Phillip SIM Obituary

Phil was a truly unique and wonderful friend. I had the pleasure of being in his circle of tennis buddies when he spent 5 or so years in Hollywood Florida USA in the 80s. He must have been 25-30 years old. He loved his tennis so much, he was one of a kind and true inspiration to so many. As someone said, he loved "Rod" Stewart, beers, and tennis. Everytime we were at a bar and a Rod Stewart song came on, he would put up his arem and make a fist and yell, its Rod!! I remember him speaking about his brother, and how when he went back to NZ he would team up with him to play doubles in tournaments. RIP buddy

To Nancy and Don
So sorry to hear the news of Phil´s sudden passing and thoughts going out to you ... had the privilege of playing mixed doubles with Phil and the opportunity to learn a great deal from a master....... RIP

Penny smith

Phil: A kindred spirit, a person who valued freedom, a rare beast, a dear friend. All that tennis we hit, beers we necked, and laughs we had. Go well brother, Okke.

To the family of Phillip Sim
On behalf of Tennis NZ Masters we would like to pass on our condolences to you all.
It is with great sadness we learnt of Phil's passing.
He was a big part of the tennis community and will be missed at tennis events nationally.
TNZM Management

Very sad to hear about Phil's passing. We have great memories of many Sunday morning tennis lessons filled with wisdom and laughs. RIP Phil!

To Don, Joan and all the family, our thoughts are very much with you all at this sad time, it was such a shock to hear of Phil´s passing, was a really neat guy to be around with always something humorous to say, a lot of fond and long lasting memories of our times with him.RIP My Friend. Tony Roguski(Greaze),Bernie Fahy,Paddy Fahy

Phil was a wonderful man, coach and person. He had the gift of giving everyone he spoke to, quality time and attention.
Phil´s life is one to celebrate, as we have all been better people, as a result of knowing him.
RIP Coach

I thoroughly enjoyed my years of 9am Monday morning Coaching with Phil. We were always greeted with a warm smile. Phil was so enthusiatic and encouraging and our sessions were informative and fun. It was a pleasure to know you Phil. You will be sadly missed. RIP

Phil always had a warm friendly smile. So sad to lose such a solid likeable tennis legend. Somebody who made tennis look so easy when he played. And people feel easy when he spoke. RIP Phil you will be missed!

With very precious memories of a coach who was always cheerful, always interested
in players, a great hitting partner, a fun and well organised Auckland teams event manager and a great coach of his specialty, "the Can Opener"
We will have warm memories of Phil forever.

Dear Don. Much love to you and all the family. It was quite a surprise to get this sad news from Dad the other day, and I can only imagine how it must have been for you. Wishing you all well.

Phil was the most awe inspiring person I have met in my 10 years in New Zealand. We met 8 years ago and since then I and my regular tennis buddies loved our Friday morning lesson. I called it my weekly "psychotherapy" session. We laughed and learnt so much. To have him not on Court No 6 anymore is so very sad. More sad is for his long term partner Nancy and the rest of his family and many friends. RIP Phil we all will miss you massively. Big hug Serena, until we meet again for more fun.

Rest in peace dear Philip, loved your collection of Rod Steward albums, his songs and voice will forever remind me of you, Saskia, Wim and Lana, with love from Amsterdam

To Donald Sim,
Have great memories at Royal Oak quite a gang Phil always had a great smile on his face and something to say with it. The years have gone very fast the club seems lost without the personalities but it was an honour to be part of it. A lot of people will miss him.
God bless.
Lorraine Richardson

Rest in peace Phil. Sending all my love to the family
Regards
Eareyn Hooper

Thinking of you all at this sad time
With love, Vonnie B.