SPC Christopher Wayne Sawyer US Army
December 13, 1990 – March 5, 2020
Active Duty – Ft. Hood, Texas
Christopher Wayne Sawyer, 29, passed away on March 5, 2020 in Fort Hood, Texas. He was born on Dec. 13, 1990 in San Francisco, California to Denise Rockwood and Barry Sawyer.
He lived in the Clatskanie/Longview area for 16 years and graduated from Clatskanie Middle/High School. After high school he attended Lower Columbia College and entered an LCC Diesel program. He joined the U.S. Army as a wheeled vehicle mechanic. He was stationed in Fort Hood.
He enjoyed fishing, being outdoors, rock collecting, family campouts, hiking, bonfires, and BBQ’s. Christopher was very family oriented. He loved to run with his daughter and hugs and kisses were his little girl’s favorite.
He was funny and had the best sense of humor. His laughter was contagious and his love for God was deep and wide. He was so intelligent, a good teacher and very selfless. He was a member of New Hope City Church and Vintage Church of Harker Heights in Texas.
He is survived by his wife Destanie Sawyer (Kilgore); daughter Elsa Rae Lynn Sawyer; parents Denise and Brent Rockwood; stepfather Mitch Penn; sister Jewell (Penn) and Damien Strowger; brothers, Jeremiah Sawyer and Scott Laurent; father (birth) Barry Sawyer; grandparents (father) Sharon and Allan Jason Sawyer and Carol Peschl and Charles Laurent (Wanda); two nieces; eight nephews; three stepbrothers, Jeremy Rockwood, Jason Rockwood and Brent Rockwood Jr; stepsister Angela Taylor (Greg); numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Shared by his mother, Denise: “Christopher was born while I was active duty Army at the Presidio (Army post in San Francisco, California). He was raised in Portland, Oregon and Clatskanie, Oregon. He called Longview, Washington his home before joining the Army. He left behind a wife and daughter, two older brothers and a younger sister, and several nieces and nephews.
Christopher was a lively jokester. He loved to make people laugh and had a heart of gold. His loss shatters my heart – he is missed and loved very much.”
States he called home were Oregon and Washington. He is laid to rest in Longview, WA.
