Garson, Christopher Baird 1968-2012

GARSON, CODY, SCOTT, OHARA, HIERONYMUS, SANCHEZ

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Date: 4/21/2016 at 09:03:32

Christopher Baird Garson
Iowa City
1968-2012

Christopher Baird Garson, 44, died at his home Wednesday, November 28, a result of an apparent cardiac arrest.

Memorial Services:10 a.m., Sunday, December 2 at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Friends of the Animal Center Foundation, PO Box 1345, Iowa City, Iowa 52244.

Chris was born October 26, 1968 in Omaha, Nebraska. He grew up in Des Moines and was a graduate of Roosevelt High School and Cornell College in Mt. Vernon.

Chris worked in the standardized testing industry for Educational Testing Service, where he specialized in designing writing tests for the high school level. He had a love for music, poetry and reading; also baseball, especially the Chicago Cubs. Chris will be greatly missed by his family and his many friends and co-workers.

Survivors include his daughter, Isabel Frances Cody of Iowa City; his parents, Arnold and Lynne Garson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; his brother, Scott and Becky Garson and wife Becky Scott of Columbia, Missouri and their children Naomi and Levin; his sister, Gigi Garson O'Hara and husband Kelly O'Hara of Omaha and their children Sophie and Jack; his sister Megan Garson Hieronymus and husband Jason Hieronymus of Iowa City and their children Cymry and Sabin; his cousin, Stacia Funk Sanchez and her husband Jim Sanchez of San Anselmo, California, his cousin Jeffrey Funk of Lake Tahoe, Nevada; and Josie, his beloved dog.

Online condolences may be sent to the family via Chris's Facebook page or at www.lensingfuneral.com.
- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/desmoinesregister/obituary.aspx?pid=161349880#sthash.LTEx6DCK.dpuf ~ The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa Sat 1 Dec 2012.