Dear family, 

I had the pleasure and honor to compete against and play basketball for Chris Beuchaw. When Chris was a senior in high school I was a freshman. I will always remember how hard and physical the upper classmen were. After graduating high school Chris came back to coach our sophomore guys basketball team. I always looked up to Chris and admired how he carried himself and how much passion he had for the game. 

His first game as a head coach we played Choctaw in their home gym. It was towards the end of the third or beginning of the fourth quarter when coach  Beuchaw called a timeout. It was a close game and the other team had a very athletic and talented point guard. I could tell coach  Beuchaw was pumped up and he was antsy the game was so close. After the timeout as the team broke away from the huddle I put my hand on Coach Beuchaws back and calmly told him I wasn’t going to let him lose his first game as a head coach. As I walked away he couldn’t help but shake his head back and forth and smile. I saw him relax a bit and we both laughed and smiled. 

We ended up winning that game against Choctaw and it was a good moment for all of us. Coach got a kick out of my pretend arrogant attitude but he knew I didn’t want to lose either. We both had that mutual love and respect for the game. I really enjoyed playing for him because I knew how badly he wanted to be out there in the game, so I got to be an extension of him on the floor.

I’ll never forget the smile and tenacity in which he played and perused life with. It breaks my heart to lose someone I looked up to. I’ll always be grateful and honored to have played for and against such a competitor. My thoughts and prayers go to everyone that knew Chris and the  life’s that he touched. 

God Bless, 

Tyler Fite

For Chris

We shared a love of movies, basketball and a certain four-letter-word that always made us laugh.
Your basketball knowledge far exceeded mine, your movies often were crowd pleasers and in English, mine were obscure with subtitles.
What mattered was a common bond of love for family,  extended and close.
Morgan indulged our questionable tastes with aplomb and patience, at least some of the time.

Te quiero siempre Morgan
Aunt Shelly

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Chris Lyle Beuchaw

September 26, 1984 – July 16, 2024

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