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Local Man Found Dead in Chula Vista Described As a 'Happy Soul'

Chris Block, 24, of Imperial Beach was found dead near Church Avenue and G Street in Chula Vista Friday morning, the Chula Vista Police Department said. 

Sgt. Kenny Heinz told the Chula Vista Star-News that the cause of death has yet to be determined, but that he may have fallen off the roof of Butlers Auto Repair. The roof of the automotive shop was sometimes used as a place to drink or smoke cigarettes, nearby residents told the Star-News.

An official with the Chula Vista Police Department could not be reached for further comment Sunday.

Larry Block said his son was a “happy soul you may say.”

“He was just a fun-hearted 24-year-old kid just like any other 24-year-old. Life had just opened the door for him and God closed it,” Larry Block said.

His son had his challenges, but he left on a positive note, his father said.

Block graduated from Mar Vista High School in 2005 and worked several odd jobs and with family at Distinguished Fire in Imperial Beach, but was recently hired to work with a company in Reno doing fire-control systems work, his father said. He was scheduled to start at the beginning of September.

“He told me, ‘Dad, I’m tired of jobs. I want a career.’

“There’s a hole in my heart,” his father said. “You never realize how much you miss something until it's gone.”

Block enjoyed partying, playing the guitar and the company of friends.

“He loved the guitar,” his father said. “He never took a lesson in his life but yet he could hear a song and pick it up and play that song. That’s what he loved.”

“You could see him hanging out at Dunes Park, playing his guitar on the pier. The beach inspired him with music,” said Robert Simmons, a close friend to Block.

He described Block as someone who loved the beach and the type of person who brightened up other people’s day. He remembers Block “jamming on his truck at 8 a.m. so my neighbors could hear.” The two knew each other since elementary school but didn’t begin to hang until they were teenagers. 

Lately they went to a lot of concerts together and Block acted as an extra hand with Simmons’ music company, 91932 Productions. They attended their last concert together last month at Cricket Ampitheater.

Simmons created a Facebook page in Block’s memory and plans a surf paddle out next Sunday.

How to repair a roof valley | Roofing accessories and maintenance ...

The first places to wear on any roof structure are the roofing valleys. The roofing valleys are where two pitched roofs meet and channel the rainwater to the gutter below.

If the valley has a small crack or minor damage, you can usually instigate a repair quite easily using a liquid bitumen sealer available online. Before applying the sealer, you will need to prepare the area so the sealer has some form of adhesion to the valley. You can use sandpaper or a wire brush here. You can then apply sealer over the crack and around the general area. If the area is quite large, you can then apply a patch of roofing felt to the damaged area and add more sealant over this to get a watertight seal.

There are many different products available from your roofing supplies stockist for making repairs to a roof, with many being material specific. So it’s important to read the user instructions on the product before making your specific choice.

For larger areas of damage you may have to apply new flashing strip to the valley to get a watertight seal.

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