Chris was born in Denver, in 1961, twin of Lisa, older brother of Adam, and younger brother of Thomas. We lived in Iowa, Maryland and Colorado. Chris lived in Boulder, Colorado for a time, then moved to Portland, Oregon to be with us when he was in his late 20's. Chris had a troubled life, and throughout it, his unique, bright spirit struggled to make sense of life. He was a friend to my son Noah, who died in 2005, and I like to think of them both together, building the cardboard spaceship Chris planned to make with Noah at one time. The world kicked him around, and shoved him down, his intelligence at times seemed a curse I'm sure, because I feel it now, the pain he endured. God bless you and when I see you again, we'll become that family we always wanted to be.
