On Thursday October 4th, 2018, at the age of 22, Noah Lane Trulsen passed away while doing what he loved most, playing hockey. He was a wonderful son to Rick and Lorraine, and an amazing brother to Nick and Matthew.
Noah was born on November 16, 1995 in Vancouver, BC. Noah lived his entire life in Maple Ridge, BC. He attended LaityView Elementary School and Maple Ridge Secondary School. Noah completed all his schooling in the French Immersion program, maintained honor roll standing all through high school, and graduated with a diploma in French and English.
The day after he wrote his last exam in high school, he started working for Boileau Electric. On Wednesday October 3rd, he wrote his final exam for 4th year electrical at BCIT and passed with an overall grade of 84%. Although he loved what he did, he had a dream to become a pilot.
Noah was involved in sports from a very young age. He started out playing soccer but decided at 12 years old to try hockey. He was hooked! He played from the age of 12 with Ridge Meadows Minor Hockey Association. When he aged out of the minor league, he immediately looked for an adult league to play in. He didn’t care where, he just wanted to play. He continued to play up until the day he passed away.
Noah was known as a “gentle giant.” Standing 6’ 6” tall and weighing 280 lbs. He may have seemed intimidating to most, until he flashed you his beautiful smile and introduced himself. In that moment, people were meeting a kind, caring, compassionate, funny, outgoing, loving young man. Someone who always found the positive in situations and could turn a frown into a smile. The instant he made that connection, he considered you a friend and people felt fortunate to call him a friend.
Noah’s celebration of life will take place on Saturday October 20th at 4:00pm. It will be held at Maple Ridge Baptist Church, located at 22155 Lougheed Highway, and will be open to the public. Following his Celebration, there will be a casual reception held in the foyer of the church, including light refreshments.
There will be a memory box available for guests to drop notes, cards and photos of Noah, if they feel inclined to do so. We also suggest that if there is a jersey or a piece of clothing that reminds you of him, that you wear it in memory of him.
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