Christopher “Pop-pop” Shannon McGill passed away on June 2nd at 52-yeas-old after a brave 3-year battle with brain cancer. He leaves behind a heartbroken wife of 29 years, Tina McGill; four much-loved children, and 2 of their spouses, Amanda and Scott Palomino; Nina Derrick; Taylor and Manda McGill; and Trevor McGill; three grandchildren that had his heart wrapped around their fingers; his parents Jane and Murry McGill that he adored; his brother and sister in law, Pat and Alexy McGill; his nieces Heather and Morgan McGill; many aunts and uncles, cousins and friends, several “bonus” kids we collected over the years, and one sad puppy, Xena. He was preceded in death by his brother, Michael “Mickey” McGill and both sets of grandparents.
Chris was born on January 29th, 1970 in Texas. He was a plant manager at Southwire for a number of years. He loved his job, the company, and his employees. He worked until the day they sent him home for his own good a month before he passed, but he would have still been going in every day until his last.
He loved and hated golf with equal passion. He loved fishing, travel, and really good food. He had the best sense of humor and he was intimidatingly smart. He was larger than life in every way and stubborn to a fault, but he still got along with everyone.
He was a tough man until his granddaughters came around. If you were lucky enough to be loved by Chris, he loved you with all his heart and soul. He was honest and tender-hearted. He was one of a kind.
A visitation and funeral service will be at Jenkins Funeral Home 4081 Startown Road, Newton, NC on June 8th at 1:00 and 2:00 pm respectively. A reception will follow at our home. All are welcome and encouraged to come and share stories.
Please sign the online guestbook on the Memorial Wall at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The McGill family has entrusted arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton.
