Chris Van Dan Acker

SALEM - A Memorial Mass will be held at 1 p.m., Sat., April 30, 2005 at St. Paul Catholic Church, 1410 Pine St., Silverton, Ore., for Chris Van Dan Acker, who died at the age of 47 on Tues., April 26, 2005. He was born in Seattle, Wash. on January 20, 1958 to parents, Joseph and Sadako Van Dan Acker. He attended St. Joseph's Grade School and Garfield High School. Two years later he married his high school sweetheart, Lori. Chris began a jewelry career in Seattle which moved him to Fairbanks, Alaska. There he and Lori had a daughter, Sara. His career again moved him, this time to Oregon, where he and Lori had a son, Tyler. Chris continued a jewelry career and eventually opened his own successful jewelry business in the Willamette Valley. His many hobbies included playing and coaching soccer, restoring vintage cars, and riding four-wheelers. Chris was diagnosed with extensive small cell lung cancer with brain metastasis in August 2004. He is survived by his beloved siblings, David Van Dan Acker, Teresa Kitamura, and RoseAnn Van Dan Acker, as well as all of their children. He will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Lori, and his supportive children, Sara and Tyler, ages 22 and 19. Those who wish may contribute to the American Cancer Society, N.W. Area Office, 2350 Oakmont Way, #200, Eugene, Oregon, 97401. Arrangements are by Virgil T. Golden Funeral Service.