Descendants of the Menominee tribe, Chris grew up in Boulder and Brighton with older sister Karen, older brother Clarence and younger brothers Curt and Carl. He was very close to his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He joined the Army at age 17 and quickly excelled with outstanding performance and a special assignment in the Black Forest in Germany protecting our missiles. His bond with his "Army buddies" is deep and forever. His brother Clarence introduced him to the love of his life, Dorothy who was captured by his gregarious and fun personality not to mention his good looks. They raised daughters Charity and Tameria and son Christopher. The foundation of their marriage was laughter through hard and wonderful times together. They enjoyed a constant stream of family and friends stopping out at the farm in Henderson during the weekends with instant parties starting on Friday nights. On their first wedding anniversary, Chris presented Dorothy with a white horned goat, Petunia, who enjoyed parties as well. Soon Chris started a farm filled with goats, pigs (from the Elitches amusement park), cows, turkeys, chickens, rabbits, dogs, etc. Chris often took in animals that needed a loving home. Chris also loved water skiing, camping, hiking, hunting, fishing, trucking, carpentry, mechanics, horse riding, junking cars, collecting/refurbishing antiques, teaching others, and the list goes on. He also enjoyed helping his beloved son, Christopher, with his steel fabrication business and worked side by side with him everyday before his son suddenly passed in June, 2014. As a person, Chris carried a strong can-do work ethic while coining "pay attention" and "soldier on" in his life. He exemplified "giving the shirt off your back" to others, always helping people and animals. Survivors beside Dorothy included: daughters Charity (Virginia) and Tameria and son-in-law Glenn; grandchildren Hunter (14), Colvin (13), and Ava (9) (Virginia); beloved dogs Steel, Dubbs, and Tucker. Beside his deeply missed son, Chris also joins siblings Curt and Karen along with Rhonda and Bo.