Chris lives in Borger and plays golf all the
time. He has two beautiful kids and now one
grandson. His Kids names are Maleah, she is
a sweet girl living in Denton and she is 24.
His son Ryan is 23 and also lives in Denton.
Ryan has a 21 month old son, and now a new
grand daughter, (Molly Beth Johnston). He (Gage)
is 32 months old and is a charm to be around..
Maleah and Ryan were both hooked up athletically
with Maleah in Basketball and Track (400 meters)
and Ryan in Football and Basketball.
Chris still works for Phillips as a Manufacturing
Specialist/Team Leader (27 years)...
Now Conoco Phillips in Borger. He is in mid
management. Chris coordinates Operations and
Maintenance in the ARDS area. Chris says it
is a hard job, but soon he will be moving
up to a different job as soon as he is
released from this one.
His wife is Whitney and she is a good golfer.
She is a Biology Teacher and Golf Coach @
Borger ISD.
They play couple tournaments together and
have a good time together. She is a great
wife and is a Golf coach and Biology teacher
at the local High School.She has a 10-11
handicap and Chris's is 5. He shoots par
most of the time here but says, "Our course
rating is just 68 and is rather short, (6400)."
With my OCD problem playing hours of golf
to improve was not hard. I'm OK off of the
tee, with a good short game usually.
Chris had another knee surgery in November. It was on
his "good" left knee. Makes it the 1st one
on that one. 3 on the other one.
Chris started golfing in earnest in 1994
due to my not being able to continue to
compete in Tri-Biathalons due to being
run over by a Suburban in 1988. He continued
to compete after numerous surgeries for
broken arms leg, etc. But the pain became
prohibitive. The level that he wanted to
compete at required more than his body
could take at that intensity.
Chris won the State Time Trial
Championship (40K) 2 years running at
one point. Chris was listed as an All
American Biathlete in 1991. (4th ranked
in the USA).
Here is a picture of Chris sitting at his
computer.
Chris Purcell
Chris and his grand daughter
Her name is Molly Beth Johnston. Chris now has 1 grand
daughter to go along with his grandson.