The Lord called Christopher Patrick Cammuso home on Tuesday, the 25th of February 2025, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. Though his time on earth was cut far too short, his indelible legacy lives on through his family. Chris was a devoted husband to his adoring wife, Leslie, a loving father to their two sons, Colin and Alexander, a faithful son to his parents, Pamela and George, a best friend to his brothers, Jeffrey and Brian, and a joy to all who were blessed to know him.
Chris was born on the 16th of January 1981, in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. He graduated from St. John’s High School in Shrewsbury, where he forged lifelong friendships with Matt Bennett, Jamie Salois, Pat McKiernan, and Nolan Kelly. Jamie, Pat, and Nolan joined Chris at Boston College, and over the course of the next four years, the BC brotherhood would grow to include Rich Quincy and countless other friends that remained a constant source of joy and laughter for Chris. Chris graduated from Boston College in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.
Although Chris and Leslie both attended Boston College, their paths would not cross until one fateful night in 2007 when they were introduced by mutual friends at an Allison Krauss concert in San Francisco, California. This meeting marked the beginning of a beautiful love story that would last nearly two decades. Chris and Leslie were married in 2011 in a beautiful wedding at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York. They moved to Southborough, Massachusetts, where they joyfully welcomed Colin, born in 2014, and Alex, born in 2016, to the Cammuso family.
Chris began his career at Investors Bank and Trust in Boston in 2004. He spent the last eighteen and a half years with BlackRock, where he took on multiple roles that provided him and Leslie with exciting opportunities to live in New York, Boston, Denver, and ultimately Leslie’s hometown of Houston, where Chris served as Managing Director and Head of Global Distribution for Cachematrix, an electronic cash management platform. Over the course of Chris’ career with BlackRock, his colleagues became like family to him, and he was universally admired throughout the company as a man of courage, selflessness, and honor.
Though he was a servant leader at work, nothing meant more to Chris than spending time with his family. His happiest moments were spent coaching Colin and Alex at Post Oak Little League, where he instilled in the boys the importance of good sportsmanship – never giving up and always putting one’s team before self. This is exactly how Chris lived his life. During his final weeks, Chris found great peace watching his boys’ baseball games via live webcast and listening to the joy of children and family members cheering for each other. Though he faced great physical hardship in his final years, Chris never complained or lost his positive outlook on life.
Chris is survived by his wife, Leslie Cammuso, and their two sons, Colin and Alexander; parents, George and Pamela Cammuso; brother and sister-in-law Jeffrey and Kara Cammuso and their children, Braden, Madison, and Carsyn; brother and sister-in-law Brian and Stephanie Cammuso and their children, Sonnie and Tyde; father-in-law and stepmother-in-law, George and Elizabeth Farish; stepfather-in-law and mother-in-law, Dr. Mark and Dorothy Hablinski; brother-in-law and sister-in-law George and Maribel Farish and their children, Daniel and Isaac; brother-in-law and sister-in law John and Alexandra Guill and their children, Ben and Charles; brother-in-law and sister-in-law John and Caroline Sievers and their children, Charlotte and John; and brothers-in-law, Christopher Farish and Brooks Farish.
Chris’ family wishes to extend their sincere gratitude to Chris’ physicians and caregivers – especially Dr. Scott Kopetz, Dr. Apostolia Tsimberidou, Dr. Cezar Iliescu, Dr. Eugene Koay, Dr. Shalin Patel, Dr. Wells Messersmith, Denise Hansen, Larita Milligan, and Lori Stephenson – all of whom cared for Chris with great skill and compassion during his heroic battle with cancer.
Additionally, the family is eternally grateful for their many friends, including those at River Oaks Baptist School, BlackRock, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, Houston’s First Baptist Church, and MD Anderson Cancer Center, who shared their unceasing love and support during Chris’ greatest hours of need.
Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from five o’clock in the afternoon until seven o’clock in the evening on Thursday, the 6th of March, in the Library and Grand Foyer of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston.
A memorial service will be held at eleven o’clock in the morning on Friday, the 7th of March, at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 717 Sage Road in Houston. Immediately following, all are invited to greet the family during a reception in the adjacent Bagby Parish Hall.
Guests are encouraged to celebrate Chris’ life by wearing blue and red, the colors of his favorite team – the New England Patriots.
For those unable to attend the service in-person, virtual attendance may be accessed by selecting the “Join Livestream” icon in the service section below. Words of comfort and condolence may be shared with his family by selecting the “Add a Memory” icon.
The family will gather for a private interment at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions may be directed to Scott Kopetz, M.D., at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4486, Houston, TX 77210-4486 or by visiting online at mdanderson.org/gifts Dr. Kopetz’ determination to find a cure for colorectal cancer was a constant source of inspiration and hope to Chris and Leslie.
(Photo and Obituary via Dignity Memorial)
