Chris Sylvan Draper
MAY 15, 1961 – AUGUST 20, 2023
On Sunday, August 20, 2023, Chris Sylvan Draper, loving husband and father of five children passed away at the age of 62.
Born May 15, 1961 in Salt Lake City, UT to Neil and Louise Draper, he was the fourth of five children. Chris attended Granite High and graduated in 1979 and later served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Milwaukee, WI. He then attended Utah Technical College where he received his Associates of Heavy Duty Mechanics. While driving for Smith Trucking, he decided to follow his dream to work alongside his dad at Neil's Pro Service, where his younger brother Scott joined the business a few years later. He served the community of Rose Park for over 40 years doing what he loved - fixing cars - often sending his customers on their way free of charge. Chris has a gift of giving his time and talents freely to others, often fixing cars or giving a helping hand whenever it was needed, expecting nothing in return. He also served in many church callings and touched many lives by the way he loved others without judgment.
In December 1986, Chris asked Afton Johnson on a date. They fell in love immediately, and he married his fox of a wife (how he referred to her regularly) two months later. In their kids' eyes, their 36 years of marriage is perfect. They had a love that few couples share and are still crazy about each other!
Chris loved the outdoors and frequently took his family fishing and camping. Many weekends were spent at their family cabin in Bear Lake where he loved to go on three wheeler rides, eat way too much food, and take naps. No matter how busy his 70 hour work week was, he never missed any of his five children's sports or activities, arriving many times in his service station uniform. He is his children and grandchildren's hero and idol, teaching them how to work hard, love their family, and enjoy life. He always left you feeling loved and taken care of and that you were family.
He is survived by his wife Afton, children Bingham (Danielle), Chet (Jill), Kyle (Ashley), Kristen (Daniel Blake), and Ginger (Spencer Anderson), seven granddaughters Claira, Cadence, Evie, Elouise, Jane, Marlowe, and Edith, his parents Neil and Louise Draper, and his four siblings Kent Draper, Peggy Barr, Susan Marshall, and Scott Draper and their spouses and children.
A viewing will be held August 25, 2023 from 6-8 pm and August 26, 2023 from 9:30-10:30 am at the Hunter West Stake Center located at 2811 South 6400 West, West Valley City, UT 84128. The funeral will be the following day, August 26, 2023, at 11 am at the same location. Interment will be held at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary.
MAY 15, 1961 – AUGUST 20, 2023
On Sunday, August 20, 2023, Chris Sylvan Draper, loving husband and father of five children passed away at the age of 62.
Born May 15, 1961 in Salt Lake City, UT to Neil and Louise Draper, he was the fourth of five children. Chris attended Granite High and graduated in 1979 and later served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Milwaukee, WI. He then attended Utah Technical College where he received his Associates of Heavy Duty Mechanics. While driving for Smith Trucking, he decided to follow his dream to work alongside his dad at Neil's Pro Service, where his younger brother Scott joined the business a few years later. He served the community of Rose Park for over 40 years doing what he loved - fixing cars - often sending his customers on their way free of charge. Chris has a gift of giving his time and talents freely to others, often fixing cars or giving a helping hand whenever it was needed, expecting nothing in return. He also served in many church callings and touched many lives by the way he loved others without judgment.
In December 1986, Chris asked Afton Johnson on a date. They fell in love immediately, and he married his fox of a wife (how he referred to her regularly) two months later. In their kids' eyes, their 36 years of marriage is perfect. They had a love that few couples share and are still crazy about each other!
Chris loved the outdoors and frequently took his family fishing and camping. Many weekends were spent at their family cabin in Bear Lake where he loved to go on three wheeler rides, eat way too much food, and take naps. No matter how busy his 70 hour work week was, he never missed any of his five children's sports or activities, arriving many times in his service station uniform. He is his children and grandchildren's hero and idol, teaching them how to work hard, love their family, and enjoy life. He always left you feeling loved and taken care of and that you were family.
He is survived by his wife Afton, children Bingham (Danielle), Chet (Jill), Kyle (Ashley), Kristen (Daniel Blake), and Ginger (Spencer Anderson), seven granddaughters Claira, Cadence, Evie, Elouise, Jane, Marlowe, and Edith, his parents Neil and Louise Draper, and his four siblings Kent Draper, Peggy Barr, Susan Marshall, and Scott Draper and their spouses and children.
A viewing will be held August 25, 2023 from 6-8 pm and August 26, 2023 from 9:30-10:30 am at the Hunter West Stake Center located at 2811 South 6400 West, West Valley City, UT 84128. The funeral will be the following day, August 26, 2023, at 11 am at the same location. Interment will be held at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary.
Chris Sylvan Draper
MAY 15, 1961 – AUGUST 20, 2023
On Sunday, August 20, 2023, Chris Sylvan Draper, loving husband and father of five children passed away at the age of 62.
Born May 15, 1961 in Salt Lake City, UT to Neil and Louise Draper, he was the fourth of five children. Chris attended Granite High and graduated in 1979 and later served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Milwaukee, WI. He then attended Utah Technical College where he received his Associates of Heavy Duty Mechanics. While driving for Smith Trucking, he decided to follow his dream to work alongside his dad at Neil's Pro Service, where his younger brother Scott joined the business a few years later. He served the community of Rose Park for over 40 years doing what he loved - fixing cars - often sending his customers on their way free of charge. Chris has a gift of giving his time and talents freely to others, often fixing cars or giving a helping hand whenever it was needed, expecting nothing in return. He also served in many church callings and touched many lives by the way he loved others without judgment.
In December 1986, Chris asked Afton Johnson on a date. They fell in love immediately, and he married his fox of a wife (how he referred to her regularly) two months later. In their kids' eyes, their 36 years of marriage is perfect. They had a love that few couples share and are still crazy about each other!
Chris loved the outdoors and frequently took his family fishing and camping. Many weekends were spent at their family cabin in Bear Lake where he loved to go on three wheeler rides, eat way too much food, and take naps. No matter how busy his 70 hour work week was, he never missed any of his five children's sports or activities, arriving many times in his service station uniform. He is his children and grandchildren's hero and idol, teaching them how to work hard, love their family, and enjoy life. He always left you feeling loved and taken care of and that you were family.
He is survived by his wife Afton, children Bingham (Danielle), Chet (Jill), Kyle (Ashley), Kristen (Daniel Blake), and Ginger (Spencer Anderson), seven granddaughters Claira, Cadence, Evie, Elouise, Jane, Marlowe, and Edith, his parents Neil and Louise Draper, and his four siblings Kent Draper, Peggy Barr, Susan Marshall, and Scott Draper and their spouses and children.
A viewing will be held August 25, 2023 from 6-8 pm and August 26, 2023 from 9:30-10:30 am at the Hunter West Stake Center located at 2811 South 6400 West, West Valley City, UT 84128. The funeral will be the following day, August 26, 2023, at 11 am at the same location. Interment will be held at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary.
MAY 15, 1961 – AUGUST 20, 2023
On Sunday, August 20, 2023, Chris Sylvan Draper, loving husband and father of five children passed away at the age of 62.
Born May 15, 1961 in Salt Lake City, UT to Neil and Louise Draper, he was the fourth of five children. Chris attended Granite High and graduated in 1979 and later served a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Milwaukee, WI. He then attended Utah Technical College where he received his Associates of Heavy Duty Mechanics. While driving for Smith Trucking, he decided to follow his dream to work alongside his dad at Neil's Pro Service, where his younger brother Scott joined the business a few years later. He served the community of Rose Park for over 40 years doing what he loved - fixing cars - often sending his customers on their way free of charge. Chris has a gift of giving his time and talents freely to others, often fixing cars or giving a helping hand whenever it was needed, expecting nothing in return. He also served in many church callings and touched many lives by the way he loved others without judgment.
In December 1986, Chris asked Afton Johnson on a date. They fell in love immediately, and he married his fox of a wife (how he referred to her regularly) two months later. In their kids' eyes, their 36 years of marriage is perfect. They had a love that few couples share and are still crazy about each other!
Chris loved the outdoors and frequently took his family fishing and camping. Many weekends were spent at their family cabin in Bear Lake where he loved to go on three wheeler rides, eat way too much food, and take naps. No matter how busy his 70 hour work week was, he never missed any of his five children's sports or activities, arriving many times in his service station uniform. He is his children and grandchildren's hero and idol, teaching them how to work hard, love their family, and enjoy life. He always left you feeling loved and taken care of and that you were family.
He is survived by his wife Afton, children Bingham (Danielle), Chet (Jill), Kyle (Ashley), Kristen (Daniel Blake), and Ginger (Spencer Anderson), seven granddaughters Claira, Cadence, Evie, Elouise, Jane, Marlowe, and Edith, his parents Neil and Louise Draper, and his four siblings Kent Draper, Peggy Barr, Susan Marshall, and Scott Draper and their spouses and children.
A viewing will be held August 25, 2023 from 6-8 pm and August 26, 2023 from 9:30-10:30 am at the Hunter West Stake Center located at 2811 South 6400 West, West Valley City, UT 84128. The funeral will be the following day, August 26, 2023, at 11 am at the same location. Interment will be held at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary.
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