Chris was born in Chicago Illinois. He was raised in the Dallas area and moved to Amarillo. Chris worked in Amarillo restaurants for the past 35 years 24 of those as kitchen manger at Hooters. Chris was an avid Tom Petty fan, enjoyed all sports, especially college football and weekends at Lake Greenbelt with friends. He was preceded in death by his two best friends Rod True and Bill Cummins.
He is survived by his faithful companion his dog Gretchen.