Phillips, Ronald Lee age 68, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota died on October 22, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Cindy, and sons, Ryan (Jennifer), Derrick (Rachel), Jared (Maria), and grandchildren, Gavin, Caylie, and Elijah. He owned his own contracting company, working as an accomplished carpenter. He enjoyed time with family, serving others, singing, woodworking, classic cars, and ping pong. He and Cindy took joy in visiting national parks together. Visitation with family will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, October 28th at Emmanuel Christian Center, 7777 University Ave NE, Spring Lake Park, MN. Memorial service to follow at 11:00am.