It is with a shattered heart that I share that on Saturday, December 23, 2023 our dearest friend and Vice President of Seymour Pink, Colleen Fries, passed away.
Her 9 year battle, with the war multiple myeloma waged on her body, is over.
A giver, a fighter, a steward of justice, an individual who was always there for those in need, those less fortunate, those who had been dealt a difficult hand in their life.
A private person who appreciated and respected other’s privacy but would do anything for family and friends… if someone needed legal guidance, a helping hand, Colleen quietly offered her help, no strings attached.
As Vice President of Seymour Pink and chairperson of “A Pink Night to Remember”, her legal and event planning expertise were the reasons why Seymour Pink experienced such incredible growth over the last several years…never wanting the recognition she so deserved, but wanting to be there to smooth out any wrinkles that might occur.
She always stepped back at, or after one of our fundraising events and would say, “Build it and they will come”….Colleen you have helped to build Seymour Pink into a non profit organization that everyone comes too!
To say our hearts are shattered into a thousand pieces doesn’t begin to express our pain, but
Colleen our comfort comes from knowing the Lord has wrapped you in His eternal peace!
Sleep well my friend…the fight is over. Your pain is gone!!
We will continue Seymour Pink’s fight against breast cancer, despite our devastating loss of your passing Colleen, because we know you will be with us EVERY step we take…PLEASE keep watch over us as we continue to do the work you so believed in!
…Until we meet again Coll, may God hold you in the hollow of His hand. We love you to the moon and back!
–Mary Deming
