I hope it was a great birthday for ya buddy! 

Merry Christmas Chris.

Happy Birthday, Chris!!! Man, did you see that cool lunar eclipse last night? The skies were honoring your birthday with a very rare and special celestial event! So magical, just like you.

I am remembering you today, Chris, as I do most days. I remember your smile, your laugh, the sound of your voice and the way you played guitar, the way you zoomed and zipped around on your skates playing hockey, how you teased me and liked giving me shit. I remember how you coached me on how to handle Misha, seeing the love you had for your dogs, especially Miles. Listening to you go on and on about your guitar idols, especially that time you were mourning the death of Stevie Ray Vaughn and I thought you were drinking water and I couldn't understand why you were slurring your words until I realized you had gone through a whole bottle of Bombay sapphire. I remember you coming to get me down in Florida and help me move back home and driving through the bayous of Louisiana and freaking out because we were running out of gas with no gas station in sight, and how you dubbed me Lamo and I nicknamed you Beaker. I remember being your model throughout our lives as you perfected your picture taking. So many good memories I will never forget with you, my brother. As time continues to take me further away from our time spent together in this life, and some of the pain of losing you subsides, I will hold on to the good times and the remember you as the sensitive, minstrel soul you were, the soul who was out of place and time in this life, but left his mark on so many peoples hearts. I hope your spirit is soaring and that you and dad are holding spaces with you guys for me and mom. Love you broham. Wish you could've stayed with us.

I'm ashamed to admit I just learned of Chris' passing. Shocked and sad are understatements. Nothing but great memories of Chris; playing in our very first band together, riding in his old Volvo wagon listening to Led Zeppelin (high volume), days spent at Red Rocks, DU games, classes skipped to to rifle through albums at Recycled Records... and the list goes on. Chris was one of the greats, and as another stated, a true renaissance man. The world was a much, much better place with Chris in it, and I feel lucky and blessed to have known him. My heart goes out to family and friends.

Happy Birthday Chris! I wish we could go celebrate at a brewery but I will raise a glass in your memory in a bit

Happy Birthday Broham. Still can't believe you're gone.

Happy 52nd Birthday Chris! A big cheers and toast to you tonight, Dude!!

Miss you a lot man. I hope you're rockin' and enjoying today. Peas...!

Chris was a very unique friend to Kaile and I. We worked together for a time and he made a point to stay connected after I left. He had such a diversity of interests, with a strong dedication for each one. He wanted to share his sources of happiness. I think he did this so his friends might also find the same enjoyment. Chris surrounded himself with good people and made an effort to introduce them to each other. His passions and his kindness made him a truly bright light among us.

Well I'm glad we had that one last beer this summer and got to do that a few times during the plague at least. It was always good to get the mid week text from Chris asking how I was doing and when we should go grab another drink somewhere since we couldn't go see any live bands of his that his friends were playing in anymore. Well we at least go to roam around Europe, he showing me Prague (I'd only ever been in Eastern Czeh before) and me showing him Poland and then him showing me around Berlin with his former brother in law. Maybe you can join me now on my solo trips I do when we're allowed to fly internationally again, just in another form, but hey I might need a guardian on my pub hopping nights. As usual it was always Chris that took the photos when we were out so the only ones I have of him are the ones he took of us...

The sport of ice hockey has brought many positive things to my life; the most positive being friendships I have developed along the way. Chris and I became friends after he joined team Chaos as an at-large player one summer. And little did we know at that time that would start a life-long friendship. While teams came and went over the years, Chris and I found ourselves wearing the same team logo. Going forward, it will not be the same without you, stepping on the ice next time, and you not there to share passes in warm-ups, being my wing pair and line-mate, scoring goals and creating assists together, recapping plays in the locker room after the game, and most occasions tipping back a cold brew, sharing stories, and talking about what life has thrown at you. Creating memories. And there are so many years of memories that go beyond ice hockey. Attending concerts and sporting events, skiing and snowboarding, venturing out to new brew pubs, road trips, photography, gardening, home improvement projects, sharing stories about our respective travels, and sprinkled with lots of laughs along the way. Every day I think about you, Chris. Thank you for all of the great times and memories, my friend. You are loved, you are missed, and you will live forever in each heart you touched. Prost!

Chris, we are all missing you and I think about you daily. I miss the times we spent at the Lowry Beer Garden catching up on life and sharing stories. I miss the times we spent at my house with you patiently trying to teach me guitar. I miss all the shifts on the ice we had together for years on end playing the game we both loved. Most of all I just miss you, a genuine quality good guy. Know that everyone is a better person to have been in your presence. Look forward to the time our paths once again cross. Until then......

A true Renaissance man. Mastered whatever he set his mind to. A gentle, quiet soul. I was always impressed by his love for his pets. Now Chris will run free with his beloved Miles and Jack and all the others.
Chris, your memory will always be for a blessing.
I'll miss you, honey.
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AS A RANGER: Chris was a great friend to me, and beloved by all of us on the Denver Rangers hockey team. He will be missed, and dearly so, by all of us. We plan to pay tribute to him this season in a variety of ways. I am committed to NEVER forget Chris Politzki!

Your baby sister is missing you, Chris. There is a gigantic hole in all our lives where you once stood. Mom and I are learning so much more about you through all the lives you touched. One thing is clear, this earth has lost one of it's purest, good souls. I love you, Chris, always and forever. Till we meet again, my big bro, go get busy on the other side doing the higher work you were called away to do. Catch up with you soon!