According to the police, ABC 33/40’s TV anchor and former University of Alabama football player, Christopher Sign, has died in an apparent suicide this Saturday morning.
Hoover police Lt. Keith Czeskleba said the death is being investigated as a suicide.
He has left behind his wife and three kids.
Why did Christopher Sign Commit Suicide?
The police have reported that the death of Christopher Sign is being investigated as a suicide. However, whether or not it was a suicide remains to be seen. He posted a photo of his children just 4 days ago in his Instagram account and posted:
Chores ✅ — Reading/Math ✅ Workout ✅ = Xbox time while getting used to helmets. #Summer #Fun
Just looking at his social media accounts shows that he was a happy man who was content with his family life.
So this has come as a shock to all of us. He had no problems at work also with all of his colleagues stating that they have lost a revered colleague whose indelible imprint will serve forever as a hallmark of decency, honesty, and journalist integrity. They can only hope to carry on Chris’s legacy. May his memory be a blessing.
People are suddenly stunned with his apparent suicide.
Yeah, I saw them talking about this (his death) on the 6 pm ABC 33/40 telecast tonight. I just assumed he died from natural causes or a car accident. It’s amazing the veneer people are able to put up to hide severe pain they’re experiencing. Rest in Peace and I hope his family and friends can cope.
His friend Jefferson posted this on reddit:
Had the privilege of working side by side with Chris for a decade in Phoneix and he was genuinely one of the best. I Have excellent memories covering the whole state of Arizona and the news really hurts. Rest east friend. If You are hurting, please don’t hurt yourself. Let’s just talk about it before you Crush your friend’s heart.
He was then asked by fellow users if people close to him knew that Christopher was depressed. To which he replied:
Not at all. I talked to him through Instagram about 4 days ago joking about the training regimen his kids do like it’s fun- both parents were NCAA athletes and those Boys are destined to go pro- they made training fun and they were a team. Heart breaking for real.
Just hours before Christopher’s death his wife posted his post on Instagram:
How about these Bucs! Headed to the GBBA semis after two close, come from behind wins tonight. So much fun to watch these boys have a blast, and so thankful for awesome coaches, parents and kiddos!
She was talking about their kids reaching to GBBA semifinals. We can only imagine what must she be going through at this moment.
Christopher Sign Wife and Kids
Christopher was married to Laura Leblanc Sign. Christopher attended the University of Alabama in the 1990s and spent four years as an offensive lineman for the Crimson Tide under former coach Gene Stallings.
While at Alabama, he met his wife, Laura, an All-SEC volleyball player. The couple got married and have three beautiful sons. They got married on January 26, 2000 and recently celebrated their 21 years anniversary.
Christopher Sign Wikipedia, Biography
According to the station’s website, Christopher Sign was raised in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. He played football at the University of Alabama under Coach Gene Stallings and Coach Mike Dubose. He worked as a reporter in Montgomery and Midland/Odessa, Texas, Birmingham, and Phoenix. He returned to ABC 33/40 in 2017 to replace retired anchor Dave Baird.
Sign received a national Edward R. Murrow Award and other awards during his time as a journalist.
While a reporter and morning anchor at ABC affiliate KNXV-TV in Phoenix, Sign broke the story of the June 2016 secret tarmac meeting between former President Bill Clinton and then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
Sign wrote a book about his experience called Secret on the Tarmac.
Christopher Sign also won a 2014 Emmy Award for breaking news for his coverage of the shooting of two Phoenix police officers, as well as an Edward R. Murrow Award for spot news, for his coverage of the search for the “Baseline Killer” and “Serial Shooter” who terrorized Phoenix in the summer of 2016.
