I have a Google Alert that lets me know any time my name or business name comes up on the web. It’s entertaining and informative. I’ve saved the last few, and on this snowy Portland night where nobody’s going anywhere (including my wife, stuck sleeping at the hospital where she’s working…), I thought I’d share...
Fritz — I, for one, read every word, and although I was indeed snowed in (had to get chains put on at Les Schwab to get up our hill)I would have read to the end anyway! Congratulations on a year filled with outstanding artistic achievement, great public recognition and solid service to the community!
I hope that 2010 is a wonderful, successful and healthy year for you and Shannon.
Best wishes, Linda
A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family this holiday season, from all of us here at Fritz Photography! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itTell a friend
If you’ve watched or read the news this past week, pretty much anywhere in the country, you will have heard the story of the 3 lost climbers on Mt Hood. Luke Gullberg, Anthony Vietti, and Katie Nolan went missing after a climb on Mt Hood on Friday, December 11. Luke’s body was found Saturday, having...
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Wow-how moving are these words! What a life and what a woman-I am honored to have spent a short time on Earth with Katie.
JB, her laugh is something I don’t think I mentioned in my post, but it certainly was there in my memory of her. An easy smile, an easy laugh, both of which made you feel welcome. I’m pleased the photographs help you remember laughter; that is, perhaps, one of the finest compliments I’ve ever received. Thank you.
Hello Fritz:
I grew up with Katie and one of my fondest memories of her was her laugh. She had such a heart-felt laught that made you feel good when you said something funny enough to get it out of her. It is what I will miss most about her and you captured it on camera. I can hear it much clearer in my mind now. Thank you.
Hi Fritz. This is a beautiful post. I didn’t know Katie personally, but would have liked to. Katie and I had a lot of friends in common so I definitely feel like a hole has been left in my extended community. I love your sentiments as well and feel the same is true for me – the Lord has blessed me with amazing people and relationships and I will be thankful for however long or short the time I get with them is.
Thank you, Shayna. Capturing the essence of someone in a photograph is a challenge that I have always enjoyed, and I’m encouraged to know that it means so much to other people when I do so.
Thank you so much for your post and tribute. I have had one of the photos of Katie that you took on my fridge since she sent it to me at Christmas a few years ago. I thought your photos captured a Katie who was healing and whole. I love that photo. Thank you
Hi Fritz
Thanks for your very nice tribute to Katie. Thanks for being her friend.
David Nolan (Katies Dad)
Thanks, Kristi. I’d sure love to see a her gap filled by many more people like her. I’ve been praying in a similar way. May we each be one of them.
Thank you Fritz…this is so well put.
Fritz, I watched the coverage on Katie’s situation, and felt such a burden to pray. The more I find out about the kind of woman she was, the more I understand why. Without knowing any of these things about her, I felt compelled to pray that God would raise up others to fill the huge gap that will be left on this earth, due to her departure. Now I understand why.
Thank you for putting this together to honor her and the person she was.
Sincerely,
Kristi Kernal
wow, Fritz – I didn’t know her but feel the empty space she has left behind…..however, not so empty as I read your words about her. I picture her with the great cloud of witnesses that surround us challenging us to continue to run. Thanks for your words and pictures. -t
[...] of climber and friend Katie Nolan was painful for many in Portland and around the world. You can read my tribute to her on my blog. The Associated Press picked up some of my photos of her, and as a result, they were used all [...]
Nicole told me she was bored with the senior portrait photographers she found in Salem, her home town, where she goes to Blanchet. So when she and her mom started searching for more creative, artistic portrait photographers, they decided on me. They drove up from Salem to Portland in the pouring rain, and we had...
It’s been a big month in my family. I have three younger sisters. The oldest of the 3 has a 7 year old son, and he and I have a lot of fun together. In the past month, we’ve added two more children to the clan: my youngest sister, Evie, had Silas a month ago. ...
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Funny you picked this picture, because it’s the exact we’re using for our Christmas card/Baby announcements! We LOVE the ones you took while you were here… thank you Fritz!!
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