OBITUARY: Christopher E. Boroughs of Ozark, Arkansas
Christopher E. Boroughs, 74, passed away suddenly at his home in Ozark, Arkansas on Saturday, Feb. 13, after a long battle with heart and kidney disease.
He was a Christian and member of the First United Methodist Church of Ozark. Boroughs graduated from Highland High School in Highland, Indiana, in 1964. He went on to attend Indiana University Northwest before joining the Air Force.
Boroughs, a loving husband, father, and grandfather was a decorated Vietnam War Veteran who was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Force Commendation Medal. He was an accomplished outdoorsman and was on the management team of Fortune 500 companies for over 25 years retiring from Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia. During his career, he also was panel chairman of the Navy's National Shipbuilding Research Program and won the prestigious National Francis Perkins Vanguard Award. Other affiliations were the VFW, American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Eagles, NRA, Wounded Warriors, and numerous local and national charities. He is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Carole Olson Boroughs; his brother, Bruce Boroughs; and sister, Brooke Boroughs.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Kay Bugg Boroughs, and their five children: Eric Boroughs of Trinidad, California; Jodie (Jimmy Duncan) of Alma, Arkansas; Jennifer Downey of Glenview; Robbie (Colleen Bredensteiner) of Irvine, California; and Nicole (Trevor Hicks) of Council Bluffs, Iowa; 18 grandchildren Fisher and Nesta Boroughs; Ryan and Matthew Thompson; Andrew and Luke Duncan; Henry, Sammy, Libby, Ben, and Luke Downey; Evie and Ian Bredensteiner; and Madisyn, Morgan, Jackson, Zander and Lucas Hicks. Also surviving: brother Timothy (Barbara) Boroughs of Connecticut; sister Allison Boroughs of Florida; and brother Mark (Pam) Boroughs of Indiana and many nieces and nephews.
Due to COVID-19 the family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Cremation arrangements were made under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 or secure.dav.org
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