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Christianna Giannoulas obituary, Murrieta, CA

Christianna Giannoulas Obituary

Faced with the prospect of either stop randomly demolishing her house or get back in contact with her blood relatives, Christianna "Chris" Giannoulas, born 01/19/1955 of Murrieta, California, passed away peacefully in hospital surrounded by those she loved after a long battle with kidney cancer and into the loving hands of God on 8/21/2025. Her last words were reported as, "bring me my pants, I'm leaving!"

She left behind a dysfunctional family that she hated anyway, 10 domesticated animals, a lot of friends and her chosen family that she "loved more than anything." She was an amazing artist, talented in a wide variety of different disciplines. Above all else she was a huge animal lover and, "baby (mostly) vegan." Chris' favorite thing to make for dinner was reservations, and she was literally never on time, however always worth the wait, because she was a ray of sunshine when she entered any room.

At the tender young age of 70 and a whole 4 feet, 11 & 1/4 inches tall, Chris loved P!nk, Kendrick Lamar's halftime show, spontaneous living room dance parties, Will Smith, The Big Bang Theory, Drunk History, Pocket Styler, mixology, shenanigans, having meaningful conversations, being a chaos gremlin during hospital stays and trying to pet things she shouldn't. Her celebration of life will take place on 09/07/2025 at the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Cardiff By The Sea, CA.

She is very missed by all those who really knew her and therefore loved her but especially by Amazon Prime's overnight delivery service, whose stock has plummeted since her passing, as well as the local Starbucks on Los Alamos road who will refer to her signature drink (a tall vanilla latte with one pack of Splenda and garnished with cinnamon) as the "petite princess" in her honor. In lieu of flowers, please donate to her memory at Cat House on the Kings in Parlier, CA (FEIN:27-0015288).

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Times of San Diego on Sep. 16, 2025.

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Will

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Perfection

Susan

Earlier today

I think this might just be the best obituary I´ve ever read. I defiantly wish I knew Chris better.

B Z

Earlier today

We all loved Chris. Sending my very most important thank you Mary and CeCe for everything you did for her and the special things you did for everyone before she died. I´m so grateful you got her last message to me recorded and I´ve watched it 100 times. I´m so sorry I wasn´t more help while she was here. I got your back now though. Team Chris!

Bryan F.

Yesterday

Ha ha! I know who wrote this without even having to ask and I know for a fact CHRIS LOVES THIS!!!!!!

Brianna P.

Yesterday

What a perfect description of Chris and who she was. I miss her so much already. I´m looking for our last group Halloween costume photos but can´t find them. Someone text me the fruit loop photos if you have them.

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