Frieda Ann McCoy, Salt Lake City business woman, lost her gallant struggle with breast cancer on March 2, 1995.
Born in Casper, Wyoming to William and Helen (Brattis) Noell, Frieda graduated NCHS '63. Received an AS from Casper College, BS in math, University of Wyoming, a MLS, University of Denver, MBA from the University of Utah. Frieda married Jerry McCoy on Columbus Day 1968, and she and Jerry started their own grand journey. She worked at the University of Utah Library '68-'75 as head of Gov Doc. Frieda and Jerry then went to Alaska to manage the construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline, where Frieda was the highest ranking female on the project. She returned to Salt Lake to work for Northwest Energy on the proposed Alaska Gas Pipeline. From 1982 to now, Frieda managed her own consulting company, Creative Resource Management. Frieda's clients included local as well as world wide companies.Frieda found time in her busy schedule to help many worthy causes. Frieda has served on the board of Riere-Woodbury, The American Cancer Society, The Breast Cancer Coalition of Utah (Chairperson 95), she was appointed by the Governor to the State Archives Council, and program director of Life After Breast Cancer. Frieda was one of the subjects of a KUED program, "Faces of Breast Cancer".
Survivors include: best friend, husband, and soul mate, Jerry, who held her hand till God took it from him, loving sisters in law, Vicki Noell, Kathy (Dave) Bowers, Mary (Jon) Nicolaysen, brother, William (Joanne) Noell, brother in law, Michael (Sondra) McCoy, many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her mother, father and brother, Nick.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 11, 12 noon at the Mount Tabor Lutheran Church. Friends are invited to celebrate Frieda's life from 2-6 p.m. Saturday at 835 18th Ave., Salt Lake City.
Frieda fought every fight and endured every treatment hardship to try to defeat this killer, breast cancer. It truly saddened Frieda and Jerry that because our country spends more on farm research than it does on breast cancer research, no cure has been discovered, 40,000+ women a year die to memorialize this oversight. Frieda asked that you help save the women you love by donating to the Breast Cancer Coalition of Utah, PO Box 526174, Salt Lake City, Utah 84152.
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