Chris had just returned to the US after a yearlong deployment in the Persian Gulf as a member of the US Coast Guard. He was working out at the gym when he suffered sudden cardiac arrest. Thankfully, he was with a shipmate who was trained in CPR. He was revived with an AED and transported to the nearest naval hospital where he recovered and an ICD was placed. He has since gone on to run the Marine Corp Marathon and is on the Board of Directors of In A Heartbeat Foundation.