Christopher Raymond Staples, 50, passed away on September 9, 2019. A graduate of Florida Atlantic University in 1991 with a BS in Oceanic Chemistry, he studied and did graduate work at University of California at Irvine, University of Wisconsin, and the University of Georgia where he earned his PhD in bio-inorganic chemistry. He also worked with NASA's Astrobiology Unit at ASU’s School of Earth & Space Exploration, and presented discoveries in iron sulfur bonds at international conferences. He was a deep thinker, a curious spirit, and a dedicated explorer. He is mourned by a brother, sister and other relatives. A celebration of his life will take place at Clark Beach in Palm Beach on Saturday, September 21st at 8:30am. There will a paddle out by his cousin with his nieces and nephews participating and his friends and family singing and dancing and praising. (Source: ASU Foundation)