Christopher Howland Webber

25, program director for Bike & Build, a national non-profit organization, died early Saturday morning, March 3, 2007, of injuries sustained in a pedestrian accident in New York City where he lived. Webber, 25, combined his love of sport, his interest in people, and his passion for community service by organizing bicycle tours for college students across the United States to raise funds for affordable housing projects and to introduce the riders to the housing needs in American communities, Webber grew up in Andover, Massachusetts, where he attended the Pike School he graduated from Middlesex School in Concord, MA, in June of 2000 and graduated from Vassar in May 2005, with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and psychology. He is survived by his parents, Joan G. Howland and William J. Webber, of Andover, MA; by a brother, Nicholas G. Webber, also of Andover; his paternal grandmother, Theresa M. Webber of Quincy, MA; and aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was pre-deceased by his paternal grandfather, James A. Webber, Sr., of Dorchester, MA, and his maternal grandparents, Mary G. and Dr. Murray S. Howland of Buffalo, NY. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 1:00 P.M., on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at the Vassar College Chapel, Poughkeepsie, NY, with a reception following. The family will also receive friends on Friday evening, March 9, 2007, between 5 and 8 P.M., at the Dewhirst & Conte Funeral Home, 28 Florence Street, ANDOVER, MA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions in Christopher's memory be made to Bike & Build/Chris Webber Fund, 190 N. 10th Street, Suite, 308, Brooklyn, NY 11211.