Chris was born on February 23, 1982 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He graduated from Seneca Valley High School in Harmony, Pennsylvania and Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Academy in Orlando, Florida. Following graduation, Chris worked at several fine dining restaurants in Orlando, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. He moved on to Whole Foods Market and served as beer specialist at the Las Vegas Boulevard store.
Chris is survived by his parents, Paul and Kaki Brown, brother, Craig Brown, grandmother, Melba Hayes, aunts and uncles, Dinah Courville, Randy and Jackie Hayes, Lamar and Judy Hayes, Eric and Jennifer Brown, Roger and Kathy Brown and many cousins. He has joined his grandparents in heaven, Glyn Hayes and Billie and Frank Brown.
The family requests that gifts and memorials be made to a charity of your choosing.
A memorial service is planned at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2016, in Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Paradise, Nevada.
Please share your memories and thoughts of Chris with family and friends on his page at www.palmeastern.com.