My brother

Growing up in a family of five boys born within six years of each other was unique and in some ways challenging. Chris might have had the biggest challenge being the "middle child". We all paired up with a different sibling at a variety of points in our lives and my pairing with Chris came a little later. By the time I hit my late teens/early twenties I had drawn closer to Chris through music which he began to share with me as well as other experimentations that sprung up during those years. But the biggest bonding experience we shared was the leap from New Jersey to California. Chris had already left by the mid seventies and I was losing my way with no direction. Chris encouraged me to come out to live with him and I can never thank him enough for his generosity and help with directing me down a different path. We continued to share a love for similar types of music and together attended many of the best concerts I've ever been to. He opened my eyes to a new spirituality that helps me look at life differently to this day. We ended up living on different sides of the country these last few decades so didn't spend much time together but we shared a deep love for one another and I miss him. The last time I saw him we hugged and I told him I would meet him on the other side. I'll never forget the smile he gave me. Jim