Royce, Katie, Kathleen and Marianne, I am so sorry for your loss.
Chris has been my friend since kindergarten and our lives continued to intersect through IHA, Montclair, and Washington DC - where we both ended up for a period of time; we had so much fun. She had a crush on a guy named Royce and dragged me out to the bar to check him out - the rest is history topped off with Katie entering her life and giving her so much joy.
I loved that I could call Chris and immediately we were in a conversation as if we just spoke yesterday sharing books we had just read, family and friend updates, memories and so much more. I loved her insight, humor, her recollection of crazy or mundane details (she had a great memory) and her compassion.
Chris was a special friend, and I will miss her.