Name: Celebration of Life for Christopher Morris Burnham
Start: 2023-08-27T20:00:00.000Z
End: 2023-08-28T01:00:00.000Z
Location: Old Dominick Distillery

Christopher Morris Burnham, 48, was released to a fuller life with God, following a brief illness, on July 13, 2023. Chris was born on June 4th, 1975, in Nashville, TN. He grew up in North Carolina and graduated from Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC.

Chris moved to Memphis, TN, after finding and marrying the love of his life, and lived there until his untimely death. He worked as Senior Director of Lean Strategy for KaiNexus, a medical software company headquartered in Austin, TX. Everyone who knew Chris knew how special he was. Chris was full of light and joy, traits that were obvious to all after even just a single meeting with him. His big bear hug, smile, and incredible sense of humor touched the lives of many.

Chris was predeceased by his grandparents, James Harrison Burnham, Virginia Dare Brown Burnham, CSM (Ret) John Oliver Morris, Jr., and Marjorie Edith Morris. He is survived by his loving wife, Jennifer Bradford Burnham, his two children from a previous marriage who he adored, James Richard Burnham and Kaleigh Elizabeth Burnham, both of Huntersville, North Carolina, his father, Dr. Steven James Burnham (Cathy Burnham) of Chapel Hill, NC, his mother Judith (Judy) Swain Burnham of Apex, NC, his sister, Laura Elizabeth Kimball (Jason Kimball) of Apex, NC, his nephew and niece, Jack Harrison James Kimball and Olivia Elizabeth Kimball of Apex, NC, his father in law and mother in law, Kenny and Sue Bradford of Eads, TN, his aunts, Nancy Burnham of Nashville, TN, and Carol Burnham Barr of Pawley's Island, SC, and a host of other family members and friends who all loved him.

A Celebration of Life will be held in his honor. We request all who loved Chris join us in celebrating his beautiful life on August 27th, 2023, from 3 pm-8 pm, at Old Dominick Distillery, 305 South Front St., Memphis, TN 38103.

In honor of Chris, donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Streetdog Foundation.

"We love because he first loved us."
1 John 4:19 ESV

"Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock."
Isaiah 26:4 ESV

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Published by The Daily Memphian on Jul. 26, 2023.

Memories and Condolences
for Christopher Burnham

3 Entries

Angie Moran (Barker)

August 25, 2023

My sincere condolences to the entire family. I was shocked to hear of his passing. He was a great guy. I was lucky to have kept in touch with him via social media throughout the years. I´m sure he will be missed by many.

Mark Graban

August 22, 2023

I say this with all sincerity that Chris was one of my favorite people in the Lean community. I appreciated his positive and thoughtful approach to Lean and to our work. We shared a love of discovering new Bourbons to share and discuss, which then lubricated social fun and work discussions.

I was a guest on his podcast, and vice versa. We got to hang out at professional events. We worked together at KaiNexus.

My deepest condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones.

I've written a blog post that includes some video and podcast recordings of. Chris: https://www.leanblog.org/2023/08/remembering-and-honoring-chris-burnham-a-colleague-and-friend/

As he ended most conversations... "I love you, brother." And now, I miss you.

Kent and Melanie

July 26, 2023

Chris Burnham made everyone around him feel like they were the most special person. Everyone. And his energy and smile could light up wherever he went... from a small room to a large stadium. He was a hugger with genuine love from that huge heart of his. ... And he never realized the impact and need for those hugs that he gave out. We all got them. And we all walked away better people. To see the way he looked at his beloved bride Jennifer and precious children was of such pure adoration whether you saw him in person or were looking at all of the pictures. He so loved them! And his family. And his friends, which were too many to ever count. Chris never met a stranger because everyone who came up would be greeted with that big grin of his and welcomed into the fold. He was a legendary friend, son, husband, and father and you know he´s on God´s welcoming committee! We love you, Chris. We know that tomorrow is never promised...and that you lived and loved each day like it was the best and greatest day of your life!

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