The community was sadly notified today that 29 year old Chris Szmajlo of Black Cat Productions has passed away. Chris was involved in a tragic boating accident.
Chris’s sister was kind enough to provide us the following details:
It’s a question going through all our heads still at this moment & everyday. No one can really tell us what happened cause no one really knew. He was on a boat with 8 other people and upon entering the break wall between Lake Michigan & Navy Pier, the driver was entering the breakwall w/a massive cruise boat and unfortunately had to pay attention to that. Within 3 minutes upon entering the breakwall, someone noticed that he was gone. No one knows what happened, how he slipped, whether or not he lost his balance…This is a horrible tragedy for us & it’s nice to know that he had so many people that cared about him. He was a phenomenal person who had a loving & caring heart.
Chris was a long-standing member of our community and many of us had dealings with him. Michael-Myers.net sends our deepest condolences to Chris’s family.
Oh my god.. This is terrible. He Will be missed dearly, his work and his presence.
My condolences go out to his family
My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
this is so sad,my prayers.EDC
man this is sad.. i got my first indipendt made myers mask from chis when i was 13..it was a ben tramer mask…i ended up with his phone number and we kinda became freinds..he was always a kool guy…..we use to ltk ona regular base..you will be missed bro
Rest in peace Chris. Had some fun memories on this board with you. You will be missed bro.
He will still be here,in ALL of our hearts.R.I.P Chris.
My thoughts and prayers go out to his family! You will be missed dude!
that is horrible. i cant believe it! I am 29 and cant imagine going at that age. He was a great artist and will be sadly missed. my prayers go out to his family.
did not expect to see this as soon as I logged on, Its sad to read this.
My Thoughts, And My Prayers, And My Condolence Goes Out To His Family. And Hopefully He Is In Heaven Right Now. Very Sad And Tragic. :^(
That’s terrible news… I didn’t know him personally, but saw him around the board… He always seemed like a really good guy. My condolences to the family and his close friends, such a tragedy to lose someone so young.
The first Myers mask that I purchased was a Relentless from Chris. He was always a friendly guy and the way he said, “Hey pimp…” in emails and chats still makes me chuckle. He will be missed and my thought continue to go out to his famiy & friends.