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Christopher J. Doherty

1980 - 2016

Christopher J. Doherty obituary, 1980-2016, Westchester, IL

BORN

1980

DIED

2016

Christopher Doherty Obituary

Christopher J. Doherty

Born: April 10, 1980

Died: September 21, 2016

Christopher Joseph Doherty was born April 10, 1980 to Kelly (Shenkel - Doherty) Radde and Norman Gerald Doherty.

Chris was a graduate of Lyons Township High School, La Grange, IL - Class of 1998.

The best gift he gave us was a son with his namesake. His son is an Honor Roll at Riverside-Brookfield High School.

Chris is survived by his mother, Kelly (Rick) of La Grange Park; father, Norman Gerald Doherty of TN; brother, Ryan Michael Doherty of Maryville, TN; a beloved son with Jackie Metoyer, Christopher Doherty of Brookfield, IL; grandfather, George Shenkel of Clearwater, FL; aunt, Kristina Sherwood (Jim) Evergreen, CO.

His beloved grandmother, Eileen Petrick Shenkel, passed in 1994. Uncle Brian Shenkel of Brookfield, IL, also passed away in 2016.

We have loved him in life, let us not forget him after death.

Published by Suburban Life Publications on Aug. 9, 2017.
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