Chauncy R. Mays Obituary

Hello,

We wanted you to know that we will be honoring and remembering your loved one this holiday season. We have recently sent Care Packages to our deployed troops in his name. Each package will carry the name, photo, service branch, rank and hometown of Chauncy R. Mays US Army Staff Sergeant.

We realize that this is a small tribute, but we do this with all respect and sincerity and we want you to know that it is made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals from across the American youth hockey community, our family, friends and many others who support our mission.

We will not forget. May God Bless you and keep you safe and strong.

Sincerely,
Charlie Gili & Family
On Behalf of our US Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign

I just found out about this little brother. You always kept me laughing In school. Thank you for you service and my prayers and condolences are with you and your family.

Hello,
We would like to express our deepest condolences and to also let the Mays Family know that we recently sent Care Packages to American troops in the war zones. Each box carried a dedication sheet that includes the name, service information and a photo of your loved one, Chauncy R. Mays US Army Staff Sergeant. We recognize that this is a humble tribute, but we wanted you to know that it is heartfelt and made possible by thousands of like-minded individuals in the youth hockey community and beyond. We will not forget. May God Bless you and keep you strong.
Sincerely,
Charlie Gili & Family
On Behalf of the US Hockey Players Support Our Troops Campaign

It was an honor to be by your families side in this time of when they lost you. My youngest son and I not only honored you and your family by wayching you go by at the Walmart in Sulphur Springs, but my husband and I rode his motorcylce to honor you on that friday you were buried. Which was also my birthday. We think of you and your family often. We hope that the family is still on the path upward to healing. Thank you and your family for the ultimate sacrifice you made for us and our country. J.R. and Jennifer Borden formerly of Winnsboro Texas.

February 28, 2012
To the family of Staff Sgt. Chauncy R. Mays:
Chauncy gave the ultimate sacrifice and will be held in the hearts of Americans forever. I cannot and will not let our fallen heroes be forgotten. My deepest sympathy to you. "Some gave all."

We offer our heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of SSgt. Mays and we honor his distinguished service to the cause of freedom and liberty. Sadly, America has lost one of its finest heroes, the U.S. has lost a friend and protector, and a family has lost an example of character and courage, which they will love and respect forever. Today, because of the sacrifice SSgt. Mays has made, the house of freedom is stronger, sturdier, and more secure.

To the family and friends, of SSgt. Mays, I would like you to know that a lot of people pray for you, and my hope is that their prayers will give you the strength necessary to carry on. Just as you were always with him when he was deployed overseas, know that he will always be with you wherever you may be. In the days to follow, may you be strengthened by the fact that SSgt. Mays was a man distinguished by exceptional courage and will always be admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. You, your family and your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

"Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid, they have earned our undying gratitude. America will never, ever forget their sacrifices."

SSgt. Mays the flag of the United States of America has your blood sewn into the fabric; it shall forever wave in your honor.

Freedom requires sacrifice the protected will never know.

Patriot Guard Riders of South Texas

Chauncy Mays was the son of my 7th grade band teacher Ms. Allison and the brother of my classmate Cody Cheyenne Mays in Como-Pickton, and later at Pittsburg.

Allison, Cheyenne, My thoughts are with you at this time. Chauncy is looking down from heaven proud to have served his nation, but more so proud to have made ya'll proud.


Love in God and in General. God bless.

Thank you for your sacrifice! You are a TRUE hero!

I remember being at your uncle's house when you called on a car you were working on . I could tell you Patrick smile. I never knew you but wish I did.
THANK YOU

Tim Parker mesquite tx

Thank you Chauncy. Your the reason our nation has peace of mind day to day because of what you have done for it. You are an American Hero!

Sgt. Chauncy Mays all I can say is dat you're a HERO!! Our HERO!! Thank you for everything you did for our Country!! May God Bless you and your precious Family! U will b missed so much!! We will never forget you Chauncy!!!

THANK YOU, SOLDIER FOR PROTECTING OUR COUNTRY.. YOU ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE A HERO..YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED..

Thank You so much for you and your family's sacrifice. May you rest in peace.

You will be missed. Your family has our deepest love, as do you. Thank you for all that you have done for your country.
The town of Winnsboro holds you in our hearts.

Staff Sgt. Mays, thank you does not begin to express my gratitude for your service to our country. You payed the ultimate sacrifice for your fellow Americans and you will never be forgotten. I pray for your family as they deal with their tremendous loss. You are a true hero, and may God Bless You. Rest in peace.

Chauncy words can't express my thanks for your selfless act of heroism. You have left a legacy of freedom on Earth now you can enjoy peace in Heaven

Chauncy it saddens my heart that you had to die to protect our freedom that so many take for granted. Som gave all.

I do not know you, but my children will know about you!! Thank you for the ultimate sacrafice. May peace be with your family and may you rest in peace.

My heart is broken to know we have lost another true American hero here on earth. I will proudly stand the flag line in honor of this wonderful young man. My sincerest thoughts and prayers go to all of his family and friends. May God grant you peace and healing in this time of great sorry. God bless America and all who protect it.

thank you for protecting us you will always be in our hearts
god bless you

SSGT Chauncy Mays you are a hero and i will always remeber you. My prayers go out to your family. God is lucky to have you see you in heaven and god bless.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the girls, Katherine. We are blessed to have met him. Stay strong and know that we are always here for you and the girls no matter what. I'm glad I get to see you at his Memorial at Fort Polk. I want to give you girls the biggest hugs I can. Aaron Johnston, Toni Thompson & Parks Carrouth

SSGT Chauncy Mays is a true American Hero. He made a sacrifice for all of us, and I would like to give my condolences to his family and friends. You all will be in our prayers, and may his children grow up knowing what a wonderful person he was and know that he is waiting to see them again one day with God in heaven.. God Bless all of your family....

To the family of Staff Sgt. Chauncy Mays,
Our prayers are with all of you in this difficult time. Having had two brothers behind the lines during Dessert Storm, I know the fear you had of Chauncy being in the Middle East. My heart bleeds for you, his wife, and your small children. His good works will not go unnoticed or unappreciated. God Bless you, you will all remain in our prayers.
The Swasso's

To the family of another hero, Chauncy, we want you to know that you and your family are in prayers. We thank him for his service, we thank you for having such a son. Our prayers and blessings are with each of you. Chauncy, thank you for allowing me and my family freedom. God Bless

You made the ultimate sacrifice for us all, thank you. I will continue to pray for your family. May God help ease the pain of your loss.

Thank you for your sacrifice for our country. No greater love that he that would lay down his life for a friend. I pray that the peace of Jesus would cover your family.
Thank you for being such a courageous friend to all of us. Vicki Heldreth

Thank you for your service, you are a hero!! May God Bless your family!!

Thank you for doing a job that allows me to lay here with my husband and children and feel safe. I pray for your sweet family..God bless you....

Thank you for your and your family's sacrifice to keep us free.

To the surviving family and friends of Staff SGT Chauncy Mays: Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time of loss of your loved one. May the comforting power of our Holy Spirit sustain you in the days to come. Chauncy was a brave soldier willing to sacrifice his own life for his fellow soldiers. He will not be forgotten.

All words seem helpless when considering the empty hole left by someone so young and brave. Know that there is One who truly understands your pain and He will carry you through. Your son/husband/father/brother/friend has left this world a better place by his courage and commitment.

To my best friends son you are wonderful for what you did for all of us cLass mate of my daughter chalet and son of my friend you will truely be missed but forever in our hearts R.I.P

Thank you for your service.

RIP Soldier, Leader

I want to say thanks to Chauncy for serving our country. My deepest heartfelt sympathy goes out to the ones he left behind.

I am thankful for your service.

Thank you for your service and sacrifices, sir. We will not forget.

RIP, Sir.

May Our Lord ease your sorrow. Your sacrifice is deepley honored by us. Your precious son truly served his Country and is now standing tall in Heaven. May God bless and keep you and your family.

I'm at fourth grade teacher at Lamar Elementary in Greenville, Tx. Our students learned a true "life lesson" today, as we talked about the price of freedom. We made hand made banners and flags, and lined the front of our school to honor you and your service to our country. We were all thankful for all you've done for the love and freedom of our country. God Bless You and your family. We honor you!

I wish to add my admiration for the sacrifice. Your brothers remaining in harm's way are safer for your remaining on watch. It is the bravery of men like Chauncy that makes our country safer. Thank you.

To your family: our family sends deepest empathy and prayers in your time of grief. We understand the emptiness and pain with each breath in the days and months to follow. We lost our loved one over 4 years ago in Iraq. Peace will come at the times most needed. Expect pennies from heaven and you will know Chauncy is okay. God bless you and know our prayers are with you always.

God keep you in His bosom for eternity! I pray your family will find comfort in knowing you gave your all for The United States of America!

God bless you Chauncy.and all the military . I speak for my family when I say you are truly a hero. Prayers for your family and friends. We salute you.

I'm not capable of producing words that would accurately reflect the admiration I feel for the willingness of Sgt. Mays to bravely volunteer to protect the freedoms we all enjoy. Thank you, Sgt. Mays, for your ultimate sacrifice for your country. Your service will never be forgotten. To his surviving family members, my family prays for your peace and comfort during this difficult time. May God bless you all.

I did not know you, but you are one of the most special men in America. My thoughts and prayers go out to your family. A parent should never loose a child, but yours will always be proud of what you died for. My thanks to you!!

To a man who died serving his country, who I can only remember as a small boy at home with his family playing on an old front porch in East Texas. Today was truly a humbling sight to see so many line the streets of Sulphur Springs , saluting you, our fallen hero and providing the only comfort we can as friends and a community. I am praying for the loved ones you left behind. I know you will be dearly missed. God bless you and your family.

My deepest sympathy for your loss. I was outside L-3 for the procession from Majors field. It was deeply moving. I am saddened for your family but I thank God that there are heroes like Sgt Mays

Thank You, Chauncy. You paid the ultimate price for our freedom. You will never be forgotten. God bless you. My prayers are with the family. God will help you.

My prayers are extended to this national warrior who gave his life so that others might enjoy that wonderful & glorious thing called 'Freedom'. Thank you for your service, SSGT Mays.

I just want to express my heartfelt appreciation to SSgt Chauncy Mays for his service and ultimate sacrifice. My sincerest condolences to his family and friends. May the angels carry him safely home.

Thank you Chauncy for your dedication to our country. You paid the ultimate price for our freedom. Your reward will be great! Rest in peace and may God bless and keep your family for they too have paid the ultimate price for freedom. We love you!!!

SSgt Mays; no doubt a hero. Thank you and your family for the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless.

My condolences to family and friends. The Lord will guide him the rest of his journey as He did in life. Godbless.

I salute your veteran. My condolences for your loss and gratitude for your loved one's service to our country.

A true American Hero. To his family GOD Bless you and keep you.

Thank you , Chauncy for your brave dedication and solidified courage in serving us, and this create country. Your heavenly crown will be adorned with many jewels.

And to the family- My prayers and thoughts are with you. Kristle, Boston

Thank you St. Mays for your ultimate sacrifice and to your family for theirs.

Many thanks to Staff Sgt. Mays for the ultimate sacrifice he made for our country. My prayers are with this family as they mourn the loss of this hero. May God give you peace during this hard time.

My thoughts and prayers are with your family. Although I never met St. Mays please accept my heartfelt thank you for your family’s sacrifice for our country.

My family and I didn't have the honor of meeting St. Mays, but wanted to say, we thank him and his family for giving their greatest sacrific of all, his precious life for our freedom. God Bless you all.

Debbie Martin
Whitehouse, Texas

Our prayers are with you all at this, but our thanks to Mr Mays for his unshelfish act of kindness to his country

I am so sorry for your loss. I thank Chauncy for his service, dedication and sacrifices he made to protect us. May God wrap his arms around all of you and give you comfort. God Bless.

I did not know your loved one but wanted you to know my thoughts and prayers are with you as you say goodby to a TRUE HERO. God bless you!

I meet Chauncy in Fort Wood MO. In 2005 he was a great friend and was there when ever anyone needed a helpping hand , I will miss you Brother.
SGT. BAIER JASON U.S.ARMY

I did not have the pleasure of knowing Chauncy, a true American hero. I am sorry for your families loss and pray for comfort for you all.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFIC. GOD PLEASE YOU

May God grant you peace in the loss of a true hero and patriot....Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for a friend......God be with you all.

Deepest condolences to all of you. May God ease your hearts.
Billy Fason
U.S.A.F. retired

EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT KNOW SSG MAYS HE WAS A BROTHER OF MINE DUE TO THE UNIFORM WE PROUDLY WEAR EVERY DAY. MY THOUGHT AND PRAYERS GO TO THE FAMILY OF THIS AMERICAN SOLDIER.

i am so sorry for your loss. i can't possibly understand how you feel, but i am an army mom also.

Thank you for your sacrifice for our freedoms SSgt Mays...you are a true hero. May God Bless you and your family.

I had the priviledge of knowing Chauncy through his Mom when I worked at Como Pickton. Allison, I know that words cannot remove the grief you feel right now. And that is as it should be...because love in its purest form, such as love for a child, feels the loss as no other. As you read the kind words left by many others, let their love for Chauncy, or the love for his service, comfort you in the knowledge that his life was bigger than his body. I pray for your healing and I salute, as a fellow veteran and patriot, the life and legacy of Staff Sergeant Chauncy Mays. Farewell and Godspeed young man, till we all meet again with our Father in Heaven.

Chauncey was such a sweet person. He is going to be missed dearly. Glad he could serve our country. Much love

God Bless from the Greenville Fire Department, Texas

I am very proud to say that i have known Chauncy. I thank him for his service and keeping me and my family safe. He will never be forgotten. We love you all. Keeping you in our prayers.
- The Swanson Family

I'm so sorry for your loss. Rest in Peace Staff Sgt. Chauncey R. Mays.

I feel you grief as I lost a son one year ago. Your child will be forever held in respect and gratitude for his service. My son Robb from Saltillo will be among those who welcomes Chauncy home tomorrow. God Bless Allice

We had the honor of knowing Chauncy. Thank you for serving our country. God bless you Chauncy and may He hold you close. Prayers to your family during this sad time. God be with you all.

Comfort and peace I pray for the family of SS Chauncy Mays. There is no greater sacrifice than to give one's life for liberty. God's blessings to all.

chauncy will forever have a place in our hearts for serving this country

julie bell
mt vernon texas

I never had the honor of meeting Chauncey, but his sacrifice for our freedom is something I hope never take for granted. My prayers are with the family of this soldier.

I will keep your family in my prays. Thank you for fighting for our country i respect you for doing that.

My prayers of comfort are with the family of S.S. Chauncy Mays. I knew your grandparents and your parents.Thank you for being such a brave young man and serving our country. Prayers for your wife and children.

Mays Family,
I did not know Chauncy personally, but I feel a special bond with your family. My brother, SFC Allen Mosteiro, was killed February 14, 2007 in Iraq. I found solace in knowing he died a hero, fighting for what he so strongly believed in. There is not much comfort in the fact that he died serving our country, but know that he died a hero. Thank you for your sacrifice. May God bring you peace in your heart as you reflect on all your wonderful memories.

Chauncy, take your place in our hearts as a true hero. You will NEVER be forgotten!!

Chauncy was a great man. He died fighting for our freedom. We will keep your family in our prayers.

Prayers of comfort and peace to your family. Thank you for the ultimate sacrifice so that the rest of us can live free. God Bless you and yours

Thank you so much for your service and your sacrifice. Freedom has never been free and we owe so much to you!

I am very appreciative of what chauncy did to keep our country free. My friend/teammate was very close to her cousin chauncy and it is very hard for her, but you payed the ultimate price for our freedom and I sicerely thank you. His family & friends are in my prayers.

Thank you for serving our country. God bless you and your family.

REST IN PEACE STAFF SGT. MAYS, TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS MAY THE MEMORIES OF THIS WONDERFUL SOLDIERS LIFE FILL YOUR HEARTS WITH BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES
GOD BLESS YOU

Thank you for your service-I will be praying for your family.

Our deepest and most sincere condolences on the loss of Chauncy, a fellow brother in arms. He was a great soldier, husband, father, brother, son, friend... so much to so many. Whether anyone had the time to know him for a short while, or their entire life, you could not help but be blessed by his presence in a room. He truly lit it up! Thank you for your amazing service and sacrifice to our country Chauncy. You will truly be missed, but ALWAYS thought of as a hero. If by chance your beautiful family needs ANYTHING, please do not hesitate to ask.

Our prayers for your family.
SSG. Patrick Pettyjohn
Mrs. Dena Pettyjohn

There is nothing that will bring you home to your family. This reality leaves me heartbroken.. but may they find solace in the courage and honor you showed here on Earth. Your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

Chauncy,
You were an amazing,caring ,and thoughtful person. I am so blessed to have been your friend and to have many wonderful and funny memories of our time together. I know you were a wonderful husband and loving father. I can't thank you and your family enough for your service and sacifice. May we never forget those who have fallen. All my thoughts and prayers go to your family.

Thank you for your service SSGT! May GOD bless you and watch over your family. It was an HONOR to stand the flag line for you today & meet your mother who was so humble and thankful for the little that I did.

I am so sorry to hear of your family's loss. I know there are no words to say at this time except to let you know the thoughts of many are with you in this time of sorrow. May our Father give you comfort and peace in the years to come.

Thank you for your service. May freedom ring in our country for many years to come because of your sacrifice!