Sgt. Christopher D. Gailey, 26, of Ochelata, Okla.; died Nov. 1, in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.Christopher was born to Shan Gene and Tammy Jo (Maples) Gailey. He grew up and received his early education in Bartlesville and attended Wentworth Military Academy returning to Caney Valley High School where he graduated. Chris was employed at Sand Springs Armory prior to his deployment with the Oklahoma National Guard. Chris entered the National Guard in 2004 and was deployed to Afghanistan in June 2011. Chris was promoted posthumously to the rank of E-5. Survivors include his parents Shan and Tammy Gailey of Ochelata, Oklahoma; his daughter Allison Marie Gailey of Bartlesville; one brother Beau Dugan of Merriam, Kansas; two sisters Angelina Janelle Niko of Bartlesville and Kristina Jeanette Gailey of Stillwater, Oklahoma; his paternal grandmother Lela Belle Gailey of Marshfield, Missouri; his maternal grandparents Carl Eugene Maples and his wife Carol of Joplin, Missouri; one uncle Jesse Robert Gailey; four aunts Barbara Jane Foster, Shawn Dee Adams, Manya Alice Maples and Sonya Jolene Hamblin and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Sgt. Christopher D. Gailey, 26, of Ochelata, Okla.; died Nov. 1, in Paktia province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma National Guard, Tulsa, Okla.Christopher was born to Shan Gene and Tammy Jo (Maples) Gailey. He grew up and received his early education in Bartlesville and attended Wentworth Military Academy returning to Caney Valley High School where he graduated. Chris was employed at Sand Springs Armory prior to his deployment with the Oklahoma National Guard. Chris entered the National Guard in 2004 and was deployed to Afghanistan in June 2011. Chris was promoted posthumously to the rank of E-5. Survivors include his parents Shan and Tammy Gailey of Ochelata, Oklahoma; his daughter Allison Marie Gailey of Bartlesville; one brother Beau Dugan of Merriam, Kansas; two sisters Angelina Janelle Niko of Bartlesville and Kristina Jeanette Gailey of Stillwater, Oklahoma; his paternal grandmother Lela Belle Gailey of Marshfield, Missouri; his maternal grandparents Carl Eugene Maples and his wife Carol of Joplin, Missouri; one uncle Jesse Robert Gailey; four aunts Barbara Jane Foster, Shawn Dee Adams, Manya Alice Maples and Sonya Jolene Hamblin and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
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