Chris Fabry, gentle giant, beloved son and brother, hero uncle and cherished partner shuffled off this mortal coil on May 10 from his childhood home in Fairfield with his family at his side.
Chris was a graduate of Roger Ludlowe High School in Fairfield and attained his bachelor s and master s degrees in biology from Western Washington University, spurred on by the relentless encouragement of his mentor, Roger Anderson. He went on to inspire countless other students through the many trips he led doing fieldwork in the Alvord Desert in Oregon. Along with his life partner, Joni Riccitelli, he was a founding member of Ecological Methods LLC, working with species of concern in the Mojave Desert.