Christopher Justin Bryan

Christopher Justin Bryan, 20, of Pocola, OK passed away July 4, 2009 in Fort Smith, AR. He was born July 7, 1988 in Indio, CA to Shannon & Karen {Reichard} Bryan. Christopher was a shift manager at Quiznos. He graduated from Pocola High School in 2006 but his true home was his birthplace California where he had trained in Soo Bak Do Karate and was a baseball and football star when he was younger. He was an avid skateboarder and loved music and being with his friends. He was kind, funny, charming, and had a way of making everyone he was around laugh and smile. He had too many friends to count and loved his friends and family very much and will be missed tremendously. Survivors include his mother, Karen Bryan of Pocola, OK and father, Shannon Bryan of Banning, CA; sisters, Megan Allen of Roland Ok and Erin Bryan of Pocola, OK; stepfather, David Arteaga of Thousand Palms, CA; nephew, Christian and neices, Rayanne & Mikayla; other relatives & loved ones; many beloved friends. Services 10 am, Friday, July 10, 2009 at Evans Memorial Chapel in Pocola, OK with Eddie Blankenship officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Ft. Smith, AR. Pallbearers will be James Cohee, Nyles Ferden, Jonathan Allen, Joey Tudor, Christopher Ryan Thomas, David Herdison, Greg Howell, & Trent Embry. The family will be at the funeral home from 6-8 pm, Thursday evening to visit with relatives & friends.