Christopher Follen "Chris" Salvi

Holding the Salvi family in my heart and prayers.

Dear Vince and Sara and Family, Time spreads us out our lives go with memories to sustain us with love to share and to remember with joy our loved ones. Thinking of your family with love. judy thompson

Thinking of you Sara and Vince, Erin and Nick .

We think of Chris frequently, especially when we walk past his flowers in Gabriel Park. Eternal rest grant unto him, and let Your perpetual light shine upon him.

Thinking of the Salvi family as you mark this anniversary. May Chris' memory continue to be a blessing and may the times you shared bring you some peace in the days ahead.

There are no words, only prayers. I think of you and your family often Sara.

I´m thinking of you, Vince, and your family. I hope your memories sustain you during these difficult times. Take care

Right now, I sit alone with my phone, weeping with not only a the obvious psychic pain of our shared loss that comes in gripping full body surges, but also with gratitude for an capturing of his story that is true to my experience.

Another American abroad in South Africa, I too “love to learn about anything” and I too share my life with depression (still stealing away weeks at a time). Like Chris, “talking real” is a necessity for me. Life is too complex and full of pain and...

I only just learned about Chris's passing. I am so deeply saddened. I know how deeply he, like your other children, were and are loved. It is so hard to understand. Mental illness is such a hard disease to understand and conquer. I know you have done everything possible. Chris was fortunate to be a part of your family. Someone wrote to Toni Jaffe, at the recent passing of her son, that maybe the brightest candles burn out the fastest. Perhaps that was true of Chris as well. I know...