Christopher John "Chris" Rainer

i attended elementary and high school with chris. we endured many an AP class together. even though i hadn't seen him in nearly 10 years, i know everything they wrote about him was true. he was a nice guy. it's certainly a loss for the world. all the best to his family.

To all the Rainer family,
I am dearly sorry for your loss of Chris. I have known Travis for quite sometime now from Danielle and I am so glad I had the chance to meet Chris. My heart and prayers go out to his family. He had an amazing spirit always and will be missed.
The Schlueter Family

Janel and Maddy - My husband and I enjoyed getting to know you all on the Mesquite Band Hawaii trip last November. Our son, Christian "Chris" Lopez was deeply influenced by your Chris, who could encourage any student to develop beyond what anyone expected. I wonder if our son would have done so well at All-State without the encouragement of people like Chris Rainer and Ron Andre. Chris Rainer will always be remembered by us and especially by our son as a tremendous role-model. We will...

Janel & Maddy:
I want to share a memory with both of you. My daughter, Ariane, is a student at Mesquite High and was enrolled in band for her Freshman and Sophomore years. She was one of Chris's "difficult" students and might have actually been the proverbial "thorn in his side". But,this made their teacher/student relationship special because Chris (and Mr. Andre)would always tease her about it. Ariane was not a "gifted" band student, but, Chris would always encourage her to practice and...

Don & Barbara & Family members
It is hard to understand Gods intent to take a young life from us. Someone once said that He needed another angel. Chris is now with God and making music in heaven. It will take alot of time to heal the broken heart and we may never totally understand. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Ruth Bachand

Rainer Family
My daughter is a student at Mesquite. She is a Freshman and was very unsure of being in the Marching Band. Chris Rainer took her aside and worked with her. He always made her feel special and inspired her to keep going and no matter what comes along....always keep your head high. We all feel a significant loss and hope that you will find comfort in the fact that his inspiration and kind words will live on forever in every life that he touched. I didn't really get a chance...

Rainer & Bullis Family,
Two loving families affected by the tragic loss of Chris. There is nothing anyone can say or do to take this pain away. But as someone stated before, Chris is in a FAR better place....Janel and I became very close friends while we worked together many years ago. During this time I got to know Chris. He accepted me for who I was, even though he would say that Janel and I were a little crazy at times. I thank God for placing him and Janel in my life. I would...

My son played in the concert, jazz and marching bands at Mesquite High with Chris Rainer. He recognized my son's talents and encouraged him; as well as all of his other students. We wish all of his family comfort and our love. We are grateful that you shared such a wonderful man with our family. Shane's mom

My heart goes out to you and your family for your loss. Chris was a student of mine at Deer Valley High School in my AP Government class. I remember him as a smiling person, who did outstanding work, and made you glad to be around him. His enthusiasm for everything he did was contagious. I am not surprised that he was such a giving teacher and I know that he will be sorely missed. My prayers are with you. May you find the comfort in the Lord's care and in the memories you have.