American Jewish Year Book 5660

Obituary Archive of the Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association;;LAWRENCE I. PHILLIPS, 76, of\' I Butler Ave ., an entrepreneur, died yesterday at home after an illness Born in Haverhill, Mass., a son of the late Joshua I. and Kathryn F. (Kosoff) Phillips, he had been a resident of Newton, Mass., most of his life before retiring to Palm Beach, Fla ., and then moving to Providence in 2001. A self-made man, he began as a salesman\'s assistant in Boston and went on to build his own multimillion-dollar company, Lawrence I. Phillips Inc., which sold sweatshirts T-shirts, jackets and swimwear. Upon his retirement in 1991 he was recognized as the man who sold a half-billion sweatshirts in America.\'\' He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Phillips graduated from Haverhill High School and received a bachelor \'s degree in business admin istration from Syracuse University. He was a member of Temple Emanu-EI. He served on the board of directors of Camp Bauercrest in Amesbury, Mass . An avid tennis and golf player, he was known to play 18 holes in the morning, followed by a round of tennis, and another 18 holes in the afternoon. He leaves three sons, Bruce Phillips of Providence, Stephen Phillips of Advance, N . C., and David Phillips of Hollywood, Calif., a brother, Herbert P. Phillips of Gloucester, Mass., and six grandchildren. The funeral will be held today at 1