From childhood, Chris had questions; he wanted to understand every little detail about anything and everything. Chris was always reading and learning and sharing his wealth of knowledge. From early on, he was naturally athletic. Chris had an amazing hand-eye coordination and better than perfect vision which made him difficult to beat in ping-pong and darts. He was one of those people who could excel in any athletic competition, but this was not his passion. These skills were invaluable to Chris in his time as a professional hunter/guide on a game farm in South Africa. All his life, Chris loved fishing and became extremely knowledgeable of antique lures. Like his father Joe, Chris could talk and people often gravitated toward him at social gatherings as he had much to say that people found interesting, if not enlightening. Chris was a lover of people and of his dogs, a kind soul with a good heart, perhaps too much so for this world. He will be missed.
Left to remember Chris’ love are his sister, Lisa (Bob) Schwan of Garrettsville, his brothers, Jim (Denise) Diestel of Akron, Geoff Diestel of Oregon, and the love of his life, Peggy Eileen Diestel of Missouri, daughter Emily Stepanek and grandson Max, also of Missouri, and countless loved ones!
Friends and family are invited to share memories and stories and celebrate his life in a relaxed and informal gathering Saturday, November 3rd from 1-4:30pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent, 228 Gougler Ave., Kent, Ohio 44240.
Condolences and memories may be shared at wood-kortright-borkoski.com.
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