Christopher Tikonoff ATTLEBORO Christopher Tikonoff, 37, passed suddenly, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Chris was the loving husband to Carine Tikonoff. A devoted son to Ed and Linda Tikonoff, he was born Aug. 27, 1971, in Cambridge. Chris graduated from Middleboro High School in 1989. Chris grew up in Middleboro and called Attleboro his home with Carine. Chris was an honest and caring soul, who touched many lives during his life. Chris was an employee of Shawmut Corporation for over 16 years, working in quality control, and was most recently employed as quality manager at Asahi America. Chris was an avid outdoorsman and marksman and was passionate about competing in USPSA/IPSC events. Chris enjoyed downhill mountain biking and loved spending time in New Hampshire and Vermont. Chris leaves behind a loving family including his wife Carine, his mother and father, Ed and Linda Tikonoff of Middleboro; mother-in-law, Renee of Brockton; brother, Alex Tikonoff and his wife Kristen, and their son, Jacob Tikonoff of Abington; aunts and uncles include, Michael Tikonoff and his wife Cheryl of Burlington, Linda Tikonoff of Medford, Robert McGrath of Colchester, Vt., and Andrew McGrath of Somerville; cousins include, Vanessa Valentino of Medford, Matthew Tikonoff and his wife Laura of Arlington, Alison Tikonoff of Medford, Kenny Arsenault of Medford, Mark Tikonoff of Brookline and Nathan Tikonoff of Medford; siblings-in-law and spouses, Jose Gaspard and his wife Patricia, Michelle Dalloo and her husband Stephen, Patrick Gaspard and his wife Edwidge, Martine Duviella; nieces and nephews, Christine Gaspard and her son Jayden, Phillipe Gaspard, Patricia Dalloo and her daughter Chloe, Sabrina Dalloo, Stephanie Dalloo, Sarah Dalloo, Stephen Dalloo, Priscilla Dalloo, Rollyns Gaspard, Shanie Gaspard, Naomie Gaspard. Visiting hours will be Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, from 4 to 8 p.m., at the Dahlborg-MacNevin Funeral Home, 280 Bedford St. (Rte. 18), Lakeville. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at 10 a.m. at the First Congregational Church, 4 Plympton St., Middleboro. Burial will follow the services. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Epilepsy Foundation, c/o Alex Tikonoff, 143 Centre Ave., Abington, MA 02351. For directions and guest book, please visit
www.d-mfh.com.
Published by The Enterprise on Nov. 13, 2008.