Robert Lee Phillips III was a 16-year-old from West Columbia, Texas, who died on April 20, 2025. Born July 24, 2008, in Galveston, he is remembered by family as a vibrant, joyful presence whose death has left a deep void in his community.

He is survived by his mother Nancy Phillips and her partner Robert Johnson; sister Natalee Milner and her husband Joseph Milner; niece and nephews Scarlett, Joseph Jr. and Theodore; grandparents Reyna Trejo and Arnulfo Paz; aunts Paola Trejo and Orizela Paz; uncle Sergio Paz; and cousins Anna Galvan and Mercedes Davidson. He was preceded in death by his father Robert L. Phillips Jr., grandparents Robert Lee Phillips Sr. and Eva Mae Phillips, and great-grandfather Gregorio Trejo.

A visitation was held April 28, 2025, at C.T. Baker & Sons Funeral Home in West Columbia, followed by services and burial at Paradise Cemetery and a repast at Iglesia Centro Cristiano.

If anyone knew Robert or has information about what happened on April 20, please come forward.