Trista Phillips (Cataclysmic Gerosha)

Trista Phillips is a minor character in the Dozerfleet Comics story Blood Over Water. She is the mother of Ashley Phillips and wife of Eric Phillips.

Early life
Trista was born on July 7th of 1951 in the Escanaba area. She was raised with a very deeply-grounded faith and a love for baking. There was seldom a volunteer position she wouldn't help with at her local church. Her early life was mostly non-eventful - until her father passed away from liver cancer in October of 1973.

Meeting Eric
The loss of other father prompted Trista to relocate to the Flushing area, where she took a job at a local supermarket to survive. It was while she was cashiering at this store that she met Eric - a hardworking GM plant worker. The two were soon inseparable, and were married on June 7th of 1983.

Raising Ashley
Ashley was born on April 30th of 1985. The couple were overjoyed by their only child; but they did note that she often wanted the attention of boys. Eric's long hours working often left Ashley feeling neglected, and she sought out men wherever possible. Trista did express some concern to Ashley over this, as she feared Ashley's flirty nature would get her into a lot of trouble one day. Ashley assured her mom that she loved her very much; and would try to be careful. However, this was a promise Ashley was unable to keep upon entering high school.

Ashley proved fairly discreet, however, leading to her mother not knowing the full extent to which she was involved with bad boys.

Meeting Wally
Wally Fobel genuinely intrigued Trista when he introduced himself. She didn't realize at the time that he'd become a future son-in-law; but she was grateful for him retrieving Ashley after things at Sleet Mountain got completely out of control. He was viewed as a lifesaver, rescuing the prodigal daughter and bringing her home. Through him, the Phillips family was able to reunite and heal. Yet, they feared and dreaded at first what the future held: there could be no peace until Clyde had answered for his crimes!

Personality
Trista is a laid back, gentle, cordial soul. Even so, she does worry a lot about her daughter's well-being. This is shown to be somewhat justified, as Ashley has a knack for getting into trouble.