Christopher Cotter

Christopher Cotter was born December 15th, 1943 in New York City. He is the son of Christopher and Gwendolyn Cotter. He met the love of his life, Carolyn VonWerne in Sunday School at the age of 12 at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica Queens, New York. They married on June 26th, 1965. Chris accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at Vassar Road Baptist Church in 1975 and was ordained a Southern Baptist Deacon in 1980. Chris began his career with IBM in New York City in 1964. The family lived in New York, Ohio, and Colorado before settling in Marietta, Georgia in 1985. In 1993, he took early retirement from IBM after 30 years of service and began his own consulting firm, working with school districts across the country. In 2008, he became a technology instructor to teachers across Georgia. Chris is survived by his loving family: wife Carolyn, children Sharon and Kelly Bray, Christopher Cotter Jr., Timothy and Laura Cotter, Diane and Mark Hershner, and Erin Cotter. Grandchildren include Colin and Makenna Bray; Caroline, Liam and Fiona Bray; Carrie, Eli, and Will Cotter; Sam, Ben, and Levi Hershner. He was preceded in death by sisters Patricia Ayers and Marjorie Iervolino. He is survived by sisters Diane Hernandez and Phyllis Musgrave, brother-in-law William Ekholm, nephew David and Rhonda Ekholm, niece Nancy Booth, and many other nieces and nephews. A 2:00pm visitation time will be followed by a 3:00pm Celebration of Life service on Friday August 27th at Marietta Alliance Church, located at 1787 East Piedmont Road, Marietta, Georgia 30062. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, PLEASE DONATE TO THE GREAT COMMISSION FUND OF THE MARIETTA ALLIANCE CHURCH. https://www.aplos.com/aws/give/MariettaAllianceChurch/giveonline Please click here to donate.