I have been meaning to share some stories on my friendship with Chris so here we go, I met Chris through my other half in 2004  Chris was visiting TJ and while we were chatting on MSN messenger chris came on in the window too and i said " Hi Guy " and he said Hello Lady, and our entire friendship we called each other Guy and Lady, it was just our thing , At first we bumped heads ,  we had a hard time sharing TJ  perhaps that is why he loved to join in our "couples" photo any chance he got making it known we share TJ ( lol) one day he called our landline to talk to TJ, Chris had moved away in the beginning of our relationship and i answered and we ended up chatting the  away, and really enjoying it, it was a turning point in our friendship and we quickly had our own friendship now. Looking back through our entire 18 years of friendship i now realise how  much we were really alike. Chris had a beautiful heart who would do anything to help you if you needed him. Chris was always the life of the party, and always had the most memorable halloween costumes and parties from what i have heard and missed out on going to. Chris was family to me, when my mother in law was passing away suddenly, we were notified to urgently get to edmonton saying she did not have alot of time, being a 2.5 hour drive we were talking with Chris on the way and he straight up told us he was going to be with her at the hospital in case we did not make it there in time, that was just who chris was. When i lost my baby and was in the hospital for a few days waiting to start the procedure money was tight so i insisted my hubby to stay working and i would be just fine on my own and who walks through those doors with a bouquet of bright flowers to sit and visit me, Chris... he instantly made me cry and his support in that moment is one i wont forget. Chris always made me feel accepted, we had many camping trips,parties and shots. One of my favorite memories is when Chris told me he learned he had  a daughter. Chris was a little nervous but he was so so excited to have his daughter come into his life. I quickly learned what an amazing Dad he was he loved her so much. Anytime they moved around he would send me pictures of her new big girl rooms and ask me, do you think she will like it? and he did such a great job setting up her room he put alot of thought into anything he did. Houseboating with Chris was probably my number one favorite memories with him, he is the only person in the world that could convince me to do a shot, especially at breakfast he made the trip so fun. On the trip we temporary lost one of our house guests and when going to look for the guy, TJ looked over and seen Chris on a boat bbqing... he took a double take and chris goes What? these girls needed a hand starting the BBQ. I picked up his cellphone out of puddles numerous times that trip, i don't know how it still worked by the end of it but it did. Chris and i had something in common that trip too, we both hated water neither one of us even dipped our toes in the water, you can even see chris wearing his Pink arm floaties for extra protection. A few years ago we decided to surprise TJ on a labor day weekend we were camping and Chris says, i kind of want to come down and get out of the city and show Kenzie the big open sky with stars. So i said come down, we have couches in the camper we can all make it work, we pulled off the surprise, barely TJ was trying to call it a night and was burning up our wood quickly as i was trying to convince him to stay up a bit longer he finally noticed chris pulling up and was so happy to see him. Chris braught a fancy Tequila and they took a shot and cheers to Jay-Z just a  random celebrity lol. I will always chuckle at trying to mail chris a christmas card, he usally moved so much so i had scribbled off at least 10 different addresses over the years also he was not great at giving me a full address so sometimes they would get returned to sender. A few made it to him but not all. I guess i will end this with the last time i got to see Chris. It was two years ago we met up with him and his sister and all the kids and spend two hours at the Rec Room it was so much fun, we got a few nice pictures had many laughts.  We didnt get to see one another alot but when we did we made it count, even if it was to grab him for lunch or breakfast we just enjoyed visiting with Chris. I will always cherish my friendship with you Chris. You are like a brother to me and you touched my heart in so many ways. You inspire me to be like you, a light in this sometimes dark world. To help people, to bring people together and most importantly you pulled me out of a hole i was in, You inspire me to LIVE because we are here for a good time not a long time <3

i love you Chris.

Haven't seen you in so long buddy I'm sad we lost touch! This breaks my heart to find out you've moved on. Condolences go out to your family you will be missed!

Chris and I spent a good portion of our early twenties hanging out often with a mutual friend or two. He always prioritized his daughter above all else and shared his desire to be present and provide guidance / parent her to the best of his abilities with however much time he could. I respected him for that and I hope he was able to live up to the high parenting expectations that he placed on himself. We would often have a few drinks during a hockey game, play cards and talk about heaven, God and Jesus being God's son and the way for us to be forgiven. 

Chris I am sorry to hear that you've left us far too early but I hope that you found the Lord in your heart and that we'll get to hang out again in the New Jerusalem heavenly city! I pray your family has peace and healing time to mourn the loss of a man who is undoubtedly missed greatly in this season. Good night dear brother. 

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

John 3:16‭-‬17 NASB1995

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Chris,

You will be missed beyond measure. Thank you for the 18 years of friendship. You left me with so many cherished memories. Your ability to turn any bad mood into a good one was a talent of yours. I am so grateful to have known you this hole in our heart will never be filled.