- Madbury: Nicholas Frid, 18, of Hayes Rd, died suddenly on Thursday October 2, 2003. Born December 12, 1984, he is the son of Peter A. and Katherine (Oxx) Frid of Madbury.
Nicholas attended elementary school in Juneau, Alaska and Corpus Christi, Texas. He later attended the Oyster River Middle School and graduated from Oyster River High School, class of 2003. Nicholas was a freshman at UNH, and was on the UNH Freshman Crew Team. He was also a junior sailing instructor with the UNH sailing program. Nicholas had been part of the Oyster River Russian Exchange Program, NH Youth Chorus and was a Great Bay Rower for five years as Co-Captain.
Survivors include his parents, Peter and Katherine Frid; grandparents, Tage and Emma Frid of Middletown, R.I.; two brothers, Oliver Tage Frid of Denton, Texas, and Erik Peter Frid of Madbury; two aunts, Ann Frid Randall and Sally P. Bloomfield both of Middletown, R.I.; and one uncle, Gordon D. Oxx of Richmond, N.H. Nick also leaves his special friend Jennifer DeFreese of Hampton Falls.
A memorial service will be held Wednesday October 8, 2003, 3pm at the Community Church of Durham with Rev. Mary Westfall officiating. Burial will take place at a later date in the Madbury Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Great Bay Rowing, PO Box 846, Durham, N.H. 03824. Arrangements are under the direction of Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Rd., Route 4, Lee, N.H.
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- ... UNH freshman crew team member Nicholas Frid '07 died of cardiac arrest on Oct. 2 after a morning practice with the team. Frid, the son of New Hampshire Public Television CEO and general manager Peter Frid and his wife, Kathy, was a pre-vet major and an honors graduate of Oyster River High School in Durham, N.H. A boat fund in Frid's memory has been established with Great Bay Rowing. "Nick was the kind of person where you just couldn't wait to see what he'd be like in 20 years," said Pete Cathey.
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