Christopher Canfield Marx

CHRISTOPHER CANFIELD MARX Born July 20, 1944 in Evanston, Illinois, passed away peacefully at home on May 2, 2015 at the age of 70 surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Kathy, his children Ryan, Whitney (Nick), Christopher Jr. (Heidi); his brother Tom (Bonnie); his brother-in-law Gage Chrysler (Christie); his sister-in-law Amy (Butch); grandchildren Christoph, Tori, Brody, Ellie, and Carter; nieces Angela ( Aaron), Kendra ( Jimmy), Shea (Lee), Ashley, and Kayla; nephews Aaron and Andy. He was preceded in death by his parents William H. Marx and Virginia E. Marx. While alive, he lived! Chris graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. While stationed in Germany as 1st Lt Artillery Specialist (1971), he met Kathy and they married in Chico; August, 1972. He joined Modern Building and was President for 30 years. During that time he was very involved in his community. He was President of Rotary in 1987-88, received the Paul Harris Award in1988, a Past President of the Contractor's Exchange, and he received the Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of America. Chris was an avid hunter and sportsman worldwide . He and Kathy heli skied in the Canadian Rockies, scuba dived in the tropics and fished in Alaska. He was a member of the "Grand Slam Sheep Club," a feat that took over twenty five years to achieve. He and Kathy were great adventurers. He was a pilot, competitive cyclist, and a wonderful dad. He was a motorcycle enthusiast who spent lots of time on the road with friends and Kathy. Chris loved his family, his country, Lake Almanor, restoring cars and the good times he had with all of his friends! A celebration of life will be held at Butte Creek Country Club at 4pm on Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 in Chico. In lieu of flowers; please consider making a donation to the Wounded Warrior Project.