"Happy 70th Christopher!"

"Dear Dowswell,
Your leadership contribution to SAA, more so to SG2000-Uganda which opened a new chapter in SAA working style will always be cherished.
You will always be remembered by SG2000-Uganda family."

"Happy Birthday brother !"

"Hard to believe it has been 5 years since you left so suddenly. I think of you often and miss you daily. Love you brother...."

"It's the five year marker since Chris left this realm. It is the same marker as his father in September and my mother in October as they preceded him so closely. I was raw with grief in 2011 as was Chris' mother who lost a husband, best friend, and a son. Chris wanted to be recognized as my grandson's grandfather although it was his late brother, Richard, who was Gabriel's grandfather. This is only one example of Chris' generous spirit and caring for others. He also had the astute ability to use his words to help change the hardships in this world. I miss them all."

"Your light still shines brightly my brother. Rarely a day passes without you in my thoughts and prayers. Rest well, knowing the world is a better place for you having passed through it. Mr. T."

"Dear Chris,
I was among the youngest team of recruits into SAA family in Uganda, Chris loved evidence based reporting and cherished hard work, I will forever miss you for that."

"Happy Birthday Brother ! Miss You"

"I met Chris once, prior to joining SAA in Nigeria. But he left an indelible impression in my mind because of his total empathy & commitment to the upliftment of rural women in Nigeria. I met him together with Mr Masaaki Miyamoto (then ED SAA/SAFE) & Late Prof A.M. Falaki (then Nigeria's SAA Coordinator). They wanted to meet, discuss & find out the best way SAA could offer support for the microenterprises of these women located in Jogana Village, Kano State. The women were producing local food seasoning. I saw the passion with which Chris loved those women & wanted to help them. Unfortunately, things changed before he could actualized his intentions. Till this day, the women always discuss & become animated about Chris whenever I visit them. Adieu."

"Hard to believe it's been four years already, my brother. I pray you are at peace. You are surely missed, and remain my inspiration."

"Happy Birthday, old friend...God Bless."

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY Chris!"

"Thinking of you today and often,"

"Happy birthday Uncle Chris.
I still think about you everyday. There are more and more things I wish I could talk to you about, to get your advice and guidance on. Your wisdom is something I will always admire and wish I could have learned even more from. Miss you greatly.
Love you."

"Dearest Chris, we miss you so, but we feel your love and generosity with us every day."

"I miss you Chris. I was at the World Food Prize without you. We had our Sasakawa Board meeting without you. Continue resting in PEACE!
Will always have you in my good thoughts.
Ruth"

"Thinking of you today  and always brother. Miss  You !"

"I miss and think of you everyday Uncle Chris. I know for a fact I wouldn't be who I am without you in my life. You always inspired me and continue to inspire me to impact the world in a positive way. You left behind so much greatness and kindness. I could only hope to say the same about my life one day. Love you Uncle Chris.

Nicole"

"Chris, I wish you were still here to talk to.  I miss hearing about what you were doing with your work, your travels and the people met.  I know you can't hear me but I miss you.

David"

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS. You will be happy to know we successfully celebrated Norm's birthday Centennary in Uganda from Iuly 7-12 and it went very well. I paid tribute to you there too. I miss you Chris and we all at SAA miss you so much. Continue to rest in Eternal Peace.  Ruth"

"Thinking of you today brother, miss your stories and humor."

"Remembering you today on your birthday. You are missed greatly by many!"

"Oh Chris, we continue to miss you. I was joined by Aki, Deola and David Norman to make a contribution from SAFE and SAA to the Christopher Dowswell Scholarship Fund. We thought of you, we spoke of you and I wish you to know you are missed and endeared dearly.
I miss you so much and yes, one day, we shall meet again. Thank you so much for giving me an opportunity to get so closely associated with SAA/SAFE and with Norm. Cheers and I hope you are happy together.
Always Ruth"

"Hey, Chris...I think of you nearly every day, and often ask myself "what would Chris do?" when confronted with a special challenge. You remain my best friend and most admired colleague. I've been through a bad patch this year, and including you in my prayers has helped immensely. I love you, brother, and know one day I'll see you again."

""The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, nor touched, but are felt in the heart.” Chris, your memory will live on through the many hearts that you touched...."

"Liking of you today brother and missing your stories and humor.
never forgotten......"

"Chris touched my life in a special way - I miss that passionate, gentle and generous man very much. I miss you, Chris."

"Happy Birthday from all of us in Colorado.We all miss you !!!"

"Happy birthday brother.  Miss you more than worlds can express.  

David"

"Thinking of you today on your birthday! The people whose lives you touched still feel your loss. Rest well with peace."

"It is a year already and yet it feels so fresh. The impact you had i our lives Chris, still lives on and we miss you so dearly. We just had  SAA/SAFE Board meetings in Entebbe and your presence was so conspicuously absent! I miss your wise council. Continue to rest in peace until we meet again!"

"Hard to believe it's been a year, Chris. You're in my prayers, amigo, and forever in my heart. Rest well, my brother."

"We all miss him very much.  He was someone who I always looked up to and admired for what he did to help those less fortunate.  His memory lives in my heart forever.

David Dowswell"

"A year without Chris - I miss you, my friend."

"I'm sorry to read about Christopher's passing.  He and I were
elementary school classmates in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY.  He was such a friendly, jolly boy.  I'm glad to read that Keeko led such a
rich life and that he was so accomplished."

"We long joked that for two weeks each year I was older and wiser than you...but you are the man I chose to follow all my adult life. I often ask myself "what would Chris do?", and you never fail to answer. I miss you Bro. Go with God."

"Happy Birthday Mr Cris wherever you are I send a strong abrazo.gracias for all the support we offer my family and especially my grandmother Amada  is very grateful to you ... thank you very much"

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS. YOU ARE 65 today! WE TOAST TO YOUR PEACEFUL EXISTENCE WHEREVER YOU ARE! CHEERS MY FRIEND."

"Today our family remembers Chris with Love on his 65th birthday.He is missed,but today we celebrate his life with deep Love,Joy and respect.
We want to Thank everyone who has expressed so much Love and positve thoughts for Chris since his passing.
A toast to you and happy 65th !!"

"Chris, we miss you always. People of SAA in Uganda, where I have been visiting remember you warmly.  We shall support your brother Steve to establish the scholarship fund for African fellows.
Continue to rest in peace until we meet again.
Cheers Chris, Cheers"

"Thinking of Chris today. Tomorrow he would have celebrated his 65th birthday. No doubt he'd be the gracious and vigorous host of friends and family.  I'll raise a toast to you my dear friend."

"Chris and I became friends in Florence,Al back in the early 70's, he was working at the IFDC center. Great person to know."

"Chris was our guide, advisor, and connector to the agricultural development community. Without his help the documentary "Freedom From Famine: The Norman Borlaug Story" would never have happened.  We are working on a tribute video to be shown at this year's (2012) World Food Prize and need everyone's help to find footage. If you have any video or photos please let me know. Thank you."

""I will always remember Chris as the great friend, confidant and mentor he was to me. His never ending positive attitude and words of encouragement helped me through the most difficult times of my life. I will deeply miss his emails full of advise and wisdom. He was a unique friend who touched many people's life. I will never forget you my dearest friend. Rest in peace""

"When a great soul dies, after a period, peace blooms, slowly and always irregularly. Spaces fill with a kind of electric vibration. Our senses, restored but never to be the same, whisper to us, "He existed.
We can be, be and be better, for he existed."
                                  -adapted from Maya Angelou-"

"A month without Chris and my life still seems a bit emptier.  I re-read his last emails to me that spillover with his passion for farmers and their lives, humor, love for children, and genuine caring for the people in his life.  He was such big-hearted man and leaves a legacy of empowered farmers and hunger-fighters. I'll raise a toast to Chris when next in the fields of Africa."

"When Chris left us he took some of the fun of life with him. Fun is the one word that I would associate with him. It was fun to meet him, to have a discussion (and how many of those did we have!!!) with him, and to share stories. He was generous in both word and deed and I have always gone away feeling better from wherever we met over the years. Un abrazo, Chris - love you, Matt"

"He was a good ol friend. Please see the tribute I wrote in sharing a story."

"In recall vividly in 1997 when I was in Sudan, Chris went to visit us with an important mission from the management of Global 2000. His mission was to make a study and submit a report on the possible termination of the Sasakawa Africa Association program in that country, Sudan. At that time, Dr. I. Narvaez and myself were leading the work on wheat and sorghum mainly. His mission was made very clea"

"I new Chris since 1984 at CIANO Ciudad Obregon Sonora and since that time we work with Dr. N. E. Borlaug in Africa. He was great friend and colleague. We my children, my wife and I miss him. Also Nigerian farmers in Africa pray and miss a great friend of the poor small schale farmers."

"I wish to thank all of you on behalf of my family for all the kind words and comments about my brother.  Chris loved people, especially those less fortunate.  He will be greatly missed."