CHRISTOPHER GLENN WATKINS was born in Marshall, Texas, on June 10, 1969, and passed away on November 4, 2011, in Dallas, at the age of 42.

He grew up in Dallas and then later in Carrollton, where he attended Blanton Elementary, North Carrollton Junior High and Newman Smith High School. A natural born athlete, Chris enjoyed playing baseball and basketball, but he really excelled at playing football. He especially loved playing for Coach Litty and Coach Kay.

Chris is remembered by friends and loved ones as a kind-hearted man who loved life fiercely, worked hard, and was always jovial with a big smile on his face.

Chris obtained his mechanical engineering license from ITT Technical Institute and spent the majority of his career building and operating hotels and resorts. Some of the properties he built include Winstar World Casino Hotel in Thackerville, OK, the Buffalo Thunder Resort in Santa Fe, NM, and the Westin Stonebriar in Frisco.

Chris recently joined the medical field serving as Director of Operations at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Kaufman, TX.

He was a member of Hope Fellowship Church in Frisco, where he recently rededicated his life to Christ. A Memorial Service will be held for Chris on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Hope Fellowship Church, 9950 Rolater Road, Frisco, TX 75035.

Chris is survived by his loving girlfriend, princess and best friend, Kim Wise Rogers of Dallas, his mother, Mary Ann Watkins of Dallas, his aunt Glenda Woods of Plano, TX, as well as many close friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Billy Glenn Watkins of Corpus Christi, and his grandparents, William B. & Lucile Thornton of Sherman, TX, and O.N. and Jan Watkins of Hughes Springs, TX.