Death of RootsChatter: 'Christopher'

[willow154]

So sorry to hear the sad news of Christopher's death; and in such lonely circumstances.
I crossed paths with Christopher several times on rootschat,and found him full of useful information on sites. He was equally very complimentary to those who also came up with ones he hadn't found (though he came up with many).
I remember particularly how keen he was that youngsters should be introduced to the fascinating world of family history - lets hope his wish comes to fruition.
Rest in peace, Christopher - God Bless xxx
Paulene

[katrina42]

Christopher was a lovely man very hard worker on rootschat will be sadly missedxx
'Ar dheis Dé go raibh m'anam'  rest in peace

[Tony55]

Such sad news.
   Whilst having no direct contact with Christopher i often read his posts which i always found interesting and informative and i know he was selfless in his help to others. I know he will be sadly missed.

    Rest easily dear sir!

regards ,Tony 

[NEILKE]

how sad christopher give a link for the oxford university police the bulldogs which help me a lot with my 2xgreat grandfather charles flaxen.this was the best bit of info ive had on roots.
neil

[annieoburns]

So sad...

I was just thinking of him this week as June 07 was when I first found Rootschat and was tempted to  join in when talk then was of a 'Dublin meet'.  Christopher was the 'human' face that  brought this website to life for me. He has left an amazing archive on this website - a legacy  that will live on.  Apart from helping fellow rootschatters with queries,  he seemed to have time to do  a large amount of research on Irish sources of information and was generous to share with all of us.  

He may have had a small family but I like to think he considered us here as part of his extended family,

May he rest in peace,

Anne

[mags]

I met Christopher at a meet in Dublin in April 08.
He had come all the way from the North, he said he told the lady when he bough his train ticket, he was just going down to Dublin
to have a cup of coffee.
We had a good meet up and a lot of laughs.

R.I.P. Christopher.

Mags.

[shanew147]

Rest in Peace Christopher...

a million thanks for all your hard work, links and advice



Shane

[jaylay]

I was so sorry to hear the news of Christopher's death.  He was a fantastic help to me on Rootschat, and will be sadly missed.

Jaylay

[meles]

I have just heard the news.

We agreed and occasionally disagreed - but he was always polite. Often hilarious!

He will be sadly missed.

meles