We are deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of Christopher Winter. Chris died unexpectedly, and we are feeling an incredible, deep loss.
Ossie, as Chris was known to his friends and family, was the youngest child of Dr. Robert and Joan Engisch. He is survived by five siblings who loved him very much: Cindy Engisch Lisner (Richard) of France/Portugal; Glynis Sutter of Arizona; Geoffrey Engisch of Arizona; Hilary Engisch Klein of Stowe, Vt.; and Peter Engisch (Mary) of Essex Junction, Vt.; as well as nephews and nieces Evan, Joanna and Nora Engisch; Lola Lisner; and Ula, Teagan and Gaelyn Klein.
Chris grew up on Oak Hill Farm in Williston, Vt. He loved the farm, growing up with horses and dogs and cats and ducks. As a young boy, he was a fine athlete — playing soccer and skiing at Smugglers’ Notch.
He loved playing the drums, and music became his passion. He was a powerful drummer and could easily recount the historic details of rock and roll. You name the artist, and Chris would tell you the subtleties of each artist’s life and music library. He loved Johnny and Edgar Winter, Tommy Bolin, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Supertramp, Alice Cooper, and the Lovin’ Spoonful, to name a few.
But he loved England most of all.
He was a great lover of everything British. The Beatles. “All Creatures Great and Small.” Teatime. Comedy on the BBC. The British countryside — especially Dover. He had a beautiful connection with our grandmother Norah Lloyd, who was born in London.
He had a great sense of humor, and his kind and gentle spirit will always be remembered. One of his favorite sayings was, “Don’t worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself!” said with a nod of his head and a wry smile and a laugh.
We’d like to send a special thank-you to those who were near and dear to Chris and to those who cared about him in the final days. We will miss him forever.
The family will be having a private get-together.
For information on this, please call (480) 714-5846.
This article appears in Dec 25, 2024 – Jan 7, 2025.