Chris Smith

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Chris Smith, 46, passed peacefully with his family by his side early Friday morning in the comfort of his home. Born in Philadelphia on June 29, 1980 to David Smith and Donna Bacchi-Smith, he had been a resident of Syracuse for almost 20 years.

Chris had fought a valiant battle with colon cancer for just over 5 years.
He was a graduate of Cornell University, and earned his law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. He was a practicing real estate attorney in N. Syracuse. Prior to establishing his law firm in N. Syracuse he was an ADA in Minnesota.

Chris was a dedicated member of the March of Dimes; and was honored to be recognized as a super lawyer rising star in real estate in 2014. He was a member of the Onondaga County and NYS Bar Associations.

He was an avid hunter and outdoorsman; and car enthusiast. He was just shy of being one of just 173 hunters to have ever earned the title of North American Super Slam.

His family includes his wife Leah Pekarsky, his parents David and Donna, his sister Jocelyn (Ryan) Midgett, niece Addison, nephew Cameron, his grandfather Louis Bacchi, uncles Douglas Smith, Louis (Patti Mullins) Bacchi, and James (Coco Chiang) Bacchi; aunt Debbie Smith, his sister-in-law Alicia Pekarsky (Scott Dawson), brother-in-law Ben (Kelley) Pekarsky; Nieces Nyah, and Julia; nephews Matthew, Elijah, Cooper, Michael, and Richard; mother-law Linda Pekarsky; Adrianna Rosser who he raised as his own daughter; and his cousin Kayleigh (Mike) Lewis.
His daughter Zoey Rae passed in 2020 leaving a gaping hole in everyone’s life.

Funeral services will begin promptly at 3PM on Monday, October 12 at Sisskind Funeral Chapel, 3175 E. Genesee Street. The service will be live streamed on the Sisskind Funeral Service Facebook page beginning at 3PM on Monday.

Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to www.thewolfmountainnaturecenter.org