Obit for Phillip posted by Janet Laubhan Flickinger
Dec 3, 1929 - Dec 13, 2010

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Phillip F. Beeler died December 13, 2010 at his home with his wife Pat and family by his side. 

He was born in Tulsa, OK on December 3, 1929 to Dr. Thomas Taylor and Mary Frances Beeler.  After the death of his parents, at the age of 15, he went to live with his sister Mildred and family in Williamsville, New York.  He returned to Norman OK to complete his senior year with classmates at Norman High School while living in a boarding house.  Following graduation, he joined the United States Army and served in Korea.  He then became a Cadet at the Citadel in South Carolina.  After completing his first year, he again returned to Norman, OK to study engineering at O.U.  He went to O.U. on a track scholarship, lettering as a quartermiler & sprinter.  He graduated from O.U. with a Bachelors Degree in General Engineering in 1954.
Phil married in 1953 but the marriage ended in divorce.  He married his wife Pat on December 1, 1973 in El Paso, TX.  They moved to Norman, OK in 1976 and established an independent Oil & Gas Company.  The company continued to grow and Phil gained a reputation in the Oklahoma Panhandle, as an expert “Wildcatter”.
Phil was very involved at First Presbyterian Church as an Elder, Head of Stewardship and Treasurer.

At O.U. he was a track official for many years and served on the Board of Visitors for the Arts. He was an avid fan of O.U. Football and Basketball.
Phil had a massive stroke in 1997 that left him with right side paralysis and the loss of speech.  Nevertheless, always maintaining a positive attitude, he continued to oversee the management of his company, thus continuing to provide for his family.

Phil was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Mildred, Georgeann, Tom and Jack; children, Phillip Jr. (Flip) and Joan of Cystic Fibrosis. 
 
He is survived by his wife Pat; son, Sims McHarry Beeler; stepchildren, Debbie Tune, Diane Brown, and Curt Vasey; grandchildren, Krista Stubbs, Lindsay Wood, Chad Vasey, Megan Vasey, Kailey Brown, nine great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.   
 
Funeral services will be held 10:00  A.M. Friday, December  17, 2010 at First Presbyterian Church, 555 South University Blvd. in Norman, OK. 73069 with interment following in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Norman, OK  under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman, OK.