Aaron Haynes 1979

Aaron Haynes 1979 - 2009


	The Grand Valley State University Men's Lacrosse program has lost a great teammate, friend and leader. Aaron "Biggie" Haynes has died. Aaron was killed in a car accident early November 23rd. Aaron can be considered the "Grandfather" of Grand Valley Lacrosse. He was the first President of the GVSU Men's Lacrosse program which was founded in 2001. He graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2003. Aaron was and will always be remembered for having a huge heart. His family, students and friends will be in the thoughts and prayers of the GVSU Men's Lacrosse team. Aaron was a 1st grade school teacher at Lincoln Heights Elementary school in the Greenville school district.
Current Grand Valley Men's Lacrosse assistant coach Russ King had this to say about Aaron, "He was just one of those guys that you would meet and shake his hand and look him in the eye and you could tell he actually cared to meet you. I played against Biggie and at one time and was also a teammate of his. My first memorie of Biggie was at an indoor lacrosse tournament, Biggie and I just kept going at each other, he was an amazing competitor and that caused us to have a lot of respect for each other." Current Grand Valley Men's Lacrosse head coach Murle Greer played alongside Aaron on the inaugural Grand Valley Lacrosse team. Aaron is largely known to the current team for his participation in this years inaugural Grand Valley Alumni game. In the 2010 lacrosse season the GVSU Men's Lacrosse players will be wearing an A.H. sticker on their helmets in memory of Aaron Haynes.

The Grand Valley State University Men's Lacrosse program has lost a great teammate, friend and leader. Aaron "Biggie" Haynes has died. Aaron was killed in a car accident early November 23rd. Aaron can be considered the "Grandfather" of Grand Valley Lacrosse. He was the first President of the GVSU Men's Lacrosse program which was founded in 2001. He graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2003. Aaron was and will always be remembered for having a huge heart. His family, students and friends will be in the thoughts and prayers of the GVSU Men's Lacrosse team. Aaron was a 1st grade school teacher at Lincoln Heights Elementary school in the Greenville school district.

Current Grand Valley Men's Lacrosse assistant coach Russ King had this to say about Aaron, "He was just one of those guys that you would meet and shake his hand and look him in the eye and you could tell he actually cared to meet you. I played against Biggie and at one time and was also a teammate of his. My first memorie of Biggie was at an indoor lacrosse tournament, Biggie and I just kept going at each other, he was an amazing competitor and that caused us to have a lot of respect for each other." Current Grand Valley Men's Lacrosse head coach Murle Greer played alongside Aaron on the inaugural Grand Valley Lacrosse team. Aaron is largely known to the current team for his participation in this years inaugural Grand Valley Alumni game.

In the 2010 lacrosse season the GVSU Men's Lacrosse players will be wearing an A.H. sticker on their helmets in memory of Aaron Haynes.