My condolences to the family.

Isnt this the 2nd person to die that was involved in this?
Weird.
Conspiracy.

The slow pace bringing these people into a court of law they all might pass away before they get in front of the judge.

At this time couldn't you just say he passed away did you have to bring up all Cinnaminson's dirt,everyone already heard it. How about saying sorry to the family,and our prayers are wit you.

stay classy cinnaminson patch

Mr. Phillips was one of the nicest men i ever met. He would go out of his way to make you feel welcome.A good family man.Thats how he should be remembered.

Remember folks...

Do not judge someone else because they sin differently than you.

My deepest condolences to the family.

well said ms. jenn im sure anyone of these people judging mr. phillips are exactly sin free

The final judgement takes care of all things that went before....so Ric ...don't sweat the fact that this man never went to trial....because he actually just did!...You just weren't invited to the hearing...count your blessings!

Anti Eagle, I totally agree with your statement on Mr. Phillips, he was a great guy and would go out of his way to lend a helping hand!! A great family man , who should not be judged by people with no clue on the subject of this past year. My prayers go out to his family.

Paul was a nice guy and a good family man a hard worker and would still be here today if the CSA board members did their job and controlled the budget the way they are suppose to. Because they did not do their job correctly the employees are suffering. Why aren't they being prosecutedtoo? They had a hand in this also and they know who they are. Bill

Mr. Bruce are you sin and mistake free? If not you and the other high and mighty readers of cinnaminson patch need to keep comments like these to yourselves.I for one got to know and spend time with Mr. Phillips over the years. Let me tell you one example of his kindness that you people are unaware of.After his daughter's wedding i remember him personally telling me if anyone had too much to drink and can't get home you call me and i will come and get them no matter what time of night it is.He was type of guy to make you feel welcome and make sure you were having fun.He was a loyal family man and his little granddaughter meant the world to him.It wasn't nothing he wouldnt do for family or friends.So please lets so some respect for his wife and kids.

I don't think living with the shame and stress that you bring upon yourself and your friends and family was a great time in the mans life. It may have even lead to his death. We will never know since he never got his day in court. 54 is pretty young. If he had stolen things from tax payers.. would you be happy with his death? Does it make things "right"?..

I feel bad for the man and his family, .... you have my sympathy.

Very sad. My prayers go out to his family. Although he made some poor decisions, he was the ONLY township employee that showed up during the excessive flooding we've been experiencing in East Riverton. He bailed out basements and lent pumps to the neighbors. I met a kind,caring man and that's how I'll remember him. Rest in peace Paul.

Here's a good idea for a new poll question: How about we ban Ric, John, Bull Pitt, Joe Pa, and Bill from Patch for not being intelligent enough to even have an opinion?

What a great man that had made some mistakes...A great family man and friend. There's a lot more to this story and I hope everyone is exposed in this trial. They're a lot of people that were involved that haven't been exposed yet and hope that they are. Rest Easy Paul !!

RIP Mr. Phillips. I too believe this whole scandal should have been caught earlier if those in charge were doing their jobs. It should never have gotten to this point. My condolences to the family.

I think the new editor needs a bit of slap on the wrist for turning an obituary notice into a commentary on the mans life and possible transgressions for which he has not even stood stood trial. Shame on you.

To Mrs. Phillips and the Phillips family, my sympathies on the loss of your loved one. May He who knows your sorrow bring peace, comfort, and healing to your soul.
Paula Guarracino

His legacy is his family...his wife, children, grandchildren, and friends. That is his legacy, NOT his sins. May Paul be at peace. He is truly missed. My deepest sympathies go out to the Phillips family.

The fact is he was a thief and no longer on the public dollar.

as usual, the patch sensationalizes the story by adding remarks that are not approriate or pertinent to the story - this man died a young death at 54 and left a family to grieve him..shame on the patch and whoever approved the addition of a mistake he made to his obituary..you can only hope that with your obituary every wrong doing you every did and what "made you who you are" is not flung out there for your family members to deal with..i am disgusted by this..and by all the small-minded comments by the citizens who have never done anything wrong in their lives!, as if anyone can lay claim to being perfect - you are pitiful..

@ Bull-Ric. I use my real name when I post anything. Paul always went above and beyond to service the residents of this town while at the CSA. Whether, it was working with Public Works in snow and emergency events or with the Township and School District in other avenues. He and his men provided a great service to this town. I left office in 2005 what transpired after that with any other issues I don't know. I will say this though at any time in any of our lives we can make poor decisions. If that is the case in this situation, I don't know but RIP Paul.

@bullric, still not the place.
Hope your venting helped you.
Paula

again....the old saying....who amoung you that are without sin...cast the first stone.....sound familiar....I can't believe that something like this was able to be published....is there no compassion for this family that is left behind....how on earth can this editor sleep at night after what he wrote.....oh...and what goes around....comes around....keep that in mind....

will the prosecutors office go after his wife for restitution

as chris rock said ur suppose to be a good dad with that said whos going to pay back what he stole.

the lord works in mystrious ways

yankeepeach ur right what comes around goes around...justice has been served....chew on that

bill occonnor. went above and beyond ur so right if fixing council members broke down cars in the csa garage is going above and beyond u r so right sir..anymore wounderfull things to say there billy boy

Sorry for your loss, Phillips family.. I heard a lot of good things about Paul..

What is a shame when patch first started is was great way keep informed about Cinna. Now it is like reading Natl Enquirer, or one of those rag magazines. How Sad.
Rest in Peace Paul! Today he will be buried , lets keep the negative comments out
for his family and friends sake.

Paul was put to rest today...my heart goes out to his mother who buried 3 sons in 4 months. His beautiful wife and children who will miss him deeply. His grandchildren will not have Pop Pop around, only the stories the family will share with them. He was a wonderful man and who cared about others and will be GREATLY missed. I hope he is finally at peace :(

Paul was put to rest today. Prayers go out to his mother who buried 3 sons in 4 months. His beautiful wife and children who will miss him deeply. His grandchildren who will not have Pop Pop around only the stories the family share with them. Paul cared deeply about others and will be greatly missed. Paul, I hope you are finally at peace. You will be truly missed by hundreds of people.

rick ur clueless

@if u only knew. His wife paid for it with the ultimate sacrific she will never be able to hold her husband agian. isn't that enough.

@cfim.no it isnt his astate should be handed over

@ if u only knew. WOW put his wife and family on the street for something they had nothing to do with. his wife also had income going into the estate how would that work?

@if u only knew. how about the company (contractor services) from camden who made all the fake invoices and extorted the CSA. take the majority of the blame. Nobody on here has blamed them once !!!!

@if u only knew...back off. Mr. Phillips case is closed, you can't prosecute a deceased. Keep the family out of this for goodness sakes. Show some decency.

Don't point fingers unless you can spell!

@if only you knew...his estate won't be going anywhere except to his family !! ....chew on that.

he was stealing from csa for 25 yrs someone should pay the tax payers back

If u only. ... Let it go or tell all. U have know this for 25 years ?!!! Then u owe taxpayers. God bless his family.

ok ill pay back the tax payers..do u need some money to philsfan ill put you on my list

if yu only, how do you knnow it was going on for 25 years? Were you there and involved? HMMMMMMMMMMMMM

If the money was given back, it most certainly would not go back to the tax payers. Let his children mourn and Paul be at rest for god sakes. They have been though enough, and rehashing what happened a year ago won't change anything. I only pray someone does not treat you and your family with such heartlessness, but as the saying goes...what goes around comes around.

i owe i owe off to work i go.emily k...the man was a thief chew on that

wake up people uve been dooped

look at the mug shot pic of phillips is that a smerk on his face ,,right up the tax payers u know what...what a joke .

for the record phillips was not a 1976 graduate of cinnaminson high school he was a high school drop out.lets glorify the the corrupt...new jersey at its finest

Shame on all of you. Everyone is yalking about respecting the family, but you are all bickering about his wrong doings, whether for or against. I don't know the family, but I do know the story. At this point, it doesn't matter what he did, he has passed on and his family and friends are grieving so I think that's the main focus here. I read most of the comments and decided not to reply to any one person in particular. I think we can all agree to disagree. that he was a hard working family man who made some wrong decisions along the way. No one is perfect, so please patch community, let this man rest in peace and pray for his family, because they need more sympathy and prayers than any of us. Mrs Phillips my deepest condolences are with you and your family at this time of your loss. I will pray for God to give you the strength everyday to rise above any obstacles in your path. God Bless you and many blessings upon you. Amen

john gotti was a good family man and father...guess thats what his legacy will be.
@emily k....uve been blinded .call a spade a spade

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@if u only knew & agent itchy... So u think his family should pay for what mistakes he made? So you think if someone kills another person and then die, the murders family should have to pay for what that person did? You people make no sense.

At my job the supervisors would have caught the illegal actions right away or they would not have happened at all because of proper accounting and supervision. Yea this guy was wrong but everyone up the ladder should be fired. They gave supervisors awards in this case? Years and years of theft until it became so obvious that they actually had to do their jobs. If you are a supervisor and find out your workers have been stealing things for years and working places and charging things to the company, don't you think the owner of the company would fire your butt? Thought so.

@ if u only knew for the record my father got his GED...and continued threw school for the state you dont work for a local water treatment plant and not have certifactions ... and you kno an awful lot about my father wich leads me to believe you worked with him and if i think i know who you are you are a scum bag so back off .. bc one day you be laid to rest and judement shall be cast upon you by God!! Let Us Mourn and back off bc i dont think your perfect either

if the man stole for 25 years he wouldnt have work there for his entire life and he kept your sewer tax and faught with the board for years on end . slept at the plant for weeks on end to correct mistakes sacraficed family time to run the town and contribute clean water to the deleware ... river and was contributed 95% clean water back into the enviorment work with the dep and epa in the deleware clean water act.. built a filtration system from broken parts from cherry hills plant to save tax dollors ..... spent nights plowing the town to help public works and the school ... made donations and raffles to the school for fund raisers and cinnaminson day

you people say what you want ! He was my father and i love him and was always proud to be his son! I looked up to him and envied every thing he work hard for and everything he ever did was for his family and never asked for anything in return so you can call him a liar and a theif .. ill call him Dad and my friend ... to all you trasher talkers dont throw stones at a glass house bc if he didnt know the man you shouldnt talk about him and its wrong to talk about the dead

Matt from the Molotsky (arnold) and DiMassimo family our deepest condolences, as I have stated many times pls stop these attks let this family heal.

Matthew, my husband and I were PROUD to call your father, "friend". He was a kind, thoughtful and and selfless man. We met him through our misfortune. We have lived in Cinnaminson for 39 years and have been through more floods than I can count, much, much worse the last several years. He is the "ONLY" township official that has ever offered concern, maintenance or help or any kind, extended to us and our long sufferring neighbors. He would go so far as to use his own free time to do what he could to maintain our properties by pumping water back into the delaware from our yards and basements. He tried to put a bandaid on a gate that leads to the pompeston creek that is NEVER maintained or periodically checked by our public works dept. I'm sure he would have preferred doing things with his family or for himself on his down time. Through his interventions we became friends, esp your dad and my husband. You should be extremely proud to have called him "dad". He was a good man and will be remembered as such.