Obituary for
Christopher F. Underwood
Christopher F. Underwood, 38, passed away peacefully August 9, 2016, on his two year wedding anniversary after an illness. He was surrounded by his loving family. Chris's faith in God sustained him throughout his life and illness. He is survived by his beloved wife Victoria (Puglisi) Underwood, his mother Barbara (Riley) Laflamme, father Geoffrey Underwood and wife Linda, sister Karen Underwood and fiancé Christopher Cadrin, stepbrothers and stepsisters Kathi Donahue, Brian, William and Jeffrey Risk, Leo, Michael, Jaime and Brian Laflamme, and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces. Predeceased by his stepfather Leo Laflamme Sr., and maternal and paternal grandparents. Chris was born September 14, 1977 in Worcester Mass. and lived his entire life in Grafton. He was a graduate of Grafton High School ('95) and Worcester State ('99). He taught mathematics at Grafton High school (GHS) for 16 years, during which he was president of the Grafton Teachers Association, initial teacher of Virtual High School at GHS, class advisor, tutored many students in the community and was actively involved with several community scholarships. Through his many teaching activities he touched and influenced many lives throughout the community. His love for music was 2nd to none and manifested itself in his popularity as a local DJ. He loved all music and especially Huey Lewis and the News as he attended many of their concerts throughout the years. He could command a crowd with his outstanding humor and personality. He also enjoyed the weather and forecasting which started at a young age as he provided frequent weather reports for his family and most recently faculty and staff at GHS before major storms.
All are welcomed to attend calling hours Friday, August 12 between 4 and 8PM. Memorial service and burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations to honor Chris may be made to the Christopher F. Underwood Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Unibank 89 Worcester Street, North Grafton, MA 01536 Attn: Anjali Paranjape. Please visit an online guestbook to share a memory of Chris or message of sympathy with his family at www.roneyfuneralhome.com.
