![]() ![]() Laurie is survived by his wife, Brittany a 2-year-old daughter, Stella a brother, Jonathan and parents Cathe and Greg. He had violated car-pool lane rules twice. ![]() And in February 2007, Laurie received a violation for speeding – a violation that was dismissed by attending traffic school.ĭating back to 2003, Laurie was cited for at least six speeding violations in Orange County and one in Riverside County in 2006, Laurie was cited in Riverside County for speeding on westbound 91 at Serfas Club Drive – the same area where he died Thursday. Most recently, Laurie pleaded guilty in January for driving solo in a car-pool lane last August, according to Orange County Superior Court records. Traffic court records show that Christopher Laurie had various citations. “Christopher Laurie did and finished his life doing what he and his father loved – working side by side in the church this family has given its life to.” “I have watched many children grow up in the spotlight and shadow of prominent religious leaders some have not handled it well,” he said in an email to a reporter from Atlanta, where he lives. Mark DeMoss, who has known the family for 15 years, said he was always impressed by the family member’s love for one another and how well-adjusted they were under the public eye. “I have so many wonderful memories of Topher while we were growing up! … His love for the Lord shone through and his love for his family was more than evident. “I am in shock and so sadden(ed) at the loss of such a great guy!” says one. On Greg Laurie’s Web site,, there are more than 8,000 posts of condolences. 15-17, will go on, a church official said. The one at Angel Stadium, scheduled for Aug. There are three crusades planned for this year, in Anaheim, Philadelphia and New York. ![]() Since 1990, more than 3.6 million people have attended Harvest Crusades. In part, Greg Laurie is well known because of the Harvest Crusades, large gatherings of Christians who listen to music and where some publicly dedicate their lives to Christ. ![]() “He grew into a husband and father and into a fine person and individual.”Ĭollins said supporters have flooded the church with e-mails and phone calls from around the world, including a call from Rick Warren, best-selling author and pastor of the Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, while he was traveling in Brazil.Ĭongregation members and those who didn’t know the family left flowers Friday at the church in Christopher Laurie’s memory. “Chris was always just a very soft-spoken, tender-hearted and a lovely young man,” Collins added. Laurie served for the past three years as the art director at Harvest Christian Fellowship, a megachurch in Riverside, where his father Greg is the senior pastor. No Caltrans worker was injured the accident, east of the 71 and west of Serfas Club Drive, snarled traffic on the eastbound 91 for hours. The last two trucks in the convoy were mounted with crash cushions and large light boards directing traffic to move to another lane. According to the California Highway Patrol, the Caltrans truck was traveling about 15 mph in the car-pool lane and Laurie, driving alone in the same lane, was traveling at a “high rate of speed and unable to stop prior to colliding.” “The Scriptures tell us: We grieve, but not as those who have no hope.”Ĭhristopher Laurie, who had various traffic violations on his record, died when the Dodge Magnum he was driving to church rear-ended the last Caltrans truck in a five-truck sweeper crew that was clearing debris from the car-pool lane on the 91 Freeway in Corona. “We’re devastated and grieving, and it’s a difficult time however, we have the hope and the certainty of knowing that Chris is with the Lord,” said Associate Pastor John Collins, of Harvest Christian. Supporters of the Harvest Christian Fellowship church, in Riverside, and community members fond of the Laurie family were stunned when news spread of 33-year-old Christopher Laurie’s sudden death Thursday morning in a traffic accident. He had just started leading Bible study in his Huntington Beach home and was thrilled to be working with his father, Greg Laurie, a prominent Christian pastor known for organizing the popular Harvest Crusades. Many described him as a loving man who had a passion for surfing, photography and his family. ![]()
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