Chris loved to act and anyone who knew him knows that he has acted his whole life. He was the class clown, who always made people laugh. Chris was the "the actor". If you had a chance to see him heal someone, you saw some of his best work. He would have made a convincing evangelist - he could "save" anyone except himself in the end. From being the class clown, to just making people laugh, Chris was "the actor". I think some of Chris's greatest acting was his ability to not let people know just how depressed he was. He told me his theme song in high school was "Tracks of My Tears". The verse goes something like this "people say I am the life of the party because I tell a joke or two but deep inside I am blue".

Anyone wanting to contribute the Scholarship fund we have set up at Essex Community College can make donations to:

Essex Foundation Drama Scholarship Fund (Chris Gansert)
7201 Rossville Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21237.

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