Very sad news, my deepest sympathies and condolences to his family.
I met Chris in the 1990s when I had my silver 1.8 16V and golf gti at a few shows. I was always amazed by Chris's knowledge of the Corrado, he gave me good advice on several occasions when discussing corrados, it was always a joy to talk to Chris on all matters VW. Chris was always happy sharing his knowledge and helping everyone with any problems with their corrado.