A resident of Baton Rouge and a retired lab technician for a local chemical company, he died at 3:46 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3, 2007, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet. He was 58 and a native of Lubbock, Texas. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home East, 11000 Florida Blvd., on Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation will resume at Broadmoor United Methodist Church on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until religious service at 9 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Ken Carroll. Burial will follow in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. He is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Cheryl and Richard Bitters; two nieces, Kira Shirer and Jennifer Bitters, and great-niece, Isabella Rose Shirer, all of Green Bay, Wis.; and life companion, Brian Calhoun, of Baton Rouge. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas C. and Aretta McCoy Harris. He was a member of Broadmoor United Methodist Church, the Sports Car Club of America and NOBBTSC. Memorial donations may be sent to the American Heart Association. Chris loved life, sports car racing, his family and friends.
