- Date Of Birth: June 25, 1979
- Date Of Death: October 10, 2017
- State: Iowa
Chris was born on June 25, 1979, in Knoxville, Iowa to Bobby and Elizabeth Barrickman. He grew up in central Iowa and graduated from Marshalltown High School in 1997. Chris completed coursework at the University of Iowa and in recent years re-enrolled into an online program. He spent a good number of years working for Hy-Vee in Coralville. Chris eventually moved into the field of property and casualty insurance and worked for GEICO for over nine years beginning in 2007.
He was preceded in death by his parents. Chris is survived by a number of family members, close friends, colleagues, and his two cats—Winslow and Firefly. He considered them one of the most important parts of his world and his closest confidants.
Chris loved reading, hiking, and music. He’d even gone skydiving recently. Chris possessed a natural curiosity and would engage others in their interests. He loved to learn and laugh and listen.
A private person with most people he encountered, Chris focused instead on developing quality relationships with those he let into his world. He was kind and had a handsome smile, and he left before any of us were ready. Chris made it clear in his final days, that no one should face any hardship as a result of his passing.
