C. Gorham “Doc” Phillips, 90, died Dec. 8, 2011, at Somerset House in Vero Beach.
He was born and raised in Montclair, N.J., and lived in Vero Beach for 20 years, coming from his birthplace.
He was a corporate lawyer, retiring in 1990, as the chairman of the Management Committee for the law firm of Dewey & LeBoeuf in New York City.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Forces from 1943 to ’46.
He was a trustee of the Montclair Golf Club, Kimberley School, and Montclair Art Museum.
After retirement, he served as class agent for the Williams College Alumni Fund, winning five consecutive awards for highest participation.
He also was active in the Riomar Country Club and Oak Harbor Club, both in Vero Beach.
A master needle pointer, he made the cushion that is on the main altar at Westminster Abbey and with colleagues made the cushion for the kneeler for Dean of Saint George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
He attended Montclair Public Schools and graduated in 1943 from Williams College and Harvard Law School in 1948.
Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Martha Belden Phillips, of Vero Beach; sons, Webster Belden Phillips, of Montclair, N.J., Charles, Gorham Phillips III, of New York City and Tyler Atwell Phillips, of Sonoma, Calif.; daughter, Tacey Phillips Carroll, of Bronxville, N.Y.; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Indian River Medical Center Foundation, 1000 36th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960.
Services and interment will be at a later date at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Montclair.
Arrangements are by Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory of Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.