He volunteered time as the board of directors at the John Hope Franklin Reconciliation Center in the Greenwood area. He gave so much to the community and north Tulsa. He was a kind, gentle, warming soul that could put you at ease with his smile. Preston Phillips MD- wonderful physician, surgeon, father, and husband. My thoughts and prayers are with his beautiful wife and their children. When I was pregnant with my son, he called me ‘Pasta Sauce,’ referring to Prego 😂! He would say ‘We can’t shoot x-rays yet until Pasta Sauce gets behind the shield!’ Oh how it made me laugh 😂…He was so thoughtful and caring and I will miss him dearly. I hugged him two times yesterday, not knowing those would be the last hugs I’d ever get. He was a true gentleman in every respect both on and off the courts,” wrote one person.Īnother person wrote, “This man was the most amazing man I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet and work with. His words are always kind and encouraging. He never fails to look you in the eye and give you a bright, genuine smile and warm greeting. I ran into him on the courts just a week or two ago. Phillips was a wonderful, gentle, kind person with an infectious smile and kind word for everyone. Tributes flowed for Phillips on social media. Phillips Was a Board-Certified Orthopedic Surgeon The mass shooting comes as the nation reels from mass shootings at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and a grocery store in Buffalo, New York. As for the other victims: “They stood in the way, and Louis gunned them down,” Franklin said. He said that Louis targeted Phillips because he was upset about back pain from a surgery Phillips had performed on him in late May.
Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said one victim was a receptionist (Glenn), one was a patient (Love) and two were doctors. In a news conference, police named the victims as Phillips, Amanda Glenn, William Love and Dr. Police said he took his own life at the scene. Michael Louis was named as the suspect in the mass shooting at St.
Former patients described him as upfront and a person who did not mince words but who went above and beyond the call of duty for his patients, performing high-risk surgeries with success. He was remembered for his kindness and professionalism as an orthopedic surgeon. Preston Phillips was the target of a gunman who murdered four people in the Tulsa medical center mass shooting.
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