06/12/2021
Foster Friess was a great man. He was a successful businessman, a staunch Conservative and a Christian... and I respect all three! Wyoming lost a great patron, and leader, this past May.
I was honored to be presented with the Best of Show award at the 2009 Western Design Conference by Foster and his wife, Lynn.
We were recently grieved to learn of the untimely passing of Foster Friess, our sympathies are with his family.
We had occasion to meet Foster a number of times when we were doing more shows in Wyoming. Among the many things that Foster was known for was his support of the arts. He and his wife, Lynn, for many years, sponsored the "Best of Show" award given at Jackson Hole's Western Design Conference. In 2009 our own Harriette Allison won the award. Foster and Lynn presented the award to her at a formal ceremony held at the National Museum of Wildlife Art but this casual photo was snapped on the show floor when the Friess' dropped by to see us.
We were moved by Foster's passing just as we were moved by his generosity, conviction and love of country while he was alive.