James J. Phielix
1934 – 2018

 
James J. Phielix, born May 14, 1934 in Elmira Heights, NY, passed away March 11,  2018 in Oro Valley, AZ.  Loving husband of 54 years to Elsie; beloved father of Thomas (Janice), Barbara (Ron) Bub, and Mark (Rocio); dearest grandpa of Taryn, Sydney, Mikenzie, Bryan, Jake, Jeancarlo, and Angelique; brother of Esther Lippolli, Fran Phielix, and the late Raymond.
 
Jim was a retired Air Force pilot of 20 years and was a pilot of U-2 and F-102 planes.
 
A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, March 16, 2016 at St. Mark Catholic Church, 2727 W. Tangerine Rd., Oro Valley.  Interment and Military Honors will follow at Holy Hope Cemetery.  In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Southern Arizona Alzheimer's Association.
 
He Only Takes the Best
A heart of gold stopped beating.
Two shining eyes at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
God knows you had to leave us,
But you didn’t go alone,
For part of us went with you
The day He took you home.
To some you are forgotten,
To others just part of the past,
But to us who loved and lost you,
The memory will always last.