Christopher A. Hayward, 61, of Bradenton, FL died Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Bay Pines VA Health Care System.
Born in Eaton Rapids, MI, Chris moved here from Cadillac, MI in 1993 where he worked as a Hammerman for Atlas Drop Forge in Lansing. He was a Navy veteran of Vietnam. He was a Handyman and enjoyed hunting and fishing and playing slots.
Survivors include his son, Christopher L. of Michigan; daughter, Wendy and Johnny Beckett of Cincinnati, OH; mother, Joan S. Ward of Ruskin, FL; brother, Arthur P. of Lake Odessa, MI; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Please sign the guestbook below.
Gonna miss you bunches!!!!
To my loving father, you are dearly missed.
Thank you for the very special time that we shared together while we were in Florida. I will really miss you. Love you.
Rest in peace Snapper You will be greatly missed
Love You, Chris
Such a loss to our family. You will always be remembered, loved and dearly missed…Love Sheri
Chris I will always cherish our times together growing up on the lake. You were always challenging me and my brothers to be better hunters and men! I will see you again I am sure of this.
We had some good times i learned a lot from you .YOU were like a brother i wish i could have seen more of you well see ya someday bor
will miss my silly uncle who would feed me ice cream when i was a kid until i threw it up….all over him :)love you unky chris
HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU AND ALWAYS WILL . WILL MISS YOU BUDDY YOUR AUNT RUTH.
To my closest and dearest friend. I love you and miss you dearly! So a big part of me is with you, but a whole lot of you is staying with me! Thank you for your unconditional love and acceptance, and your strong will and beliefs. I will treasure our friendship forever. I love you truly.