LDL. “Trying to Be Like Christina”: Remembering Christina Chambers, 38, and the Family She Leaves Behind
It has been a week since Christina Chambers was laid to rest, and the home of her parents, Tim and Mary Chambers, in Cullman, Alabama, now sits quieter — still filled with love, but wrapped in the ache of absence.
Family members who gathered for the funeral — brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews — have begun parting ways, returning to their homes and trying to adjust to life after loss. For Christina’s family, including her 3-year-old son Constantine, the past 13 days have felt like a blur of heartbreak, disbelief, and deep gratitude for the kindness of others.
Christina, 38, was killed in a murder-suicide at her Hoover, Alabama home. Her sudden passing has left family, friends, and former colleagues devastated.
A Life of Talent and Kindness
Christina spent years working as a TV sports reporter, where her warmth and quick wit made her a familiar face to viewers across Alabama. Off-camera, she was a gifted runner, a teacher at Thompson High School, and later, a valued member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama team.
Those who knew her best describe Christina as joyful, driven, and compassionate — someone who never met a stranger and who brought laughter and light into every room. Her smile, once a regular sight on television and in classrooms, is now remembered as a symbol of kindness that lifted everyone around her.
“Keep Praying and Stay in Touch”
Christina’s sister, Maria, shared that the family has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support in the days since the tragedy.
“My father and mother want to thank everyone for their outpouring of love,” Maria said. “Your prayers have meant the world to my family.”
As relatives begin their long drives home, Maria has one request for those who knew and loved Christina — to keep praying, and to stay in touch with her parents, Tim and Mary.
“It’s the days ahead that will be the loneliest,” Maria said, voicing concern for how quiet the house will feel when everyone is gone.
Holding On to Christina’s Spirit
Those closest to Christina are trying to do what she always did: move forward with grace, humor, and heart.
They call it “trying to be like Christina” — finding joy where it still exists, offering kindness even when it hurts, and keeping faith that love will outlast the pain.
For the family, this has been a week of both deep sorrow and gentle gratitude — gratitude for the prayers, the messages, and the reminders that Christina’s life mattered and continues to inspire.
As her sister said goodbye and began her drive home, she shared one final wish: that those who knew Christina will continue to honor her memory not just in words, but in the way they live.
Because if there’s one thing Christina Chambers taught those around her, it’s that light doesn’t stop shining — even when it has to shine through tears
