Charles “Chip” Foster Salyards, Jr., age 56, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2023, in Dover, NH. Chip was a former resident of Falmouth and Hopkinton, MA
A husband, a father and a friend sum up everything Chip wanted in life. He was a family man first, a husband that loved unconditionally and was blessed to marry his best Friend. He was a youth coach, the biggest fan to his kids, a global citizen, a proud sales professional, a life coach, a storyteller, someone who cared deeply about others, and an incredibly happy person that brought people together with his infectious smile and his gift of gab. He collected license plates from all over the world and was proud to have traveled to more than 50 countries. While he would say he “was never the smartest guy in the room”, he often was. He enjoyed being an active participant in life, especially when it came to his children. Whether it was Singapore or Hopkinton, he loved creating time to coach them on the field and in life. A perfect day for Chip was spent with the love of his life, Wende, watching their children competing in sport and surrounded by their friends.
Charles Foster Salyards, Jr. was born on October 25th, 1966, in Boston, MA. The only child to Phyllis (Pearce) and Charles Salyards, Chip always felt fortunate to receive an amazing amount of love from his two great parents. From the onset, they shaped the wonderful man he was to become.
He grew up in Randolph, MA and graduated from Randolph High School in 1984. Chip attended Stonehill College in 1984 where he played football and remained great friends with his many teammates. He earned a BA in Communications from Stonehill in 1988. Following his graduation, he became an assistant football coach in 1989. As a proud alumnus, he never stopped giving back and loved talking about how big (of an influence) Stonehill was for being a “small” school.
Always seeking to better himself, he later went on to earn a MBA from Suffolk University in 1999. Chip was a businessman that loved to mentor those that shared his thirst to learn.
From a business perspective, his first job at WB Mason was instrumental in his development as a sales professional. It left an indelible mark on him what hard work, commitment and perseverance could lead to when it was applied. That later led to a fifteen-year career at BMC Software, nine of which were spent in Singapore. Following his career at BMC, he brought his experience and enthusiasm for building world-class sales teams to ProntoForms, Rocket Software and Outsystems, where he held executive sales leadership positions and delivered repeated success. The culmination of Chip’s career led to his most recent appointment of Chief Revenue Officer at Catchpoint Software.
Chip was hit hard with a “love at first sight” experience. It was in May 1995 at the Bell in Hand Tavern in Boston. Wende took his breath away and stole his heart. A true love story began immediately following their first encounter.
His favorite and most important jobs were being a husband and dad to his beautiful wife and his five fantastic children.
He is survived by his wife Wende, daughters Kylie (age 25), Logan (age 23), Paityn (age 22) and his two sons, Cole (age 20) and Trent (age 17). His mother-in-law, Joan Page. His brother-in-law, Daryl Page, sister-in-law, Andrea Page and his two nephews, Brady and Brandon Page.
He is also survived by his Uncle John Salyards, his Aunt Jeanne Pearce and Uncle Joe Ruffo along with cousins Christopher, Eric and Danny Pearce and Mark and Joe Ruffo along with Joanne Proctor.
Chip will be remembered as a loving and caring person who touched many lives. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends and all that knew him.
Visitation will take place on Sunday, April 23, 2023 from 2:00 – 5:00 PM at Chapman Funerals & Cremations, 475 Main Street, Falmouth. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday April 24, 2023 at 10 AM at St. Patrick’s Church, 511 Main Street, Falmouth. Burial will follow at St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made in memory of Chip to support one of two organizations close to his heart: Team Impact, www.teamimpact.org or Dr. Praful Ravi’s prostate cancer research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284. Please write checks payable to Dana-Farber and include “In memory of Charles Salyards” in the memory line.
For online guestbook and directions visit www.chapmanfuneral.com.
