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Christian J. Camenisch, II
December 25, 1942 ~ August 12, 2017
Christian John Camenisch II, 74, passed away August 12, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. Chris was born in Stanford, Ky. On December 25th, 1942, the fourth child in a family of twelve, and grew up on the family\'s, Logan\'s Fort, dairy farm. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar and Elinor Nunnelley Camenisch, two brothers, John Coleman, Bunky Camenisch and his sister Mickey Davis.
Chris attended school in Stanford and Danville and graduated from Danville High School in 1961. As a Boy Scout he earned his Eagle Scout and God and Country Awards. He was a life long Presbyterian. Chris served in the Marine Corps and graduated from Centre College where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon (Deke) fraternity. After graduation from the University Of Louisville Law School, Chris set out to gain a wider education in World Cultures. He attended Heidelberg University in Germany, Strasbourg University in Alsace France, Czechoslovakia University in Prague and The University of Salamanca in Castile, Spain, interspersed by periods of work as a criminal public defender in Washington, DC. He visited his ancestral home in in Graubünden Canton, Switzerland often and was well known by family members and citizens of the Viamala district. Chris counts among his closest friends citizens of Switzerland, Germany, Romania, and India. Chris is survived by the love of his life, Brenda Watson Penn, and her daughters Julie Penn and Holly Penn, six sisters, Betsy Elliott, Carmy Jordan and Johanna, Ellie, Nancy, and Anna (Angelina) Camenisch, two brothers, Robert (Marsha) and J.B. (Jacque) Camenisch.
His services will be held 1pm, Saturday at the Stanford Presbyterian Church, Stanford, KY. Visitation will be 11 am - 1 pm at Stanford Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Gruenheim Family Cemetery. Memorial donations are suggested to Hospice of the Bluegrass.
Visitation: 11 am - 1 pm, Saturday, August 19, 2017 at Stanford Presbyterian Church.
Funeral Service: 1pm, Saturday at Stanford Presbyterian Church, Stanford, KY.
Burial will be in Gruenheim Family Cemetery.
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I am so very sorry that I did not learn of his passing until almost 2 years later. Chris and I dated for 2 yrs when he was in law school and I have so many fond memories of him and his room mates when they lived on Grinstead Dr in Louisville. Such a free heart. The last we spoke he has told me of getting his teeth fixed, lol..because he was a grinder. We often took trips to see his Aunt Cora, whom he loved dearly, and then a visit to his Mom and Dad\’s. Elinore remembered me after years of no contact. I have enjoyed seeing the video and his memories. He was never one to get married, so I am thankful he found someone to settle him down. He was so very special. Sympathy to all his family. I know how close they were and most looked up to Chris.