Kirk Douglas Christie, son of Clarence J. (1920-1991) and Jean Audrey (Federau) (1928-2013) Christie, was born 25 May 1952, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan.  Kirk, as a toddler, fell and was sustained a serious head injured.  He endured numerous operations.

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Friday 11 September 1959

OKEMOS DAD SUES U. OF M. HOSPITAL

ASKS A $375,000 DAMAGES; CHARGES SON WAS INJURED

ANN ARBOR, Sept. 11 - A lawsuit claiming damages of $375,000 for injuries allegedly received by a child patient at the University of Michigan hospital has been filed in Washtenaw county circuit court here.

Clarence Christ, father of 7-year-old Kirk Christie of Okemos, filed the suit naming the board of regents of the university as defendants.

The suit claimed the child was allowed to fall on his head from an unattended crib in 1953 and brain hemorrhaging resulted that forced extensive surgery.

A portion of the child's skull was removed, a plate was later inserted in his head and the boy has undergone 11 operations at the Ann Arbor hospital and has been confined there a total of nine months, the suit claimed.

The child, now a first grade student, had to wear a football helmet to protect his head from March of 1954 until September of 1957, the suit said.

Kirk graduated in 1970 from Okemos High School.  He married Linda Lou Mills and the couple had one daughter, Roberta Lynn "Bobbie" Christie who graduated from OHS in 1988.  Kirk and Linda were later divorced.  Kirk died 4 February 1975, Lansing.  He was interred Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, DeWitt, Clinton County, Michigan.

Lansing State Journal (Lansing, Michigan) Wednesday 5 February 1975

KIRK D. CHRISTIE

1148 E. GRAND RIVER, OKEMOS

Age 22, died February 4, 1975 at a local hospital.  Born May 25, 1952 in Lansing, Michigan.  Mr. Christie was a lifelong resident of Lansing and Okemos, and was a 1970 graduate of Okemos High School.  He was employed at Annand Security.  Surviving are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Christie; daughter, Roberta Lynn Christie of Lansing; 2 brothers, Britt C. of Williamston and Victor T. at home; 3 sisters, Mrs. James (Diane) Armstrong of Mason, Mrs. Charles (Wendy) Erb of Hawaii and Miss Cindy L. at home; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Iva Christie of Lansing; and maternal grandmother, Mrs. Marvin Federau of Okemos.  Funeral services will be Friday 10 a.m. at the Gorsline-Runciman East Chapel, East Lansing with the Rev. D. H. Merrill, Pastor of the Mt. Hope United Methodist Church officiating. Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.