| Memories Of |
| Christopher Wayne Shafer |
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| Christopher Wayne "Stickybuns" Shafer was born September 8, 1982 and spent the 18 years and 11 months of his life trying to help others. He was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia at the age of 15 after he fell down the stairs at Northwest Classen High School, in Oklahoma City, and did not recover from the back injuries. The Leukemia was discovered during x-rays. He donated most of his free time, when he was well, to his church youth group, missionary work, and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Every year he participated in a walk-a-thon, called "The Light The Night Walk", in order to raise money for Leukemia. He went into remission when he was 16, until about two years later. He was in and out of the hospital a majority of the summer of 2001, until August 10, 2001... He passed away in his sleep. |
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| Words For Chris Written By Janettee Younger Christopher Wayne Shafer: My dear departed friend, what words could possibly mean you? A sunrise, purple and gold... A juicy passion fruit- passion for life, this you hold! You are beautiful, like a brand-new tennis shoe... Nike-the good kind, that's you. You are a drumbeat- fast and enthusiastic... Like Metallica's "Enter Sandman". You are like a clock, never stopping. Chris, you are an electric car, ingenuitive and fresh and free. You belong in the space age, so smart and so bold! You are the sound of a screeching guitar, your drumsticks beating wildly. You are a valley, beautiful and mysterious, with room enough in your heart for everyone. You are a crazy painting, all in psychedelic blue. You are outrageous. |
| Picture to the left: Chris in 1999, outside Northwest Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. |
| Picture above: From bottom right to top left: Richard, Chris, Wendell, Jeff, Samantha, Unknown, Unknown. This picture was taken at Chris' 18th birthday party at his home in September of 2000. |
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| To Help Raise money for Leukemia: |
| Send your tax-deductible donation, made payable to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, to: Janettee Story 1128 N. St. Clair Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73107 Join our Light The Night Walk Team, "The Shafer Avengers", and help raise money. If you are in another state, feel free to join our team anyhow, we can always use more helpers! You can recruit team members in your area and collect donations from your area. Looks great on resumes, and makes you feel good too. Leukemia is a problem for everyone, help find a cure before it hurts someone you love! Volunteer at your local Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Chaper Office. |