Sophia Chris Bushkuhl

April 12, 1935 - February 15, 2020

Sophia “Chris” Bushkuhl, 84, passed away peacefully at home, Saturday, February 15, 2020. She was born April 12, 1935 in West Helena, Arkansas to Spiro and Kerasto Broomas. Chris is preceded in death by her parents and 7 of her 8 siblings. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, John Bushkuhl; children, Stephen (Katrina) Bushkuhl, Mark (Becky) Bushkuhl, Mary (Kim) Bushkuhl, Elizabeth (Scott) Aitkens, and Paul Bushkuhl; grandchildren, Harrison Bushkuhl, Grant Bushkuhl, Shelby Bushkuhl, Kathryn Aitkens, Matthew Aitkens, Reed Bushkuhl, and Cade Bushkuhl; sister Fotine Pedron as well as numerous nieces, nephews and other extended family. Chris grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas. She graduated with a teaching degree from Arkansas State Teachers College. In 1955, Chris met the love of her life, John, in New Orleans while attending a school function. They married three years later. Chris was a master of creating a thriving home for John and her five kids wherever they happened to land in the world - around the USA as well as Venezuela, Libya and Saudi Arabia. She was also a wizard at creating culinary delights from sometimes meager local supplies. We always ate well! In addition to these exotic locales, the family traveled the globe extensively. After the children left home, Chris resumed her elementary school teaching career. Chris and John spent the last 12 years in Houston at Eagle’s Trace, where they were members of St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Chris‘ legacy is rich - loving patience, forbearance, tender heartedness, quiet strength, fearlessness, fun, delicious food, and an impeccable sense of style, with a deep and abiding love. Second to her family, her passion was her garden - always gorgeous. She is dearly missed. In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to donate to one of the following charities in memory of Sophia Bushkuhl: St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105 https://www.stjude.org St Labre Indian School, 1000 Tongue River Rd, Ashland, MT 59003 https://give.stlabre.org The Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, February 28, 2020 at 10:30 AM at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Nottingham Oaks Trail, Houston, TX 77079. A reception will be held following mass at Eagle’s Trace Community Center, 14703 Eagle Vista Dr, Houston, TX 77077.