CHRIS GAILFOIL

Chris Gailfoil, 43, of Panama City, died peacefully in his home on Tuesday, November 27, 2007, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on June 13, 1964 in Middleboro, Massachusetts, and had been a resident of Panama City since 1967. He was a 1982 graduate of Bay High School. He was a professional drummer having played in the following bands, The Kopps, Blitz, Van Gogh, The Tommy Knockers, Roadside Prophets, Fragile X, and was a manager for the band, Hallow's Eve. He participated as a featured guest at the Rock-N-Roll Fantasy Camp in New York and Las Vegas. He was a member of the Holy Nativity Episcopal Church and was an executive director for Pre-Paid Legal. He is survived by his parents, Anne Daffin & Carl Harris of Panama City; Robert & Fran Gailfoil of Okeechobee, FL; grandmother, Dorothy Daffin Randall and husband, William S.; two brothers, Michael Gailfoil and wife, Deana; Shawn J. Harris, all of Panama City; four sisters, Leighanne Newberry Vasquez and husband, Javier of Bonita Springs, FL; Robin Wilkerson and husband, Bryan, Carrie Gailfoil, all of Gainesville, FL; Karrie Garrett and husband, Bob of Southport; nephews, Chad Gailfoil, Logan Wilkerson, Nick Devita, nieces, Kristen Gailfoil, Kimberly Gailfoil, Jennifer Gailfoil, and Caeli Wilkerson. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Holy Nativity Episcopal Church with The Rev. Steve Bates and The Rev. William Bell officiating. Interment will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. Friday and in the Battin Hall at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church from 12-1 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family request that contributions be made to the Holy Nativity Episcopal School or to the Music Department at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church in memory of Chris Gailfoil.

Wilson Funeral Home