Obituary of Christopher James Blackwell

Christopher James Blackwell, 38, died February 25, 2019 in Peyton, Colorado.He was born September 6, 1980 at Fort Polk Army Hospital, Leesville, Louisiana to Edward Talbot and Adelgunde "Gundel" Anna (Buettner) Blackwell.Christopher grew up in a military family and lived in Leesville, Louisiana; Seoul, South Korea; and Worms, Germany. He moved to Laurel, Maryland where his dad retired and then they moved to Manassas, Virginia to finish high school. He entered the Army in 2002. He married his beloved, Corina, while home on R&R in 2004. He separated from the Army after three tours to Iraq and a total of eight years of service.Christopher's recent job was a Spray Foam Specialist for the last five years.He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Nellie and Leland Blackwell; and his first pit bull, Sly.Christopher is survived by his wife, Corina Blackwell; his parents, Ed and Gundel Blackwell; sister, Sandra (Jason) Huff; brother, Alexander (Jamie) Blackwell; foster brother, Mark Klinedinst; father-in-law, Rudolph Herrmann; father in-law and mother-in-law, Gunter and Marion Guegel; brother-in-laws, Thomas Herrmann and Udo Herrmann; sister-in-laws, Julia Huebner and Katharina Guegel; and his two pit bull dogs, Cypher and Cale.Memorial Service, 2:00PM, Sunday, March 3, 2019, The Springs Funeral Services-North, 6575 Oakwood Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80923. Events Memorial Service Sunday, March 3, 2019 2:00PM The Springs Funeral Services - North 6575 Oakwood Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80923 Phone: 719-207-8611