Christopher Vincent Gaxiola

Christopher Vincent Gaxiola March 31, 1962 - August 16, 2018 Christopher V. "Chris" Gaxiola, 56, of East Wenatchee, formerly of Tacoma, passed away at his home on Friday, August 16, 2018. He was born on March 31, 1962, in Tacoma, WA, son of Gil and Delene (McLeod) Gaxiola. He was raised and received his early education in Tacoma, graduating from Mount Tahoma High School in 1980. He continued his education at Washington State University in Pullman, WA, where he studied Culinary Arts, business, music and art. He moved to make his home in the Kirkland and Woodinville area. He went to work at Albertsons as a meat cutter and remained there for 10 years. He pursued his own business and opened his restaurant, Gax's Grill, in the Ballard area. He met Tami Tuggle and they were later married on January 3, 1993, in Las Vegas, NV. They made their first home together in Kirkland and then moved to Gold Bar and shortly after he became a Waste Water Treatment Operator, W.W.T. P. They moved to Las Vegas in 2001 where he became the manager for a restaurant chain known as the "Pink Pony," located inside the Circus Circus Casino. He conducted analysis for the court systems of Nevada. They moved back to Startup, WA, and in 2005 he was called to his dream job at Roi Numar in the Marshall Islands where he managed the waste water treatment system. They returned to the Startup area and he worked at the Ace Hardware store in Sultan. In 2016 he was transferred by Ace Hardware to the Ag Supply Ace Hardware in Wenatchee and they made their home in East Wenatchee. Chris was a member of Sage Hills Church in Wenatchee. He especially enjoyed Culinary Arts, cooking, barbequing, painting, scuba diving, and tuna fishing. He loved spending time with his grandchildren, listening to music, playing guitar, trumpet and piano, pampering his wife, camping and enjoying the outdoors. He is survived by his wife, Tami, of East Wenatchee; daughters: Nicole (Chris) Dailey, of Snohomish, WA, and Karlin (Holly) Gibson, of Dayton, OH; father, Gil (Nancy) Gaxiola, of Tacoma, WA; brothers: Tony Gaxiola, and John Stokley; sisters: Shellie Darneille and Carrie Durand, all of Tacoma, WA and vicinity; grandchildren: Preston Dailey and Sloan Dailey of Snohomish, WA and Gemma Gibson, of Dayton, OH. He was preceded in death by his mother, Delene (McLeod) Gaxiola. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, September 6, 2018, at the Sage Hills Church, located at 1601 Fifth St, Wenatchee, WA, and will be officiated by Pastor Mike Wilson. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the residence of Bret Tuggle, 14715 363rd Ave SE, Sultan, WA. You are invited to view Chris's tribute online at www.HeritageMemorialChapel.com to share a memory or leave a condolence. Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Memorial Chapel, of East Wenatchee.