He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Judy; his daughter Karen and husband Tim; his son Eric and wife Jen; his brother Don and wife Elizabeth; and his grandchildren Claire, Alex, Dylan and Tiffany.
A native of Staten Island, New York, Fred attended Yale University and then the University of Wisconsin for graduate school, where he met Judy in 1960.
Fred and Judy lived in Youngstown, Ohio for 40 years, where Fred taught U.S. History at Youngstown State University, specializing in the pre-civil war era. He authored 4 books related to antislavery politics. Fred’s other interests included church, volunteering, mentoring, music, hiking, and sports (YSU Penguins, Wisconsin Badgers, LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, and Green Bay Packers).
Fred and Judy retired to Redmond, Oregon in 2004 where Fred continued to teach a few courses at Oregon State University-Cascade Campus as well as pursue his love for travel and the outdoors. In 2016, Fred and Judy moved to Rogue Valley Manor - a retirement community in Medford, Oregon.
Memorial donations in memory of Fred can be made to:
1. Rogue Valley Manor Foundation
Designation: Library Fund
1200 Mira Mar Avenue
Medford, Oregon 97504
Phone: 541-857-7026/541-857-7366
2. Medford Congregational United Church of Christ
Designation: Memorial Fund
1801 East Jackson Street
Medford, OR 97504
Phone: 541-772-8860
3. Rogue Valley Youth Choruses
724 South Central
Suite 102
Medford, OR 97501
www.roguevalleychorale.org/youth-choruses/
Phone: 541-414-8309
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