Christi Gail Redd, age 46, of Murphy, Texas, passed away on January 21, 2017 from anaplastic thyroid cancer. She was born July 13, 1970, in Garland, Texas, to Dennis Ray and Myrl Elaine (Davidson) McLauchlin. While attending high school in Hillsboro, Texas she met her future husband Jeffrey Redd. She obtained her teaching degree from Texas Woman’s University with an emphasis on reading.
Her professional life was focused on teaching pre-kindergarten students. Her passion for teaching and love of reading was always evident. Her students, friends, and family will remember her for her laugh that filled a room with cheer and her smile that could light the same room. Her joy was complete in the form of her children, Jenni and Blake, both of whom share her ability to live, laugh, and love.
She is survived by her husband of 23 years, Jeffrey Alan Redd and children, Jenni and Blake Redd, all of Murphy, Texas; father, Dennis McLauchlin and wife Susan of Brandon, Texas; brother, Earl McLauchlin and wife Martha; numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and cousins.
Christi is preceded in death by her mother, Myrl Elaine McLauchlin.
A memorial service will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas. A reception will follow the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to American Cancer Society.