Phillip Donald Weihs

Phillip Donald Weihs
April 2, 1923 - September 12, 2010

Phillip Donald Weihs, 87, formerly of College Station, passed away peacefully September 12, 2010 at his home in Austin, with his loving wife and family at his side.

A private family memorial service will be planned for a later date.

He was born April 2, 1923, in Galveston, to Oscar and Ethylene Highnote Weihs. The family later moved to San Antonio, where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High. His higher education at St. Mary's University and Texas A & M was interrupted by World War II. He joined the Army Air Corp., where as a First Lieutenant he served as a navigator from 1943-1947. He then completed his education with a Bachelor's degree from St. Mary's University in 1949, and returned to the U.S. Air Force as a manpower specialist.

Simultaneous with his service in the military, he pursued a MBA at SMU, which he received in 1960. During his career he worked with the reconstruction in Japan, as a professor of air science at Texas A & M, and served his country in Germany, the Philippines, again in Japan, and in Illinois. He retired a Lt. Colonel in 1970 and moved to College Station, where he worked as an employment specialist for the Texas State Employment Commission. In 1998, he and his wife moved to Austin to be close to their children and grandchildren.

He met the love of his life in 1950, Margaret Winifred Schmidt Duke, and married her in 1952. Along with the marriage, he joyously welcomed a daughter, Allenby Kay, whose father had been lost in World War II. Phillip and Margaret had two more children, Diana and Don. Phillip and Margaret's marriage was incredibly happy, close, and strong. They celebrated their 58th anniversary quietly two weeks ago on August 28. Margaret cared for him at home for the last two years, sustaining his spirits through a long, devastating illness.

We miss our sweet husband, father and grandfather whose kindness, corny sense of humor and love for children and cats, strong work ethic, and loyalty to his country has enriched many lives

Phillip was predeceased by his sister, Bille Jean Hileman; his nephew, Bruce Hileman; and his grandson, Cameron Tai.
He is survived by his grieving wife; children, Allenby Kay Roeber, Diana Weihs and husband, Jim Tai, and Phillip Donald Weihs, Jr.; and his grandchildren, Paul and Steven Roeber , Virginia and Margaret Weihs, and Walker and Ming Tai..

Memorials may be made to the Humane Society.