In their youth, Chris and Claire's father - a construction worker - died in an accident. Their mother died around 1995 in a car accident, resulting in the two siblings becoming very close and Chris assuming the role of a surrogate parent. As he left to join the Air Force, and then S.T.A.R.S., he would help Claire with finding a university and a good therapist. When he stopped phoning her to check up on her wellbeing, she became concerned and drove to Raccoon City.[1]