Social work professor emeritus leaves a legacy of service and stories

Generations of Bethel social work majors are recalling their favorite “Larry stories” following the death of Larry D. Friesen on Aug. 8.
He had struggled for a decade with frontal temporal dementia (FTD).
Friesen was born and raised on a farm in the Aberdeen, Idaho, area. Both he and his older brother, Duane K. Friesen, fulfilled the dreams of their parents, Waldo and Linda (Zielke) Friesen, for education by graduating from Bethel College and completing graduate degrees.