"where did you run to so far away?"
.Chris Groom.
http://www.redfalconinc.com/ - a website made by one of Chris’s best friends
Taken from newsobserver.com
CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL GROOM, 19, died Thursday as a result of an automobile accident. He was a 2002 graduate of Leesville High School and currently a student at Wake Technical College. Christopher was employed at Fred Anderson Toyota and Harris Teeter. He was a self taught musician who had a passion for music and cars. He was a loving and caring son, big brother, grandson and great-grandson.
Funeral services will be held 3 pm Sunday at North Raleigh United Methodist Church, where he was a faithful and active member . Burial will follow in Pine Forest Memorial Gardens.
Surviving are his parents, Michael P. and Suzanne R. Groom; brothers, Chase M. and Austin M. Groom of Raleigh; sisters, Madsion E. and Gabrielle A. Groom of Raleigh; paternal grandparents, George and Sandra Groom of Pomfret, CT; maternal grandparents, Robert and Karen Reardon of Wake Forest; paternal great-grandmother, Gertrude "Trudy" O'Conner of Raleigh; maternal great-grandmother, Norma Johnson of Cary; uncles, Michael Reardon of Raleigh, Matthew Reardon of Munich, Germany, Christopher Reardon and wife Gerri of Jacksonville, FL and Phillip Groom of Hartford, CT, and his family pin Shreveport, LA.
He was preceded in death by his great grandfathers, Charles O'Conner and Winston Johnson and a great-grandmother, Louise Walker.
The family will receive friends at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Millbrook Road from 7-9 pm Saturday, October 25, 2003.
CHRISTOPHER M. GROOM, 19, Raleigh, Oct. 23. Arrangements by Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, Millbrook Rd.
Tonight is the visual for Chris. Its open cassit(sp?). I am unsure if i am going to go. I will make up my mind shortly. All my friends will be going. I am scared to go. I have never been to a funeral before. I have never seen a dead body before. I feel terrified to see him. But i want to see him one last time. I think i will end up calling work and telling them i cant come in tonight and go with my friends. I am scared.
Last night i went to the fair for the first time this year around. Had a good amount of fun. Only went on one ride with Anna. She screamed her ass off, it was great. Our group was HUGE. I went with; Anna, Charlie[ursolstsummer32], Graham[down_to_none], Foote, Tristan. We then meet up with Kim, Amanda and Marcus. After we found them, we meet up with Josh Brewer and four or five of his friends. Then we met up with Annie and her friend. We had a good time. I couldn’t help but think that if Chris was still alive, he would have been there with us. He was friends with everyone there last night. You could tell in all of our eyes we were thinking of that same thing. It was impossible not to. None the less, we were able to have a good time.
After that, we all went back to the town house and hung around for a bit. Andrew[iamtonedef] and Nick[bobby_bac] were there, they didnt go to the fair with us because they are bums. Soon, everyone but me and Andrew went over to Josh Brewers house because he was having a party type thing over there. Andrew and i stayed behind. I told Andrew stories about Chris and I ... we talked about life and how unfair it could be. It was a good conversation. We went downstairs and played Ender on repeat and talked more.
I left around 2:30 in the morning to go back home. After getting home i feel asleep.
I should be going to work tonight at 7PM till like 2AM for the whole invintory thing, but i think i am going to go to Chris's viewing and call in for work. I am still unsure.
I would like to thank every person who commented on my last entry. It meant the world to me to know so many people cared. I took the time to respond to every comment made. It’s good to know that so many people now know what a good guy Chris was.
I would also like to thank all my friends talking to me about these last two days and helping not only me, but others threw this. You know who you are.
That’s all for now. Much love. <3