Christopher Ronald Walsh

Christopher Ronald Walsh, 65, of Manchester, NH, passed away at Hillsbrook Village on April 28, 2024. Born in East Wirral, Liverpool, United Kingdom on September 17, 1958, he was a son of Ronald Walsh and Rita (Styles) Enos. He shared 15 years of companionship with his wife, Tamela (Drown) Walsh.

Christopher spent his childhood in the United Kingdom before immigrating at the age of seven in 1966. He spent his entire career as a chef, graduating from The Culinary Institute of America in 1978 and working his way up to executive chef. He held various executive chef positions over the years, including working for places such as The Baltimore Convention Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, The Kennedy School of Government, Castleton Banquet & Conference Center and most recently Catholic Medical Center. In his spare time, he enjoyed traveling (especially cruises), cooking, music, and attending concerts. He and his family had a permanent summer campsite at Old Orchard Beach, where they created many cherished memories over the years. Christopher was a kindhearted and humble man who will be fondly remembered by all who knew him.

Christopher is survived by his wife, Tamela Walsh of Manchester, NH; his mother, Rita Enos and her husband Jerry of Hubbardston, MA; his children, Bryan Walsh and his wife Jamie of Reading, MA, Emily Bourgeois and her husband Eric of Hooksett, NH, and Kevin Walsh and his wife Sarah of Melrose, MA; his sister, Deb Lefebvre and her husband Wayne of Brookline, NH; his stepchildren, Matthew Laferriere of West Burke, VT, Meaghan Rowe and her husband Nick of Hampton, NH, and Samantha Kelly and her husband Jordan of Litchfield, NH; as well as his grandchildren, Ryder, Bowen, Madeleine, Hudson and Rory. He was predeceased by his father, Ronald Walsh.

Christopher’s family would like to thank the staff at Hillsbrook Village for their kind and compassionate care.

Services will be held on Saturday, May 4^th at the Cremation Society of New Hampshire, 243 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH. Family and friends are invited to gather from 3PM-4PM with a memorial service at 4PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Christopher’s memory may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research https://www.michaeljfox.org/