SALISBURY - Walter Thomas Phipps Jr., 84, of Salisbury, died Sunday, July 12, 2015, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury. Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late, Walter Thomas Phipps, Sr. and Harriett Shephard Phipps. He worked in the forestry, timber and sawmill industries. He was inducted into the Eastern Shore Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He is survived by his children, Gary Walter Phipps, Sr., Cheryl Anne West, Raymond Phipps-Dickerson and Mary Jo Geiger; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Howard Phipps and Charles Phipps; sister, Barbara Parker; and numerous nieces and nephews. A gathering to celebrate his life was held Sunday, July 19, 2015, at the American Legion Post 64 in Salisbury. Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury.