Chris L. Santiago

I Love you Chris, I Love you and miss you more every day, you are in my heart and in my thoughts every minute of every day, you are the Love of my life and always will be. Till we meet again Babe, I Love You So Much. Vicki

Tears are sometimes an inappropriate response to death. When a life has been lived completely often the correct response to death's perfect punctuation mark is a smile.
We all have this feeling of utter helplessness in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement, so I shall not try, time is the only comforter. I remember Chris as a friend first, and a band member second. Always ready to offer a quick helping hand and to share one of his many gifts with us. Thanks Chris, I’ll remember...

I am very excited for this weekend(Jazz Festival)! To spend time with my uncles music friends and celebrate his life while listening to the beautiful music that always reminds me of him! I think of him often,our family has a space that I can feel everytime we are together,but with love from friends and the family we will get through. We will always have the wonderful memory of "our" Chris.

I want to give my heartfelt condolences to Chris's family and Vicki. I am still trying to absorb the shock of Chris's passing having only heard the news this past week. I'm having a hard time believing that he's really gone.

I got to know Chris fairly well, over twenty years ago, back in the days when I still played jazz piano. (I attached a couple of photos of a few of us playing behind the State Museum during Memorial Day Weekend, 1984). Chris and I played quite a few gigs...

I am sadden by your sudden past. It took me until now to accept that u r gone. I just saw u not 2 long ago and who would have known it would have been our last encounter. U were a great man, a great mentor, a great teacher and I thank God for all the time I got to spend with you, I DO NOT TAKE IT LIKELY. U were truely a ANGEL on EARTH!

Your Student
Kendra Cherrice Gibson,

I was so sad to learn of Chris's passing. I will miss his great drumming and his friendship.

My Chris, My Soul Mate, My dearest Friend

Dear Chris, as each day passes I miss you even more, six years ago we rekindled a teenage love affair that grew into an extrodinary friendship and deep love, 6 years ago I didn't believe in "soul mates", boy did you prove me wrong, until you have that you truly don't know what that means, and I thank you. I am so proud of your life and so proud to have been a part of it. I miss your soft hands, I miss those sweet lips, I miss the best hugs in...

To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.

Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome...