Christopher Patrick Benedict - Genealogy - Ancestry - Descendancy

Christopher Patrick Benedict (I13667)

Given Names: Christopher Patrick
Surname: Benedict

Gender: Male

Birth: 24 January 1986 -- Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Death: 17 June 2006 -- Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

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Oregonian, The ‎(Portland, OR)‎ - June 21, 2006
Deceased Name: Christopher Patrick Benedict: Season of Sharing recipient dies
SUMMARY: Inspiration Kit Benedict of Elsie prompted gas cards to be donated to rural families

Kit Benedict, 20, of Elsie, who helped inspire a record $242,679 in donations to The Oregonian's 2005 Season of Sharing campaign, died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia Saturday, June 17, 2006.

The skate-boarding, guitar-playing Benedict endured two relapses and a bone marrow transplant from his sister, Katelin, before dying at home with his family.

"He was an inspiration," said Pat Benedict, his mother, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer when she was pregnant with Kit and put her own health care on hold during his 22-month struggle.

Christopher Patrick Benedict was born Jan. 24, 1986, in Portland. When he was 5, his parents left their Cedar Hills home for the rural life near Elsie in the Coast Range. "Kit," the fifth of six children, was home-schooled. He had completed his high school studies, bought his first car and was working in Seaside when he was diagnosed with the aggressive cancer in September 2004.

Kit's face was featured in The Oregonian's annual holiday giving campaign, prompting readers to contribute a new computer and video games to Kit as well as gas cards for rural families who must travel with a sick child.

In the months before he died, Kit recorded a radio interview about staying at Doernbecher Children's Hospital "at an age in between child and adult, ... that age where sitting in the hospital is not the funnest thing." He was inspired to be a nurse, but said, "I can't look ahead very much, I have to take it day to day."

Kit is survived by his parents, Pat and Michael; brothers, Matthew and Nicholas; sisters, Michaela, Katelin and Casey; and four grandparents.

A memorial is planned for July 1 at Beaverton Foursquare Church. Remembrances can be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Oregon chapter in Portland or to CaringBridge, a free Web site for families in crisis. Kit's Web site is at caringbridge.org/visit/kitholdingfast.

ILLUSTRATION: Benedict Readers bought him a computer

	Events of close relatives
Birth	24 January 1986 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon
Death of a grand-parent	22 December 1992 (Age 6) Great-grandfather: Harm Nieboer (I02966) (Age 90) - [Relationship Chart]
Death	17 June 2006 (Age 20) Portland, Multnomah, Oregon Source: Harm Nieboer and Anna Eefting Family Tree
Last Change	7 December 2007 - 21:45:24 Last changed by: Admin