Death date: Sep 18, 2007
Christopher J. Crobaugh, age 61, of N. Ridgeville, passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2007, at EMH Regional Medical Center, Elyria, following a sudden illness. He was born in West Hartford, Connecticut, and grew up in Medina. He h Read Obituary
Please accept my deepest sympathies for your loss.
Chris did some legal work for me at one time and helped me a great deal with a difficult matter. I will remember him warmly.
Dear Sue,
We just returned from a trip and found the newspaper obituary for Chris. Please accept our sincere expression of sympathy and prayers for your loss. We're very sorry we couldn't attend the visitation to tell you in person.
Suzy,
At a time like this it is so hard to find the right words to say.
Chris was a unique person. His wit and wisdom will be sorely missed by all who knew him.
Though I can't be with you at this time, I'm keeping you in my thoughts and prayers.
Dear Sue
My condolence and my ?prayers? are with you.
It was a shock to learn of your loss.
Should you need anything! Call and I will be there to help!
In Prayer
Jim Dufala
My sincere condolences to Chris' family. Although we were on opposite sides of the criminal justice system, I really liked and admired Chris. He truly was a renaissance man. I will miss not being able to debate and joke around with him. He certainly was a "good ole boy". I'm sure he is playing that steel guitar up above while he tells God how things should be done. May he rest in peace.
Tom Cahill, Lorain County Asst. Prosecuting Attorney.
So many memories. Good times. His fondness for chocholate covered cherries.
The ham community will miss him and I can only hope that David Wilimen and Julius and Chris have met up in heaven and are enjoying a brew and ham radio.
Wow...I was just talking to Chick last Saturday night at the Shamrock Nite Club after my band's performance there. I will always remember Chick as a steel guitar virtuoso and one of the finest guys I have ever known. I sat in for his regular bass player several years ago at the Elyria Moose - It was a rare treat for me to be on the same stage with Chick. The Northeast Ohio country music fraternity has lost one of its best. You'll be missed, Chick.
I was first introduced to Chick Donner by Rodger Wilhoit back in the early 80's at the Parklane Lounge when I was just getting my feet wet in the music business. I would often "pick his brain" as they say and developed a casual friendship over the years. We got our first chance to pick together in the Black Jack Boot Band and I enjoyed working with him. When we all got together in the Marshall Law Band, that friendship developed into something special. I learned a lot from him and about him. I finally found out that Chick Donner was his stage name. (You think you know somebody!) Aside from being such a good picker, I found him to be one of the smartest, funniest, and last but not least, most generous people I have ever known. Chick was my "Right Hand Man" on stage for the past 5 years, and I will miss him very much. I think there is a "Rowdy Corner" in Heaven, and I'm sure that's where Chick is now, pickin' with a great band, tellin' stories, and having a good time. That's how I'll remember him.
I always looked forward to visiting with Chris at the steel guitar shows. I didn't realize that I'd known him for over a decade until I read that he'd been practicing law for 10 years. I can recall when he was still in law school and then studying for the bar exam. As Rick Troyer stated above, the steel guitar and music community has lost a dear friend.
Rest in peace, our friend.
Chris was a dear friend, kind of like a brother and father wrapped in one. We had great fun together but always offering some fatherly advice to me on many different subjects. Although maybe not apparent to a lot of folks he had a certain loving and caring way about him that one had to know how to percieve. I saw it! I am blessed to have had him be a part of my life and will hold his memory dear to me til we meet again.
