Chris used to say, “My blood type and view on life are both the same: B Positive!”
He always closed his correspondence with, “I will fight this battle till my dying breath.” And he did, and continued his battle even after death by donating his brain to ALS research.
To the very end, Chris lived his life in accordance with the words of Saint John Paul II: “Never, ever give up on hope, never doubt, never tire, and never become discouraged. Be not afraid.”
Chris is survived by his wife, Barbara; his children, sons Kevin and 1LT Christopher, USAR & wife Emilia (Libertini) of Chesapeake, and daughter Katy DeLacy & husband Rich of Dracut, Mass.; his beloved grandchildren, Adelyn Iris, Ella Rose and Christopher Archer DeLacy; his brother Maxwell Mulholland & wife Lynn (Walker) of Winthrop, Mass.; three half-sisters, Anna Mulholland of Brookline, Mass., Larissa (Mulholland) Abbruzzesse of Chicago, and Abigail (Mulholland) McGarry of Norfolk, England; as well as nephews, nieces, & numerous in-laws. He was predeceased by his father, Daniel Mulholland and mother, Iris M. Frese.
We are immensely grateful to the tireless doctors and nurses who navigated the landscape of this illness with us and to the astounding nurses from Maxim Health Care who became our roommates, often sacrificing time with their own families to be with ours The family especially thanks Father Neal Nichols of St. Benedict's Catholic Church; Dr. Andrew Galbreath, Director of the Sentara ALS Clinic; Brian Bailey of ProBed; and Chris' aides (whom he affectionately called his "mother hens"), caregivers, Jacqueline Jiles, Sonya Mathews, and nurses, Kiasia Ketter and Tania Sheppherd who took extraordinary care of him, and became family members over the past years. The family would also like to express sincere gratitude to Fr. Neal Nichols, who provided weekly visits of prayer, sacraments and friendship.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at St. Stephen, Martyr Roman Catholic Church, Chesapeake. A reception will follow the service. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, February 17, 2025 at Great Bridge Baptist Church. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a future date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Christopher Mulholland Memorial Fund, to benefit the Virginia Power Soccer Association.
Friends are invited to sign the online guest book, view the service via livestream and to make memorial contributions online at www.briggsfh.com
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