June 19, 2019
June 19, 2019
A year today since you left.
Love Forever,
Mom
Love Forever,
Mom
This memorial website was created in memory of our beloved Chris. He was a son, brother, grandson, nephew, cousin and friend. More than that, Chris was a beautiful soul. A lifelong musician, poet, wilderness explorer, and master of many trades and skills. He was clever, thoughtful and endlessly creative. He was witty, with a sparkle in his eyes; a bright light in our lives. Most of all, Chris was kind. We will miss him forever.
Please turn up the volume and hear two of his original songs.
We have set up a memorial fund in his honor at the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program. Please consider making a small donation in Chris' name. This program matches the amount you donate. The dollar amount you give is anonymous. Every little bit helps.
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March 20, 2019
March 20, 2019
Claire is getting married Saturday in Hendricks Park.
You will be there with us, I know.
You will be there with us, I know.
February 26, 2019
February 26, 2019
Happy birthday to a wonderful son, brother and friend. Your friends and family will never forget you or stop missing you. So glad KC and I had the privilege of knowing you. Much love to Claude, Carrie, and Claire. You remain in our thoughts daily.
February 26, 2019
February 26, 2019
Happy Birthday CP. <3
February 25, 2019
February 25, 2019
It's almost your birthday and I miss you a lot. It was always great having our birthdays so close together and I wish you were here for another one. I find comfort in knowing that you're at peace and I hope that you will be at peace forever. I miss you everyday and I hope that you are doing well.
February 25, 2019
February 25, 2019
Tuesday is your birthday. I promise you I will try to make that the first day I do not cry.
January 1, 2019
January 1, 2019
Happy new year Little Brother. I miss you.
November 18, 2018
November 18, 2018
"There are ruins in each of us. A place where 'what once was' lives on like an echo, haunting the landscape of our lives with its ruined foundations. Abandoned, scavenged, and dismantled by time, the ruin is the holiest place in our heart. It is the ways in which we have been broken that have earned us a place to stand. It is in our life's absences that a wild longing is born."
- Toko-pa Turner, Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home
- Toko-pa Turner, Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home
November 2, 2018
November 2, 2018
Halloween was not the same without you here, Chris. I remember many wonderful memories of trick or treating together all around the neighborhood. Remember when we coordinated costumes? Our dinosaur costumes were great, but the best was when I was a taco and you were a burrito. I saved you some laffy taffy and reeses. I know they're your favorite.
October 7, 2018
October 7, 2018
Claude, Carrie & Claire
Ian just told me about Chris yesterday. My heart breaks for all of you. Chris was such a beautiful soul. I will never forget him. I am so glad to have this site, to communicate with you & see all those wonderful photos. Especially the memorial fund. There is still so much that needs to be done for people who suffer from mental illness and their families. All of my love, M'Liss.
Ian just told me about Chris yesterday. My heart breaks for all of you. Chris was such a beautiful soul. I will never forget him. I am so glad to have this site, to communicate with you & see all those wonderful photos. Especially the memorial fund. There is still so much that needs to be done for people who suffer from mental illness and their families. All of my love, M'Liss.
August 31, 2018
August 31, 2018
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
Blue skys from pain.
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade
Your heros for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here
Pink Floyd...Wish You Were Here
Heaven from Hell,
Blue skys from pain.
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
And did they get you to trade
Your heros for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl,
Year after year,
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears.
Wish you were here
Pink Floyd...Wish You Were Here
August 22, 2018
August 22, 2018
This will sound like gushing, but it's not. Chris was always exceptional, extremely talented musically, handsome, soulful and very, very kind. My husband and I had the privilege to meet his parents on the craft circuit and became instant friends. Just before they moved from California to Oregon, we went to their house for a farewell dinner, and Chris serenaded us for the evening. Some covers, but mostly his own music, we were stunned by how good he was. The next day, I spoke with Carrie, and then asked her to put Chris on the phone. For some reason, he didn't seem to get how awesome he was, no matter how hard I tried to convince him. Glad we had the opportunity to spend time with this remarkable human being, and really sad that we won't get to have more. Our hearts go out to Claude, Carrie, and Claire, wish we could do something to make it better. Love you all.
August 17, 2018
August 17, 2018
Our family got to know the Poissonniez family when our son, Kevin, became friends with Chris in elementary school. Those two would take bodyboards out onto creeks in what is now The Grasslands in Ramona. It was Chris's backyard. They would explore out there for days and days. Kevin enjoyed his friendship with Chris and was respectful of his music accomplishments.
Hal and I became close to the whole family. It was selfishly sad to us when they announced they were moving to Oregon but we knew it was a good plan. We stayed in touch and got to visit them in their new home in Eugene over the past three years .
Our last visit was in January of this year. We were so pleased to interact with Chris at that time. He was excited about his future and he looked happy and healthly.
The loss of Chris is overwhelming. He was such a kind soul.
Hal and I became close to the whole family. It was selfishly sad to us when they announced they were moving to Oregon but we knew it was a good plan. We stayed in touch and got to visit them in their new home in Eugene over the past three years .
Our last visit was in January of this year. We were so pleased to interact with Chris at that time. He was excited about his future and he looked happy and healthly.
The loss of Chris is overwhelming. He was such a kind soul.
August 4, 2018
August 4, 2018
C, C, & C: I have no words to express my sorrow for the family. I can't imagine your pain losing such a beautiful soul, son, and brother. I know how much you loved him, and how much you wanted to save him. I didn't know Chris but for a few interactions. But, he was always such a sweet person. I wish I had had a chance to see him well. I love you all and hope that time will help you cope and heal.
July 30, 2018
July 30, 2018
I grew up with Christopher in Ramona, CA.
I will always remember his beautiful vibrant smile and gorgeous blue eyes. I remember his amazing house he grew up in and how proud he was of it and his families business. He was one of the sweetest souls I have had the pleasure of meeting and his kindness is unmatched. He had an aura around him where you just felt and knew he was someone very special, there are only a handful of people in our lives that we can truly say that about and Chris was one for me. His cheerful and caring nature was such a bright light for me growing up and I will always cherish the memories I have of him. May his sweet soul Rest In Peace.
I will always remember his beautiful vibrant smile and gorgeous blue eyes. I remember his amazing house he grew up in and how proud he was of it and his families business. He was one of the sweetest souls I have had the pleasure of meeting and his kindness is unmatched. He had an aura around him where you just felt and knew he was someone very special, there are only a handful of people in our lives that we can truly say that about and Chris was one for me. His cheerful and caring nature was such a bright light for me growing up and I will always cherish the memories I have of him. May his sweet soul Rest In Peace.
July 29, 2018
July 29, 2018
Chris was the sweetest boy that I knew. Even though he was my step-grandson I loved him dearly as much as I did my own. He will be dearly missed.
-Snookie Moses
-Snookie Moses
July 26, 2018
July 26, 2018
We didn’t have the good fortune to meet Chris in person, but we know the beautiful people that are his parents, Carrie and Claude. We extend to you our hearts, during this time of extreme sorrow. From these beautiful photos, I can see the love you all shared as a family. Chris’ soul is at rest. May you be comforted in your memories of the good times, the smiles, his beautiful spirit, and the legacy he leaves with you. Thank you Claire for creating this page. I hold out that we will see Carrie and Claude again, and meet you too. ❤️ Carrie, as mother to mother, friend to friend, I embrace you with love and tears. Ox
July 25, 2018
July 25, 2018
Thinking about you today, Chris. I went for a walk in the "Second Woods" where we used to walk Jack together. I remember last time we went it was dark, and I felt a little scared until I remembered that you were there with me. I feel closer to you when I am in the woods. I feel like you are still walking there with me, just a little ahead, just barely out of sight.
July 24, 2018
July 24, 2018
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March 31
March 31
Happy Easter, dear son.
February 26
February 26
Chris,Happy Birthday.
It was a great day 39 years ago.
Mom,Claire,and I are celebrating like we used to do
with your favorite Tacos.
We think about you every day.
Even in your absence I feel your presence.
I Love you, Dad.
4 C Forever.
Thank you everyone for sharing your posts.
It was a great day 39 years ago.
Mom,Claire,and I are celebrating like we used to do
with your favorite Tacos.
We think about you every day.
Even in your absence I feel your presence.
I Love you, Dad.
4 C Forever.
Thank you everyone for sharing your posts.
February 26
February 26
Miss you buddy, every day. Love you bunches and bunches and bunches xo
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August 17, 2018
I love you Chris. I love all the time that we spent together. All the laughs and adventures. Your inventions and theories. You are a comedian. You would make me laugh all the time with your incredible impressions of me and everything and everyone else. I love your perspective on life. I love the music you made, and we made. Just everything, I even love the jokes that you played on me that got me so irritated sometimes while you laughed it off then eventually I would start laughing to. Your the best Chris. Thank you for teaching me about life. Thank you for caring about me and being so considerate. Thank you for showing me that there’s people like you. I really was hoping to see you again and connect on earth but now I know I’ll have to be patient. I know you are alive and well just in another place, a very loving, fun place. I’ll just be patient until I get there and I’m sending you so much love my amigo, my buddy, my best friend. I still have so much I want to say in this, Still trying to find the words to express. You are the best friend I could ever ask for. I don’t know why we didn’t talk for years, but thank you Chris. I know I will see you again and we will have many more memories together in the spiritual world. The jokes you played on our PE teacher hahaha I’m so glad I had PE with you. I can still remember the look on his face hahahaha deep down I know he was laughing :)
Goosebumps
July 31, 2018
I am so grateful to have shared time growing up with Chris...it’s hard when years have passed without seeing someone and you realize you won’t see them again here on earth....He was such an amazing person....I’m looking forward to seeing him someday again.
One of my favorite memories from Mt. Woodson years was him helping me with my book reports....Once I did the report he would “help” (totally draw) the covers for me....sometimes even make them 3D. I would always pick Goosebumps books so he would have something cool to draw...sometimes he would pick a book cover he liked and I would just have to read the book, haha...
I love reading everyone else’s stories....coming from a small town like we did it’s hard when you lose someone like him...he was truly a light of joy to other people
Always a good friend
July 31, 2018
I woke up early this morning trying to pin point a memory I would like to share but I can’t. It’s a series of small events that mean so much. He was my first friend in Ramona. First Day of 4th grade in a new school, we sat together at recess and talked, he made that day positive and a new school not so scary. Or how he made Mrs Powell cry with laughter at his stand up routine about “cereal killers” at talent show in the 6th grade. In high school we would talk on the phone late into the night about punk bands and how 40oz to Freedom was the better Sublime album. And I’ll never forget how he wouldn’t let me forget I dumped him after dating a whole half day in 5th grade haha. I ran into him a few year back, it was easy small talk like nothing had changed. He gave me a hug goodbye. I always thought our paths would cross again, it crushes me to know they never will again. I will never forget his constant kindness