William A. "Bil" Phillips

A life extremely well lived. Godspeed.

I googled Bil as I went through gear tonight. Sad. He had lots more to do. A lovely man. I met Bil winter of `90 at Capilano Divers in North Vancouver when he taught me Advanced Open Water in Lions Bay. I´ll never forget his reaction time- he grabbed me at ~100´ as I began to fall from 80´ during our classes´ first deep dive. He immediately inflated my flat BCD. Saved my life. RIP, Bil.

Hard to out in to words who Bil was. If you know him, then you understand. If not, then you missed out on a beautiful soul. I met him at the De Rosa's. Took a re breather course from him. Then dove with him many times. Whenever I look back, I always think he kept me alive with his meticulous, stubborn and patient detail. I have so many memories, and I think of him often. Bil, you are missed.

he certified me for Advanced Nitrox.........did many dives with him. met at DeRosa's 1996

January 27th, 2018 sitting by myself and having a coffee, I decided to google my old friend and see how he was doing. I was so sad to learn of Bil's passing, the passing of a great man. Bil was my instructor, mentor and friend. I really only knew Bil for a few years, before he went on to bigger adventures, but quite simply, he changed my life. Bil taught me the most important aspects of being an instructor and he led by example. I will always consider him to be one of the most important...

I was just doing a search on Bil, my cave instructor, and found this. So sad. Rest in peace Bil.

What a wonderful person. I've known and loved you for over 40 years. I'm so glad we kept in touch. I'll miss you, my brother. Thank you for sharing your amazing life with me.

To honor my dearest double cousin Bil I will mindfully attempt to carry forward his kindness, raw honesty, fearlessness and endearing Smile. His humble modesty and heart of gold I attempt to wear with pride. This is no small feat, but it was Who Bil was. Love you Bil

Bil will be missed by everyone that had the privlege of meeting and spending time with him