Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Died April 4, 2020
Age 93
Phil Maloof, known as “Uncle Phil,” was a Las Vegas icon, one of the prominent Maloof family that owned the Fiesta hotel and casino from 1994-2001. The family businesses have included the Palms hotel, the largest Coors distributorship in the Southwest, and the NBA’s Houston Rockets (1979-1982) and Sacramento Kings (1998-2013).
Obituary
Phillip Fred “Uncle Phil”, age 93, of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of Albuquerque, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2020… He was an independent businessman and also a collector of art, antiques and theater pipe organs. Most notably, he maintained one of the finest classic automobile collections in the world which included: Duisenberg’s, Rolls Royce’s, Lincoln’s and V-16 Cadillac’s. His favorite model was the 1941 Cadillac, of which he had 36 cars…
Published in the Albuquerque Journal
“Living in Las Vegas Uncle Phil made a big name for himself . In a town once full of mobsters and gangsters and con men, Phil was the good guy that everyone loved.”
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