[SML] Cris Dopher update

[Joe Golden]

Godspeed Cris!

Joe Golden

On Mon, Aug 26, 2019 at 7:48 AM Kristi R-C via Stagecraft <
stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> From Cris' mom:
>
> "Dear Family and Friends: It is with a very heavy heart, tears in my eyes,
> that I tell you that Cris Dopher
> <https://www.facebook.com/crisdopher?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARBYOdMd_lphs_YE2GAXpTtbwSTbLAMG2ZH_cogkFdAJnZeKEGUkU6qTwcEFnNwl-iDexOo7MErm8zdC&fref=mentions>
> has passed away. We received a call from the hospital last night about
> 11:10. Although we had been expecting this call, it hits like a ton of
> bricks. Cris was diagnosed on April 1, 1975, with CF. The doctor told us he
> wouldn’t live to be 5. Guess they didn’t know Cris. He was going to be 48
> on the 17th of September. He was smart, talented and happy with his life and
> friends. Thanks to his donor (and the family), he lived 5 years and 8
> months after transplant. He survived the transplant, colon cancer, liver
> cancer and the motorcycle accident that could have killed anyone. He could
> not survive this last round of lung rejection, lung cancer and the
> associated chemo.
>
> At this time, April and I are planning a small reception in NY for friends
> to lift a glass of scotch and a memorial service next year in Terre Haute,
> Indiana, on August 30, 2020. We will have his stone unveiling at that time.
>
> If you wish to make a donation, his favorites were: Boomer Esiason
> Foundation (Team Boomer), The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Ellie’s Army,1051
> NE93rd Street, Miami Shores, FL. 33138 (he named his motorcycle after her),
> BehindtheScenesCharity.org.
> <http://behindthescenescharity.org/?fbclid=IwAR3iJtRqYBqXPc2Aq5xTCS2xpO3XJY8m87qiYR121j3Gc0-pgS72UuvRNr8>
> His address in NYC was/is 153A 31st Street, Brooklyn, NY. 11232. I will be
> staying here for a couple of months.
>
> His Mom, Karen, and family
> Feel free to share this with his communities."
>
>
>
> I will be at the memorial in Terry Haute in 2020. Will pass on more info
> as I get it.
>
> Kristi R-C
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