At Northwest Glaciologists in Oct. 2009, Chris was the smart, well-spoken PhD student on the eve of his defense*. He gave a great talk and I got to meet him and chat at the morning coffee break immediately afterward! From then on, we always met up at NWG or AGU and caught up -- on life, times, and fractures. Funny and also sincere, hardworking and also ready to enjoy everything. I'll miss you, buddy.
*The actual timeline, where Chris got his PhD in 2011, shows that my memory is wrong somewhere. That or PhDs rarely come on the eve they're supposed to.