Chris Snow, assistant general manager of the Calgary Flames, died Saturday after going into cardiac arrest and suffering brain injuries last week. .He had battled ASL since 2019..His family donated Snow’s organs, including his kidneys, liver and lungs to four patients in need. .Snow’s widow, Kelsie Snow, posted an update to Twitter ("X") Saturday evening. She said the family was experiencing profound grief, but was proud of Chris for giving so selflessly. .“Today we hugged Chris for the last time and said goodbye as he went to give four people the gift of life by donating his kidneys, liver and lungs,” Kelsie Snow tweeted..“We are deeply broken and deeply proud,” her post reads. “In life and in death, Chris never stopped giving.” .“We walk forward with his light guiding us.”.After losing her husband Saturday, Kelsie turned 40 years old on Sunday. She lamented having to wake up without her husband, but remembers how much he loved her. .“Today I turn 40,” she tweeted. “Chris had planned a big party for me. He was so excited, telling me, ‘I can’t wait to celebrate you the way you deserve to be celebrated.’”.“Today I woke up to a world without him,” she said. “Then I found these & remembered he left me so much evidence of his love.”.The Snow family has a GoFundMe page organized by a friend of Kelsie. .“It’s hard to accept help,” she tweeted Thursday. “My friend Maya convinced me that ppl want to help & I should give them a way to do that.”.“We will be forever grateful for the love & support sent our way, but we aren't surprised by the number of ppl Chris touched. That was his way.”.So far US$157,219 has been raised through the crowdfunding platform.
