Chad Michael Jefferson

Chad Jefferson, 36, son of Charles and Connie Jefferson, passed away at home from complications of a brain injury during his battle with Medullary Thyroid Cancer, while being cared for by his wife and family. A service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, at Richfield Christian Church, 4201 Cobbs Dr, Waco, with Rev. Alec Ylitalo and Rev. David Story officiating. The family requests that all who attend wear face masks. The service may be viewed live on Facebook.com/richfieldchristianchurch. Chad was born in Waco and graduated from Waco High School. He enjoyed soccer, band, singing, working on cars, and repurposing and refinishing furniture. He worked for RAM Aviation, Bird-Kultgen Ford, and Late Model Restoration in Hewitt as a mechanic and salesman, with his final job as a loving stay-at-home father. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Jefferson. Chad is survived by his wife, friend, and soulmate, Heather Black Jefferson; children, Cannon and Charlotte; his parents; sisters, Christa Dancer and fiancé, Oliver Bell, of Waco, and Correy and Doug Sharkey, of Arlington; father and mother-in-law, Steve and Gloria Black, of Fairview; brother-in-law, Eric and Tasha Black, of McKinney; and nieces and nephews, Cierra Randolph, Camille Dickson, Maddox and Chloe Dancer, and Aidan and Isabel Black. In lieu of flowers, a scholarship fund for Cannon and Charlotte has been established at Raymond James, 5400 Bosque Blvd. Suite 300, Waco TX 76710. The family invites you to leave a message or memory on our “Tribute Wall” at www.WHBfamily.com.