Christopher Niles Wies Obituary in Fremont at Fremont Chapel Of The Roses

Christopher Niles Wies

12/25/1992 - 11/3/2019

Obituary For Christopher Niles Wies

Christopher Niles Wies, 26, of San Jose, died November 3, 2019 after a long battle with addiction. He was born on Christmas Day in 1992, the only son of Louis and Donna Wies.

Chris grew up in Fremont and graduated from Kennedy High School, where he played bass guitar in the school band. He also played the bass with his cover band, the January Catastrophes. He loved spending time with his Dad in the family cabin in Sonora, frequently snowboarding in the winter. An avid skateboarder, he and his Mom were part of the group that worked to get the Fremont Skatepark built. He enjoyed attending X Games and volunteering at skate-related charity events. Chris was a good cook and worked for several South Bay restaurants and catering companies.

Chris was a smart, kind, talented young man. He briefly attended Cal State East Bay hoping to become a graphic designer. His family is proud of how hard he fought to recover from his disease, even though in the end he lost the battle.

Chris was proceeded in death by his grandparents and his father Louie. He is survived by his mother Donna, sister Megan, his Uncle David and Aunt Carol of Newark CA, his Aunt Sally of Astoria, OR and his cat Baby.

No funeral service is planned at this time, but there may be a Celebration of his life in the future. His ashes will be spread in the mountains that he loved.

If anyone wishes to make a donation to charity in his name, the family suggests: Not One More (notonemore.net), an addiction advocacy nonprofit, or the Tony Hawk Foundation (tonyhawkfoundation.org), which advocates for and funds skateparks in low-income communities.

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10/01/2021

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10/01/2021

Hilary Roberts

Chris was a student at Kennedy HS when I taught there. We stayed in touch over the years, meeting for lunch, celebrating his recovery when he was in recovery, helping him where I could without enabling him, and simply cheering him on. My heart is broken, and I imagine your family is reeling. My heart is with you and hope that he is at peace. :heart:
10/01/2021

Freddy Mansoori

A Different Way Song by DJ Snake and Lauv Christopher Niles Wies. Best Friend. Brother. Do you remember I sang âMad Worldâ for you on your birthday? Well, the âEMOâ version, of course. I miss you more than anything in the world. I keep thinking itâs raining while Iâm driving with the radio on, but then I realize itâs just my face. :/ You are the first thing I think about when my eyes open in the morning, and you are the last thing I think about as I fall asleep. Well, Iâm only 32 years of age Niles, and Iâm scared I will live to be 100. 68 years of suffering I have ahead of me. But donât worry buddy, you deserve to be grieved, rather than numbed, so I will keep on grieving until the day my life flashes as well, and I see your hand up above taking hold of mine and bringing us back together. Note: The Above Song = Our Song. Search YouTube. I dedicated this song to Wies a couple of years ago, and itâs been the song of my heart since that Iâve held dear to my heart, and I felt it the most appropriate to share this with you all now. You may get a sense of how immense my love was and still is for Chris. We saved each other, Chris and I. Life will never be the same. Amen. I love you brother Wies. - Fred (Freddy) Mansoori
10/01/2021

Jay Harmon/JAYSHOUSE

I have to say how very sorry I am to here about this tragedy, I knew Chris very well, I worked with him and his addiction, off and on for quite a few years, I loved him like a son. This is a horrible loss, I will miss him very much. My heart goes out to his family. This happens way to often, Chris death will encourage my long life fight against addiction, and we will continue to help addicts who are still suffering, we continue to do this even though addicts continue to go back out and test the water, we continue to do this because at some point we hope, pray that the light of sobriety might just go on. There is always hope for addicts, we, I will never ever give up. Chris I love you, miss you, Rest in peace. Jay Harmon/ JAYSHOUSE.
10/01/2021

Tyler Petit

I am so sorry for your loss Wies family. May Chris rest in a better place free of addiction and pain. Your old neighbor and class mate - Tyler Petit

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