Christopher Medley was born in Corpus Christi, but was largely raised in Weston, Connecticut, during the years his father, David, worked in New York City. A Texan at heart, Chris returned to the great state of Texas when it was time to select a university. It was at the University of Texas where he met his future wife, Liz Ball. Married for thirty eight years, Dr. and Mrs. Chris Medley have had the pleasure of living in highly desirable locations compliments of the United States Air Force. They started their AF career near the Napa Valley at Travis AFB in California. From there, they had tours in RAF Bentwaters, England; Panama City, Florida; San Antonio, Texas (where he completed his oral surgery residency and medical degree); Ramstein AFB, Germany; and then back to San Antonio as a member of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery staff at Wilford Hall Medical Center. He completed his career as Chairman of the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery and Special Consultant to the Surgeon General.
Both Chris and Liz have been active in the Alamo Heights and San Antonio communities. Besides his professional memberships, Dr. Medley spent many years on the Board of Adjustments for the City of Terrell Hills, a position his wife, Liz, now holds. He is a member of the Conopus Club and the Town Club, as well as the Consejo organization, a group that works year long to raise money for the Rey Feo scholarships benefiting local students. He has been active during Fiesta, both with the Consejo organization and for several years as part of the Host Committee for the Fiesta Commission.
Dr. Medley’s hobbies include following his favorite sports teams, traveling, working out, skiing, golf, and spending time with his family.
Liz has had an active involvement with Fiesta, having served on the Royal Court of Rey Feo LXIII Bill Drain, was Fiesta Ambassador Sponsor for (and past President of) the Military Civilian Club of San Antonio and was on the Host Committee for the Fiesta Commission. She also served as Chairman of the Terrell Hills 4th of July Parade and City Party for ten years.
He Loves his Family,
his Country, his Church
and his Community
Chris and Liz Medley enjoy strawberries and champagne at Wimbledon.
A young Capt. Medley holds daughter, Amy (now an Air Force captain and physician herself) while on a trip from their base in England to Germany.
Longtime friends and colleagues, Dr. David Gonzales, a San Antonio orthodontist, and Dr. Chris Medley, celebrate their respective promotions to full colonel while stationed together at Ramstein AFB in Germany.
Dr. Medley, second from left, poses with a mix of his oral and maxillofacial surgery staff and residents at Wilford Hall; and below, seeing two of his troops off to Iraq.
Chris and Liz Ball Medley’s family in San Antonio, above left, years ago, gathered for Easter. Families represented include Chris and Liz’s children, Amy, Christopher and Weston; her parents, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dr. Pre Ball. Jr. and Patty Ball; grandparents Pre and Teresa Ball (both now deceased), Liz’s siblings: Teresa and Tracy Boyer; Tricia and Rick Veley; and Pre Ball III and Julie, along with their families: Ryan and Kelly Boyer, Brad and Michael Gaultney; Ricky, Daniel and Matthew Veley; and Prio and Jason Ball. Brad Gaultney is now married to the former Katie Thorne, of SACS, and they have four children, David Bradford “Ford” Gaultney, III, Virginia “Vivi” Gaultney, Sam and Daisy Gaultney.
Dr. Medley’s family, right, at a Southwestern University Sports Hall of Honor ceremony in which his father, David Medley (now deceased) was an inductee. The families of Dr. Medley’s three older sisters: Mary, Charlotte and Michelle Medley (pictured at right) were all present.
Dr. Medley, a competitive diver in high school, coached his sons in the sport while they were still in high school. Both boys earned All State Honors, with Christopher finishing fifth and Weston finishing fourth in state.
Christopher, pictured below, (third person from left) helped TCU men’s swim team win the Mountain West Championships.
Dr. Medley, above, with his proud father-in-law, Maj. Gen. T.P. “Pre” Ball, Jr., smile at the retirement ceremony recognizing his 22 years of service in United States Air Force.
The couple have three children.
Amy, a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, is currently in an ENT residency. She and her husband Kyle Moore gave the Medley’s two grandchildren, Owen Christopher Moore, born in 2015, and Mary Rose Moore, born in 2020.
Christopher is a TCU graduate who teaches history at the alternative campus of Harlandale ISD, in additional to coaching football for Leal Middle School. He also teaches private and group swim lessons at the Alamo Heights Swimming Pool during the summer months. He is married to the former Samantha Cook, a physical therapist for the Northeast ISD. They have a son, Christopher C. Medley III, born in July of 2019.
Weston is a graduate of Alamo Heights High School. He attended the first half of his college career at Cornell University, but ultimately graduated from UT San Antonio. He is currently studying cybersecurity and plans to break into the tech field.
Chris pours a celebratory glass of champagne on the Greece and Turkey cruise he and Liz took to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.
The Medley pets, then 16-year-old Scarlet, (now deceased but still and forever loved); Bacci, then 2; and right, a then new puppy Ella.
First grandchild,
Owen Christopher Moore, above, with parents Kyle and Amy Medley Moore, shown above at their 2014 wedding.
Weston, pictured below at the Texas State Meet, dove for a year at Cornell University.
Weston with his grandfather Maj. Gen. Pre Ball, Jr., MD
Christopher, Jr. and his dad with Christopher C Medley III; and at left, with his wife, Dr. Samantha Cook Medley.
Medley family Christmas 2018
