Haverhill – Christopher S. Smith, 27, husband of Mariah C. (Dodge) Smith, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Haverhill, he was the son of Richard and Gloria (Campbell) Smith. Raised and educated in Haverhill, he was a graduate of Whittier Tech, Class of 2011 in carpentry. He was a very meticulous carpenter, organized in everything he attempted. He also had a small engine repair business, Chris’s Small Engine Repair, for twelve years. Christopher loved working on cars, especially his father’s 66GTO. With his family, he summered every year at Lake Winnisquam in New Hampshire and married the love of his life, Mariah in 2020. They were together for over nine years. His home on Lake Winnisquam was his absolute happiest place, he helped build his family home on the lake and had so many beautiful memories there. The lake house is part of an association where Chris took so much joy out of helping everyone take care of the property he spent countless hours and days making sure things always looked perfect and taken care of. Everyone up there was like family to him, as he was to them. He enjoyed boating as well as water skiing, and was always the first one the kids ran to when they wanted to go tubing. All the family and friends he spent years of beautiful summers with will miss him deeply. Chris battled his cancer for the last two years and was diagnosed over 10 years ago, but it came back with a vengeance. His smile could light up a room and he was well loved by all who knew him. Chris will be sorely missed by his family and his friends. Chris had the most kind and genuine soul, anyone that knew him adored him and he had a way of making everyone he came across feel important and loved. There was never a single time that when someone needed his help he’d say no, it was always “yeah sure no problem” “I can do that for you” he would do anything for anyone and that’s just one of the beautiful things about him people loved. He could fix just about anything that was broken, a true handy man. It was amazing to see him take on any task and finish it with pride. He loved making people laugh and his gentle heart beamed for everyone to see. Every person, every age, just gravitated towards him. He was a perfect gentleman, and treated everyone with respect and kindness, even if they didn’t treat him that way. Chris took care of his family always, and was and still is the most outstanding husband, son, brother, and friend. The last few months of his life he endured so much pain and suffering from this horrible disease, and yet every day he still found ways to love and care for others. Every day he still wanted to make sure the ones he loves weren’t hurting… even though he was fighting for his own life. He will be missed immensely, every second, every moment. Always. “I will love you until my last breath, and in this life time and the next. I believe our love will transcend lifetimes, because that’s just how connected we have always been and always will be I’ll see you again someday my love, forever yours. Mariah “
In addition to his loving wife Mariah and his parents Richard and Gloria, he is survived by his brother, Daniel Campbell of Haverhill; sisters, Tanya Raymond and her husband Russell of Epping, NH; Tracey Smith of Epping, NH; father in law, Matthew Dodge of Haverhill; mother in law, Heather Smith and her partner Tiffany Markos of Ipswich; grandmother Theresa Campbell of Merrimac; Godfather Lee Mimms, who he had a special relationship with; several loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his brother, Paul F. Buckley, Jr. who died in 2007.
Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend calling hours on Tuesday, February 23 from 2:00PM until 6:00PM at the Kevin B. Comeau Funeral Home, 486 Main Street, Haverhill. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday morning in All Saints Parish, 120 Bellevue Avenue, Haverhill at 10:00AM. Burial will follow in Linwood Cemetery, John Ward Avenue, Haverhill. Donations may be made in his memory to the Jimmy Fund, 10 Brookline Place West, 6th Floor, Brookline, MA 02445. Please visit Comeau Funeral Home on Facebook or www.comeaufuneral.com. To stream live Funeral Mass go to https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/38897709
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Carol says
February 21, 2021 at 9:51 pmI am praying for you Chris! I didn’t get enough of that amazing smile and the unforgettable personality. I will continue to thank God that you are now pain free. I have spent so many times in prayer for you but I now pray for your friends, your entire family and your beautiful wife Mariah. Ride their wings!
To the all of Chris’ family and extended family
Your friends care so deeply for all of you.
You are loved and we are all here for you!
My deepest condolences
Carol Mahoney
Diane Bouley says
February 21, 2021 at 10:09 pmI’m so sorry for your loss Gloria.
Diane Blunt says
February 21, 2021 at 11:30 pmGloria my heart breaks for you and your family for the loss of your wonderful son. Keeping you all in my prayers for strength.
Dan Ippolito says
February 22, 2021 at 3:42 pmI was a customer of Chris’s small engine repair. I am extremely sad to hear of this. I knew he was going through stuff.
He was an excellent repairperson and an even better human being. So much so that I relayed that feeling to his Father when his Dad was filling in for him. He was very impressive and I will miss him a lot.
My deepest sympathy to the family.
Micky Comeau says
February 22, 2021 at 10:54 pmGloria and Richard, My thoughts and prayers are with you. So sorry Ito hear this. My heart breaks for you.
Uncle Chuck and Marilyn says
February 23, 2021 at 1:57 amDear Gloria and Rich, In these trying times I am so sorry for your lose. I would be there if I could. Talked to Kevin and he assured me of a great memorial service. Marilyn and I, our hearts go out to all the family. God Bless. May Christopher go in peace.
Mary Sheehy says
February 23, 2021 at 1:29 pmI am so sad….my condolences to Richard, Gloria and Mariah. Chris was a beautiful man inside and out.
Gary Wiemann says
February 23, 2021 at 4:44 pmI was deeply saddened to hear that Chris had passed away. In those short visits to my house, Chris left me with an indelible impression of a young man with gifted talents, infectious smile and a shining spirit. I will miss those visits.
Dens Bouzianis says
February 23, 2021 at 4:46 pmMy heart is so heavy. I’m so deeply sorry for your loss. Condolences and prayers for the family.
Peggy and Pat Perkins says
February 24, 2021 at 1:51 pmWe are so deeply sorry for your loss Gloria, Rich Mariah and all of your family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Roberta Marcin says
February 28, 2021 at 1:19 pmWith deepest sympathy to the family of Christopher Stewart Smith …. May precious memories help you through these difficult days , and bring you comfort in your days of sorrow .
Roberta Marcin
an acquaintance of Chris and a friend of Mike Phillips
Cathy Raymond says
March 3, 2021 at 11:23 pmRon and I want to send our condolences to Mariah, Rick and Gloria. We were customers of Chris for many years and got to know him so well that we though of him as a friend. He did some carpentry work for us a few years ago and brought Mariah with him. Mariah and I sat in the living room and talk for hours about their plans for getting married. What a wonderful day. Ron and I will never forget his smiling face. He was a very special person. Love and prayers to all of you.
Marilyn Miller says
March 16, 2021 at 9:20 pmI was a customer of Chris. He was an exemplary young man. He always arrived when he said he would. He was good at his job and always left my lawn mower running like new; and that smile! I send my condolences to his wife, parents and entire family. He was a good one. He will be missed.
Kevin says
March 29, 2021 at 4:57 pmI was one if Chris’ customers, he used to tune up/repair my mower and snowblower. Each time he came by, he took the time to cheerfully explain exactly what service he was performing, always with the utmost degree of respect and friendliness. I recommended him to my family and friends because it’s very unusual to find a repairman with Chris’ combination of intelligence, diligence, honesty and warmth. Just a good guy and I’ll miss him.
Linda ,Isabelle doucette says
April 24, 2021 at 12:44 amWe are so sad to hear of Chris passing. We are long time customers of Rick and Chris. I too have a very rare condition and I knew how brave he was battling. He was a great guy.Glad we got to know him, from coming out for us so many times. Chris was one of a kind,a gentle spirit.god bless.
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