Christopher Coffey, 65, of Medway passed away on March 15th, 2020 after battling illness. He was the beloved husband of Mary Lou Coffey (Allen) and loving father to Christina of California, Altoria and her husband Kenneth of Natick, Amber Rae, Christopher, Alina, and Leah of Medway. He is additionally survived by his granddaughter Naleia. Born on June 30th, 1954 in Los Angeles, California he was the only child of the late Del Coffey and Maria Kaufman.
Christopher attended UCLA and worked diligently in the field of banking for over 30 years. After banking, he spent the last 10 years of his life finding families their dream homes as a realtor for Berkshire Hathaway.
Christopher was a passionate, wise, and generous man who put the needs of others before his own. He held himself and his family to high standards and helped to motivate them to believe in themselves. He taught them to work hard to achieve success, respect themselves and others, and to always fight for what they believed in. Christopher’s work ethic was unparalleled and he was always willing to go the extra mile for others. He was always striving to do better and sought the approval of those he loved. Christopher had a huge heart, tried to lead by example, and truly loved his family.
Christopher was a food and grilling enthusiast whose self taught culinary skills brought family, friends, and neighbors to many cookouts at his home in Medway. He was always tight lipped about the secret ingredients to his prized marinades and sauces, but was overjoyed to share his cooking and home with those he loved. Christopher was an avid New England Patriots fan who could be found in his Patriots sweatshirt every Sunday (and sometimes Mondays and Thursdays) screaming at the television, seemingly giving Bill Belichick the advice he needed to lead our boys to victory again and again. He enjoyed the opportunity to go to the games with his children so that he could prove that he was, in fact, the loudest Patriots fan around.
Christopher was often surrounded by music wherever he went and the blaring volume of his speakers would proceed his arrival to many occasions. Although he was not a classically trained dancer, you could regularly find him two-stepping to some Earth, Wind, & Fire or playing the air piano to his favorite Steely Dan records. He knew how to play the piano, enjoyed golf, and loved to talk and socialize with others. Christopher was a dedicated and loving husband, father, and grandfather and will be greatly missed.
“A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose love shows us the way.”