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Our family is presently working through shock, grief, and
sadness associated with the recent tragic untimely death of our beloved son and brother, Christopher Thomas Hitt.
We have gone through the very difficult rituals to appropriately lay his body to rest but feel Chris has not yet truly been laid to rest in soul and spirit. There is “unfinished business” which his family feels compelled to address publicly, thus this letter.
Christopher Thomas Hitt was bom, raised and celebrated life in Rappahannock County for 35 years. He attended the local public school and enjoyed hunting and hiking the Rappahannock woods. He was a “Rappahannock Boy”.
Chris had a tremendous zest for life which was heightened by his experience with a life threatening illness. Much of the past three years Chris had bravely and tenaciously battled Hodgkin’s Disease enduring months of chemotherapy, radiation treatments, bone marrow transplants plus all the suffering and side effects associated with his cancer, the related treatments and the long bumpy road to recovery.
These difficult days were always faced by Chris with a positive attitude, a sense of humor, and deep concern for what his family was experiencing. Chris had recently participated in a money-raising march against cancer.
Chris had a wealth of true friends as evidenced by the hundreds of mourners who came to pay their last respects at his viewing and funeral. His wonderful exuberant generous spirit was enforced for us by the four pastors who officiated at his funeral emotionally sharing their personal memories of this special young man who they admired and respected as a caring, concerned, loving and contributing member of their congregations and the community.
Chris was honored and remembered as a unique young man who, in the face of adversity, cared deeply about the welfare of all with whom he came in contact and as an individual who never spoke an unkind word about anyone.
Chris’s short life came to a tragic end the night of July 9, ironically not as the result of his illness (which was in remission) but due to a vehicular accident. His life and death were
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