 A 3rd generation Phoenician, Chris Haver is the grandson of [[Ralph Haver|Ralph Burgess Haver]], an architect that made a significant impact in Phoenix with his affordable Haver Home tract housing developments and numerous commercial projects such as the North Phoenix Baptist Church, American Express Regional Headquarters, and the old Phoenix City Hall Complex.Haver was an adventurous child from an early age.At the age of two years, he tried to scale a 50-foot flagpole at a playground near his home.