Christian Kelly Aguilar of Waco, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 4, 2020.Memorial Service: Family Worship Center, 1920 N. 25th St. at 1:30 pm on Saturday, August 15, 2020 with Gilbert Ramos officiating.
Christian was born Felipe Martinez Jr. on July 31, 1978 in Waco, Texas to Yolanda Aguilar and Felipe Martinez Sr. He attended Waco schools and graduated from Waco High in 1996. He was in Varsity Show Choir and earned his letterman jacket, he was proud of that. He participated in State choir his sophomore through senior year and made the All Area Choir which was hard to do but he did it. He was in all of Waco High musicals and loved playing “Rooster” in Annie and “Danny” in Grease. He was proud to compete and travel with the show choir to Disneyland, Atlanta and Colorado.
Christian attended Berkley College in Boston for a year to study music. His passion was singing, dancing but most importantly performing. Christian had a goal to go back to college and graduate. He attended McLennan Community College and earned his Associates Degree. He went a step further and got his Bachelor Degree in Social Work, with Honors at Tarleton State University in May 2019. Christian also got his Masters Degree in Social Work and was set to graduate on August 9, 2020.
Christian is survived by his parents, Yolanda Aguliar and Felipe Martinez Sr. and wife Beatrice (Bea) of Waco. His paternal Grandmother Leonisia (Lisa) Martinez. Sisters, Alysia M. Robertson, Kimi Mabry, Monica Rios, brother Alec Marquez and God brother Tea Aguilar all of Waco, Texas. Nephew and nieces Giovanni, Nyasia and Harmony. His God parents Victor and Anita Aguilar of Waco. Christian leaves behind many aunts, uncles, cousins and great friends. There is a group of friends that became family to him and his own family, James, Delsia, Pinky, Ashley, Lizzie, Krista, Chloe and Stefani. Christian had no kids but only one called him DaDa, his Zander.
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Yolanda I am praying for you and your family. Felipe praying for you too. He was a good young man. Proud to have been there in his life since he was a baby. Love all of you.
Soooo very SORRY…hugs/LOVE
To Christian’s Family- I want to send my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Christian. He was an awesome uplifting soul and I can’t imagine what the family is going through. I hope to be there for the service on the 15th. My prayers are with you.Lynn Almeida, social worker Regent Care Center.
I am so sorry to hear this news. I was Felipe’s Show Choir Director at Waco High his senior choir. He brought so much joy to all he was around. My thoughts and prayers are with and for all of his family.
Thank you for everything you did for me Christian. You were very proud of who you were. You were the closest LGBTQ+ adult I’ve ever had in my life and showed me not to be ashamed of that. Thank you for your hard work on our project during our BSW. I was so happy to see what other great things you would have accomplished after your Master’s. You brought so much light and hope to this world and your story will continue to do so.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and the family 🙏
My heart hurts I’m so sorry for your loss sending 🙏🙌 to the family.
Yolanda, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I cannot imagine how hard it is to lose a child.
The Department of Social Work at Tarleton State was so saddened by the loss of such a shining star! Christian was multi-talented and had so much to offer to the world. He would have been a phenomenal social worker. We hope there is some small comfort in knowing how much Christian touched our lives, and how grateful we are to have had him in our program. We will always remember him!
I am very sorry for your loss. I met christian back in 2011. He became more than a friend to me over the years I considered him family. He was there for me in some of my darkest times. He could definitely light up a room and always knew exactly what to say. One thing I know is he was very much loved by so many people. You raised and amazing caring loving guy who would have done anything for anyone if he was able to. He will be missed but his memory will be with us forever. I will be praying for you and your family during this hard time.
Dear Yolanda, Felipe, and all of Christisn’s family, extended family, and dear friends, I am so sorry for the grief and pain of this loss. I remember young Christian as Felipe, an extremely talented singer and dancer. He could own a stage & played the leading man to my daughter Leah in a sone of Waco High’s best show choir productions. We, as parents loved to watch our kids up there on that stage, they were both so happy. I have a lot of good memories of Christian. He was warm and funny. Sending you all my love and prayers. Bonnie Schier (Leah’s mom)
Yolanda, Every time Christian spoke of you, he smiled, every time he recounted stories including you, they were full of joy. I know it does not fill the space left empty by his loss, but I hope it carries you through. You and your family are deep in my heart.
I am so very sorry and pray for God’s peace during this time. May your memories of this beautiful young man bring you happiness. He was truly a special person that touched my life and I will never forget him.
Sending prayers for strength to you all. My sincere sympathy for this great loss. Bless you all.
I will always remember Christian to be such a sweet and loving person. I met Christian at a club “Trix”. He made me feel so welcomed and loved. He was always so accepting. I will forever cherish his friendship.
Yolanda, Felipe Sr, April and Family: i send my deepest condolences. Flip was an amazing son, brother, cousin, DaDa, friend, the list goes on and on! I’m grateful GOD placed him in my path here on earth, he was so kind and genuine and I will forever keep him in my heart.
I pray GOD hold you all in the psalm of HIS hands during this time of grief.
I so wish I could be there with you in person to celebrate the life of and mourn the loss of such a beloved friend. We spent countless hours together during our years in WHS choir, and I will treasure all of them always. I will hold you all close in my thoughts and prayers as you adjust to this unexpected new reality. And I will be with you in spirit at the service. Much love from Carole.
I know that I was greatly delayed in sending my condolences. I guess I really didn’t want to believe it. Sarah Key had texted me the news right away. I kept thinking that I would get a message from him. We needed to reschedule a horror movie night. Anytime I see something about American Horror Story I reach for my phone to text him and have to remind myself every time.
My thoughts go out to you Yolanda. He loved you so much. He is constantly still in my thoughts and in my heart.