Fred Arnold Wyatt

Fred "Freddy" Arnold Wyatt, husband, father, uncle, cousin, grandfather, and animal rescuer died Sunday June 25th, 2023 in the early morning hours of his log sawing slumber. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Gwen Wyatt, siblings , Dennis and Debbie, and his only grandson Christian. He leaves behind a wife, Sandra, of 47 years, three children, four beautiful granddaughters, children and grandchildren he adopted, and half a dog. The reason it is half a dog is because she belongs to Sandra. He loved his dogs and granddaughters more than he loved his kids. And there was no secret about that. He always said, "grandchildren are a reward for not killing your kids when they were young." They were his babies and you could always hear the joy in his voice when he could hear or see them. He spent many years working hard as a tool and die maker just like his father. If you ask his kids, they would all say that one of the greatest values he taught and passed down was to work hard and give it everything you got. Missing work was not an option unless you were really sick. He did not like missing work at all, and expected the same of his children. He would always take the time to teach his kids everything he possibly could. At an early age, he would have his sons in the driveway holding the flashlight while he repaired the family vehicles. By the time they were old enough, doing repairs and maintenance on their own vehicles was second nature. We are still wondering what he taught his daughter other than sarcasm, but she turned out amazing. He had every reason to be proud of what legacy he has passed down. And looking at it now, he left an amazing legacy. Fred was a huge fan of history, especially American history. Nobody would be surprised if he ever ordered a civil war uniform pair of pajamas. And that rolled into doing an extensive amount of research into the family tree, tracing it back as far as he could go. He would randomly make calls to his kids letting them know they were related to people like General Robert E Lee or Elvis Presley with tons of excitement in his voice. He leaves behind more random pieces of different hobbies he wanted to get involved in over the years. There are enough slot cars and track to supply any toy store, baseball cards, diecast cars/hotwheels, GI Joe dolls, and a full email inbox of Ebay invoices. His hobbies were so random sometimes. Why would you want to paint toenails on plastic guerilla figurines? What we are all confused about is how he was such a fan of the confederate party, and yet his favorite baseball team be the dang Yankees? Makes no sense, but that was good ol Uncle Freddy. Nobody questioned it. He was a rock for many people. He was loved more than most. And he will forever be in the hearts of his friends and family. Fly High Big Guy!