Only because French is such a big part of Canada [I was in the French immersion program, here in Ontario], am I mentioning this: but the correct pronunciation for Cormier is:
Core-Me-A.
If anyone is familiar with the UFC fighter Daniel Cormier, they always pronounce it Core-Me-A. Not Core-Meer.
Not bashing, just saying. It's a French name. I suppose Chris has some French ancestry.
Also, I don't think anyone has mentioned it, but Chris was mentioned in the most emotional scene of the movie "John Q", in case anyone remembers it: