Jeffrey J. Phillips

Jeffrey J. Phillips 79, of Swampscott, Entered Eternal Rest on January 27, 2025.
Jeffrey was born and raised in Lynn, the son of the late Morris and Sarah (Froomer) Phillips. He received his undergraduate degree in 1968 from Transylvania University in Lexington, KY and his juris doctorate in 1972 from Suffolk University Law School, Boston. He was a practicing attorney since 1974 and was a principal at the firm of Phillips & Angley in Boston. He was a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Jewish Community Center in Marblehead, and Temple Emanu-El of Marblehead. He is remembered by clients and friends alike as a tenacious, loyal, and hard-working advocate. His support for those institutions was made evident by his continued connection and generous gifts over the years.
Jeffrey was the devoted husband of Carol (Sukenick); the beloved father of Madeline Phillips and Samuel Phillips; father-in-law to Matthew Renner; zayde to Jacob Renner; uncle to Joshua Miller and Gabriel Miller-Phillips; and the dear brother of the late Frederic "Freddy" Phillips.
Services will be held at Temple Emanu-El 393 Atlantic Avenue, Marblehead on Tuesday, February 4 at 10:00 AM. Condolence calls may be made at his late residence on Tuesday starting at 4:30 PM.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital www.stjude.org, the Dana-Farber Jimmy Fund www.dana-farber.org, or the Northeast Animal Shelter www.mspca.org/adoption-centers/northeast-animal-shelter/.