Chad Friend Obituary

Chad Friend attended Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg, WV. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Chad Friend.

Graduation Year	Faculty
Date of Passing	Aug 06, 2009
About	Chad Dail Friend, 20, of Parkersburg, went to be with the Lord Aug. 6, 2009, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born March 12, 1989, in Parkersburg, a son of Carol and Ronald Friend. Chad was a 2007 graduate of PHS with a 3.8 GPA. He was honorably discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps in 2007. He attended college in Anderson, Ind., for a year and was enrolled at West Virginia University in Morgantown preparing for a vocation in youth ministry. Chad was a part of the Liberty Street Church of God his whole life. He was a leader in the student group. He worked for Patriot Automation Inc. as a technician for the last three years. Chad was a friend to all and loved by those who he came in contact with. He was eager to help anyone with any job and was a hard worker. He had a wonderful passion for life. In addition to his parents, he leaves behind his fiancee, Hannah Slanina of Wheeling, W.Va.; sisters, Tosha Combs and Ashley Friend of Parkersburg and Nicole Sams (Randy) of Mineral Wells; brother, Corey Friend of Parkersburg; three nieces; three nephews; grandmother, Vera Drake; and many aunts, uncles and cousins from Braxton County and many from the Parkersburg area.