Christopher Lee Baker, 41, of Longview, Texas, died on May 13, 2021. Born September 30, 1979, he was remembered by family as kind, humorous, and talented — an artist who shared drawings with loved ones and someone with deep knowledge of music and the Bible. A funeral service took place May 20, 2021, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in White Oak, and he was buried at Old East Mountain Cemetery in East Mountain.

The obituary does not provide details about the circumstances of his death and notes no public information about arrests, suspects, or investigations. Family survivors include parents Richard D. Baker and Susan Lassiter, sons Isaac James Baker and Jakob Malachi Baker, siblings Tina Scalia, Matt Baker, Jeremy Baker, Jonathan Baker, and step-brothers Justin Fogle and Zack Fogle.

Did anyone in the Longview area know Christopher or have information about what happened leading up to his death?