About Chris Friesen
Christian “Chris” Douglas Friesen was born on January 14, 1993. He left us on March 25th, 2010. This Brookswood Secondary student was a gifted athlete, friend, brother, nephew, cousin and son.
The Simon Fraser University Christian Friesen Memorial Award
Chris Friesen loved lacrosse. It was his passion. He wanted to be the best. Chris would want us to use his passion to fuel us. He learned early on from his Langley Lacrosse Association coaches he had to work hard to be the best. His experiences with the SFU coaching staff and the Burnaby Mountain Selects program taught him that to be the best required discipline, hard work and perseverance. It changed his life from his eating habits to his fitness habits. He never quit. He was taken from us far too early at age 17, just as college recruitment letters were arriving and decisions about the future were contemplated. This fund will help honour Chris’ memory by providing students playing lacrosse at SFU a chance to work harder on their studies, word harder on lacrosse and CHANGE THE WORLD as a result. Chris Friesen would want it that way.
If you would like to carry on this incredible legacy in Chris’ name please consider a
donation to supporting this memorial award. Click here to participate.
If you're not on Facebook, visit www.pafs.net to leave a message to Chris
and/or his family.