, a man who loved mini put-put and had to check them out every vacation, a man who was a HUGE 49ers fan that lived it and breathed it. Our father had one big dream his whole life, living on a beautiful beach in clearwater Florida with palm trees, dolphins, and turtles all around. While Having a German shepherd and a Camero. Our father was a Reese’s fanatic and could be in the head commercial for Mountain Dew with the love he had for it. His dream job was working at Publix, which he was a star model associate in that company making the newspaper! I can picture all our memories together like it was yesterday, soooo many made. The time in the dells at the taco bell we made that new worker quit we had such a big complicated order or that one time we went to the same taco bell sitting in the drive through talking to machine over and over again hello hello hello for 15 minutes to see were not even at the right window, or the time Nichol fell running to you right before our cruise busting her leg open. Dad at least you can be with Peanut, and Romeo, Chubs, Rocko, Jack and Princess. You guys are all on the beach sipping a cocktail right now looking over us laughing at us. Even though you’re gone we promise to keep your legacy as your 49 uglies. We love you so much and we know you are always with us in everything we do. We love you so much dad and you were taken from us too soon, but you will forever be with us in our hearts building just what we wanted to build with you. Every dream we ever talked about Dad, yours, Nichols and Caitlins. We promise to make it happen and make you proud of, as if you were always there with us right by our side. Words will never be able to describe how much your loss means to us and how much your love and fatherhood meant to us. We love you with all of our hearts, Dad, more than you know, truly you’re everything to us. You truly were our superhero dad!!! This is never goodbye. We will see you again dad. No matter how hard this time is for us, just know we will get through it together, Dad, me and Nichol and you don’t have to worry about us. Please be at peace dad, you will forever be with us, that I promise. We will forever wish you were with us, love you and miss you forever dad. Love your daughters and son.
He was born on July 28, 1967, in Niles, MI.
Surviving are his three children, Nichol Phillips, Caitlin Phillips, and Nikko Gonzalez; granddaughter, Aliyah Gonzalez; mother, Barbara Barger; two sisters, Jennifer Phillips and Tammy Jiral; and former spouse, Lisa Populorum.
Preceding him in death was his father, Ronald Phillips.
Honoring Ron’s wishes, cremation has taken place and his family will be celebrating his life privately. Arrangements were entrusted to Clark Chapel and Cremation Services – Starks Family Funeral Homes, Dowagiac. To share a memory or offer condolences, please visit Ron’s personalized webpage at www.clarkch.com.
Dad, our beloved father, gone so soon, who was not only an amazing man, brother, son, best friend, but the best father we could truly ask for. A father that would drop anything for his kids in need. A father that always put his two daughters above the world making sure they knew how much they are loved and seen. A father who did grand gestures for his daughters dating back to when we were small children, anything to put a smile on our face and to give his loved ones everything they needed or wanted. He was a man who loved ducks, dolphins and turtles, a man who loved Wisconsin dells so much he made it a family tradition to go to every summer with his loving family which plays so dear to the heart, a man who loved mini put-put and had to check them out every vacation, a man who was a HUGE 49ers fan that lived it and breathed it. Our father had one big dream his whole life, living on a beautiful beach in clearwater Florida with palm trees, dolphins, and turtles all around. While Having a German shepherd and a Camero. Our father was a Reese’s fanatic and could be in the head commercial for Mountain Dew with the love he had for it. His dream job was working at Publix, which he was a star model associate in that company making the newspaper! I can picture all our memories together like it was yesterday, soooo many made. The time in the dells at the taco bell we made that new worker quit we had such a big complicated order or that one time we went to the same taco bell sitting in the drive through talking to machine over and over again hello hello hello for 15 minutes to see were not even at the right window, or the time Nichol fell running to you right before our cruise busting her leg open. Dad at least you can be with Peanut, and Romeo, Chubs, Rocko, Jack and Princess. You guys are all on the beach sipping a cocktail right now looking over us laughing at us. Even though you’re gone we promise to keep your legacy as your 49 uglies. We love you so much and we know you are always with us in everything we do. We love you so much dad and you were taken from us too soon, but you will forever be with us in our hearts building just what we wanted to build with you. Every dream we ever talked about Dad, yours, Nichols and Caitlins. We promise to make it happen and make you proud of, as if you were always there with us right by our side. Words will never be able to describe how much your loss means to us and how much your love and fatherhood meant to us. We love you with all of our hearts, Dad, more than you know, truly you’re everything to us. You truly were our superhero dad!!! This is never goodbye. We will see you again dad. No matter how hard this time is for us, just know we will get through it together, Dad, me and Nichol and you don’t have to worry about us. Please be at peace dad, you will forever be with us, that I promise. We will forever wish you were with us, love you and miss you forever dad. Love your daughters and son.
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