Ivory L.-Phipps-Obituary

Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps

Chicago, Illinois

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Ivory Phipps first enlisted in the Army National Guard as a teenager to escape a rough neighborhood. He re-enlisted at the age of 43 to provide for his newborn son. "The most important thing in his life was his family," his fiancee, LaToya Ragsdale, said. The 44-year-old sergeant from Chicago died March 17 when a mortar round detonated inside a logistics base in Baghdad. He was based in Paris, Ill. He had been in Iraq less than a week. Phipps, the youngest of eight children, first joined the military when he was 18 and fought in Desert Storm, said Albert Phipps, his older brother. "I went with him to enlist," Phipps said. "We were going to serve our country because things were getting kind of tough on the streets. " Phipps went on to serve 15 years in the National Guard. Phipps, who worked as a driver for a rental car company, re-enlisted in February 2003 because he wanted to provide a better life for his family, Ragsdale said. Their son was 5 months old when Phipps died. Survivors also include Phipps'' two adult sons and a teenage daughter.

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TODAY I SAW IVORY's face on channel 9! I realized we worked together. I thank him for his service and friendship! RIP BROTHER PHIPPS! You are not forgotten!

March 17, 2012
To the family and friends of Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps:
Always remembering Ivory. "Some gave all."

REST IN PEACE

To the family and friends of Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps:
Please accept my remembrance of Ivory on the anniversary of his passing and know that he will never be forgotten.
Peggy Childers
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

To the family of Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps:
Please know that just as your loved one will forever remain in your hearts and minds, his sacrifice and that of your family, remains with the people he died defending. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel for his bravery and selflessness, or the heartache we feel for your loss. God bless and keep you always.

To the family and friends of Sgt. Ivory L. Phipps:
Remembering Ivory on the anniversary of his passing. May our fallen heroes never be forgotten!
Peggy Childers
"Don't Let The Memory Of Them Drift Away"
www.IraqWarHeroes.org

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