CHRISTOPHER MARQUEE YOUNG WAS A MAN WITH AFFECTIONATE LAUGHTER.

AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS CHRIS, BONZ, 8LBS, PASSED TO ETERNAL LIFE ON JUNE 20,
2025. BORN ON JULY 13, 1988, IN CORAL SPRINGS, FL TO THE PARENTS OF WILLIE JAMES YOUNG JR. AND DIANNE LOVETT FLOWER.  HE IS THE SON OF HIS BELOVED STEP-FATHER, CARL FLOWERS.

CHRIS' VIBRANT AND NONCHALANT PERSONALITY RESULTED IN LONG-LASTING
FRIENDSHIPS FROM CHILDHOOD.
"TO KNOW CHRIS IS TO LOVE CHRIS"!

HE ATTENDED KINDERGARTEN AT NOVA EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN DAVIE, FL, AS WELL AS PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN PORTAL, GA. FIRST GRADE, TOBACCO ELEMENTARY, AUGUSTA GA. SECOND GRADE AND THIRD GRADE, KILLEEN, TX. FOURTH GRADE, HOOVERVILLE ELEMENTARY, WAYNESBORO, PA. FIFTH GRADE, ROLLING RIDGE ELEM. SIXTH–EIGHTH GRADE AND PARKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, STERLING, VA.

CHRIS ALWAYS CONSIDERED HIMSELF TO BE A CHARMER AND WAS ALWAYS THE TEACHER'S PET. CHRIS WAS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL AS AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT. HE RARELY
MISSED A DAY, ONLY MISSED FIVE DAYS FROM GRADE K–12, HE WAS AN HONOR ROLL
ACHIEVER, WON THE SPELLING BEE IN 5TH GRADE, AND MADE THE NATIONAL HONOR
SOCIETY IN 10TH–12TH GRADE. HE ALSO MADE THE "WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN HIGH
SCHOOLS, "AND WON MANY OTHER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS OVER THE YEARS.

HAD A LOVE FOR SPORTS—HE PLAYED T-BALL, BASEBALL, BASKETBALL,
HE ALWAYS FOOTBALL, AND TRACK. HE TRAINED WITH THE WIZARDS FOR A SHOOTING GUARD POSITION AS A WALK-ON BEFORE INJURING HIS ACHILLES TENDON. WHEN IT COMES TO FOOTBALL, THE DALLAS COWBOYS WERE HIS TEAM. WIN OR LOSE—THEY WERE IT.

CHRIS' HUMOROUS PERSONALITY EARNED HIM A PASSION FOR ENTERTAINING. DRAMA
WAS ONE OF HIS FAVORITE SUBJECTS. HE HAD A WIDE ARRAY OF FRIENDS FROM SCHOOL, MANY REMAINING CLOSE FRIENDS TO THIS DAY. BECAUSE HE WAS ALWAYS SMILING AND EASY TO WORK WITH, HE WAS A SUCCESSFUL CHILD MODEL—DOING HUGGIES COMMERCIALS AND TRAVELING TO NEW YORK FOR MODELING ASSIGNMENTS.

HE ALSO APPEARED AS PAM GRIER AND PHILLIP MICHAEL THOMAS'S BABY IN MIAMI VICE AND WORKED OTHER MODELING JOBS.

HE JOINED THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AS A SPECIAL FORCES OFFICER. HE ATTENDED THE AIR FORCE MILITARY ACADEMY. AFTER THE MILITARY, CHRIS CONTINUED TO TAKE COLLEGE COURSES. OVER THE YEARS, HE WORKED FOR SEVERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTORS IN THE DMV AREA IN THE LOGISTICS AND PROCUREMENT FIELD.

CHRIS' OTHER PASSIONS INCLUDED HELPING THE ELDERLY. AT A YOUNG AGE, HE ENJOYED
VISITING NURSING HOMES, ENGAGING, AND PLAYING GAMES WITH THE PATIENTS. FOR
MANY YEARS, HE WENT TO WASHINGTON, D.C., ON WEEKENDS TO FEED THE HOMELESS.

CHRIS WAS A MAN OF DEEP FAITH. HE WAS A MEMBER OF MT. PLEASANT BAPTIST
CHURCH IN HERNDON, VA. HE GAVE HIS LIFE TO THE LORD AT AGE 5. CHRIS LIVED BY,
"GOD SAVES HIS HARDEST BATTLES FOR HIS STRONGEST WARRIORS".

AT MT. PLEASANT, HE WAS PROUD TO BE ON THE USHER BOARD FROM AGE 10 UNTIL ENTERING THE MILITARY AT AGE 19.
CHRIS IS SURVIVED BY HIS CHILDREN: NALIYAH YOUNG, CHRISETTE YOUNG, CASSIE
YOUNG, SAMUEL YOUNG, ZION YOUNG, ARIAH YOUNG, CHLOE YOUNG, AND SANIYAH
MINTER-BEY.

CHRIS IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS PARENTS, CARL AND DIANNE LOVETT FLOWERS.

HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS SIBLINGS: JUSTIN COOK, JOSEPH BENNETT, MERCEDES YOUNG,  JOYE FLOWERS, ERICA FLOWERS, KEVIN EUTSY, JONATHAN YOUNG, ALEXIS YOUNG, AKEEM YOUNG, THALYA WATKINS, KELLY TAQUEL WILLIAMS, STEPHANIE YOUNG, MAURICE YOUNG, TOI YOUNG, CEDRIC YOUNG, CARLEA JORDAN, YOLANDA HARRIS, DONTE SINGLETON, DIAMOND HICKS.

HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS SISTER, CASSANDRA YOUNG.

CHIS IS ALSO SURVIVED BY A SPECIAL AUNT, REV. SUE HARRIS-GREEN AND GODPARENTS, GWENDOLYN ALDRED AND BEVERLEY CAMPBELL; GODBROTHER, KERRY DUDLEY.

HE WAS THE GRANDSON OF WILLIE JAMES YOUNG SR. AND MARY WALKER WHITE ON HIS FATHER'S SIDE, AND ERNEST LOVETT SR. AND ASELUE MAYNARD LOVETT ON HIS
MOTHER'S SIDE. HE WAS THE GREAT-GRANDSON OF SAMUEL MAYNARD AND MATTIE BELL HARDEN MAYNARD.

HIS PRESENCE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED, AND HIS MEMORY WILL BE CARRIED FORWARD