MOW Mourns EEM Chris Van Putten, 63, of COVID-19

Christopher Lloyd Van Putten, an Electronic Equipment Maintainer who worked out of the North Electronics Shop on West 53rd Street in Manhattan, has passed away due to COVID-19 according to his wife, Wanda King-Van Putten. Brother Van Putten was described by Executive Board Member Mario Galvet as a very intelligent, soft-spoken and kind man. Many co-workers expressed their sense of loss on an internal whatsapp chat room.

He was diagnosed with COVID-19 back in February, and suffered blood clots, then received oxygen therapy which he continued at home. Unfortunately, he did not recuperate and passed in his sleep on May 26. He was 63 years old and had worked for NYCT for seven years. He leaves his wife Wanda, who he married in 1986, and two children, Christopher Lloyd and Jaine' Lynn.

Brother Van Putten was a graduate of Queensborough Community College, from which he received an Associates Degree in Computer Engineering Technology. He worked in IT for Ericsson International before joining MTA/NYCT in 2014. His wife called him "a fun loving, happy go-lucky guy who was usually the life of the party." She also said, "his pride and joy was his wife and his children."

There will be a Viewing at the Frank R. Bell Funeral Home at 536 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238 on Thursday, June 3 from 3pm to 7pm, and a Funeral Service at Woodbridge Memorial Gardens at 1098 Woodbridge Center Drive (off Route 1 North) in Woodbridge, NJ  07095 on Friday, June 4th, at 1pm. All members are invited to attend.