Chris MacLeod

CHRISTOPHER "CHRIS" MICHAEL MACLEOD, 63, PASSED AWAY ON JULY 16, 2025, IN OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS. BORN ON OCTOBER 9, 1961, IN VALPARAISO, INDIANA, CHRIS LIVED A LIFE MARKED BY HARDWORK, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE OUTDOORS AND THE SIMPLE JOYS OF LIFE. CHRIS PROUDLY SERVED HIS COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY FROM OCTOBER 1980 TO OCTOBER 1992. RISING TO THE RANK OF PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS (E-6), HE WORKED AS AN ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN DURING HIS TWELVE YEARS OF SERVICE, TAKING HIM ALL OVER THE WORLD ON VARIOUS SHIPS. HIS TIME IN THE NAVY REFLECTED HIS STRONG WORK ETHIC AND TECHNICAL SKILL—QUALITIES THAT REMAINED WITH HIM THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. A MASTER WOODWORKER BY TRADE AND PASSION, CHRIS HAD AN EYE FOR DETAIL AND A STEADY HAND THAT BROUGHT BEAUTY AND FUNCTION TOGETHER IN EVERY PROJECT HE UNDERTOOK. WHETHER CRAFTING BASEBALL BATS FOR HIS SON OR WORKING ON PROJECTS AT THE FARM, HE APPROACHED EACH TASK WITH PRECISION AND PRIDE. CHRIS WAS KNOWN FOR HIS LOVE OF HEAVY METAL MUSIC AND COULD OFTEN BE FOUND ENJOYING THE THUNDEROUS RIFFS THAT MATCHED HIS SPIRITED PERSONALITY. HE WAS ALSO AN AVID FAN OF DA BEARS AND DALE EARNHARDT. HE PRETTY MUCH HATED ALL OTHER TEAMS AND DRIVERS, IT WASN'T EVEN CLOSE. A TRUE OUTDOORSMAN AT HEART, CHRIS FOUND PEACE OUT IN NATURE AT THE FARM. HE ALSO HAD A FONDNESS FOR OLD WESTERNS—STORIES OF GRIT AND HONOR THAT MIRRORED MANY OF HIS OWN VALUES. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS BELOVED WIFE SHEILA; SON DONNIE AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW BETH OF MARYVILLE, TENNESSEE; TWO CHERISHED GRANDCHILDREN, EVIE AND EMERSON; SON JIMMY OF HARRISONVILLE, MISSOURI; SISTER VICKI REITH (DENNIS) OF GROVETOWN, GEORGIA; SISTER MARILYN HEWES (PAT) OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA; SISTER LINDA FRAZIER (LARRY) OF OSKALOOSA, IOWA; SISTER PAULA VASQUEZ (DAN) OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO; BROTHER PAT MACLEOD OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO; BROTHER JOE MACLEOD (RAMONA) OF EDGEWOOD, NEW MEXICO; NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS, VELOCITI FRIENDS, AND THE COOK FAMILY. CHRIS WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, BARBARA AND DONALD MACLEOD AND TWO BROTHERS, CHARLES AND DONALD JUNIOR. HIS LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH THE FAMILY WHO LOVED HIM DEEPLY AND THE MANY LIVES HE TOUCHED WITH HIS HUMOR, ORNERINESS, AND UNWAVERING SPIRIT. MAY HIS MEMORY BRING COMFORT TO THOSE WHO KNEW HIM. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO MENORAH MEDICAL CENTER IN HONOR OF CHRIS MACLEOD.

Chris MacLeod

October 9, 1961 - July 16, 2025