On April 5, 2015, Christopher Anthony Joseph (aka Stumpy) passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a tragic accident. Chris, 56 years young, was born on January 4, 1959, in Utica, NY. He was raised in Clinton, NY; attended Hope College in Holland, MI; and lived in Chicago, IL, Northampton, MA, and Leesburg, VA.

Chris was preceded in death by his father Abraham Anthony Joseph, and mother Ann (Cully) Joseph. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Janet Kathleen (Mountcastle) Joseph, daughters Jessica and Malorie, and son Jake, all of Leesburg, VA. Chris is also survived by sisters Sheryl (Jack) O'Roark of Kansas City, MO; Michelle (Pat) Hughes, of Carrollton, TX; Carol Brown of Manlius, NY; and Cindy Joseph (Ron Covey) of Frankfurt, NY; nieces Heather Rielly and her son Jack, from W. Concord, MA, and Cassie (Thomas) Jones of Charlotte, NC; nephew Paul (Emily) Schofield of Athens, GA; godchild Nicholette (Andrews) Maggio of Chicago, IL; Jan's mother, Joann, and her sisters Karen (Marty) and Gayle (John), her brother Jim (Jody), and countless friends and relatives.

Chris was an extremely committed 29-year employee of Universal Forest Products, Inc. As stated by Matt Missad, CEO of Universal Forest Products, "It is with a stunned and heavy heart that I tell you that one of our brothers, Chris Joseph, died yesterday. Chris was a vibrant part of our company, our history and our officer team. He made us laugh. He made us think. He made us better."

All are invited to a memorial service and celebration of life on Saturday April 11th, 2015. The service will be held at St. James' Episcopal Church, (14 Cornwall Street, NW, Leesburg, VA 20176) at 11:00 am. A reception will be held immediately following at the Thomas Birkby House, 109 Loudoun St SW, Leesburg, VA 20175.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to outreach missions at St. James Episcopal Church which are near and dear to their hearts. These missions include Honduras-Water for the People, Grace to Go, Backpack Buddies, Costa Rica – Project Abraham, Mobile Hope, and youth missions. Checks should be made payable to St. James Episcopal Church with the memo of "Chris Joseph Memorial Fund" and sent to St. James Episcopal Church, 14 Cornwall Street, NW, Leesburg, VA, 20176.

In keeping with what Chris would have wanted, in place of visitation on Friday evening, the family invites all to attend the Loudoun County High School Girls Varsity Soccer game, 7:30 PM, at Heritage High School, 520 Evergreen Mills Rd, Leesburg, VA 20175, to cheer on daughter, Malorie. Chris was always his children's number one fan.