Obituary of Steven Douglass Fryberger

STEVEN DOUGLASS FRYBERGER May 30, 1997 ~ Jan. 13, 2010 "Steven was a special boy and will be in our hearts forever!" Steven Douglass Fryberger passed away Jan. 13, 2010, at the age of 12, after a long and courageous battle with acute myeloid leukemia. Steven was born on May 30, 1997 to Dennis and Pamela Fryberger in Vancouver, WA, where he resided all of his life. He was a 7th grader at Covington Middle School. Steven enjoyed fishing with his dad and grandfather. He also enjoyed building with Legos, playing video games, rock wall climbing, having Nerf gun wars, picking his grandma's flowers and tormenting his older sister, Denise, in fun on a daily basis. Steven met the challenge of fighting leukemia with a positive and confident attitude. He chose to assist and befriend the other children around him at Doernbecher Children's Hospital and help them as they struggled with their illnesses. Steven had great insight on his life and reminded his father not to cry, as he was going fishing with his grandpa and would await them all in Heaven! Steven is survived by his parents and sister; grandparents, Geri Fryberger of Washougal, WA and Gordon and Jean Petit of Newport, VT; along with numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. The Fryberger family would like to extend their deepest thanks to the staff at Doernbecher Children's Hospital for their care and support of Steven. They would also like to thank Mike Thompson for being "more than just a chemo pal" and to aunt Sally Fryberger, who was at Steven's side when they couldn't be there. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 23, 2010 at the Camas Bible Baptist Church, 3302 NE 242nd Ave., Camas, WA. A potluck dinner will follow the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made at any branch of the Riverview Community Bank in the name of Pamela Fryberger.