On Christmas Day, 1993, Phillips' family members became concerned when he did not appear at his parents' house as previously planned. Later in the afternoon, Phillips' friend and neighbor, Judy Walgren, discovered Phillips slumped over on his bed with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head and a .357 Magnum
revolver. An
autopsy revealed alcohol and
Valium in Phillips' body. Phillips was buried at Restland Memorial Park with locks of his friends' hair and the last skateboard he rode. == References ==