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In Memory

In Memory of Christopher Allen Ludwig



Born November 6th 1979 at Mather AFB Sacramento, California. Christopher is survived by his brother Timothy and sister Amanda and both parents, Debora Ludwig of Montana and Howard Ludwig of Arizona. Others who shall miss him dearly are his step-mothers, Cathy Ludwig, of Arizona and Alberta Hunt of Montana.

After graduating from Anaconda Job Corp, in Anaconda, Montana Chris traveled around the United States as a welder for K.D. Steel and helped build the Home Depot in Missoula, Montana as one of his last assignments for that company. Then he was employed by Selway Corp in Stevensville, Montana for a couple years.

Christopher worked with his father and brother in Nevada with the FNF Construction Company before becoming employed with the NewMont Mining company in Elko County, Nevada where he died of as yet undetermined causes on January 20, 2011. Official cause of death is awaiting the toxicity analyses and final autopsy report from the Reno, Nevada Coroner's office.

The family and friends of Christopher gathered at the Larry Creek Group Camp from Sunday, August 7th through Thursday, August 11th 2011 to remember and celebrate his life. On August 9th Christopher's ashes were placed around Bailey Lake in the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana by his father and brother. Everyone agrees that Chris is finally home.

He shall be missed by everyone who knew him and especially by everyone who loves him.

(addendum June 6, 2014: As of August 2013, the Coroner's report states cause of death Unknown. So the closure we, Christopher's family, had hoped for in what caused his death, was denied us. However, as a family we have pieced together what probably happened, based on the extremely low blood sugar found in the toxicity analyses.

Christopher had a drinking problem and he also suffered from 'hypoglycemia'. A bad combination by itself. The night before he was found in his trailor, he'd been arrested for a DUI and spent the night in the drunk tank. He hadn't been fed, of course, while there. He was released and while eating his first meal for the day, and getting ready for work, he died of heart failure due to hypoglycemic shock. The coronor said--unofficially--that what he was eating was taking more bloodsugar to digest than was releasing back into his system. As his mother I grieve the fact that my son died alone.)


Christopher's new front yard