Frederick David Schwend was born March 26, 1935 in Bridger, MT and died in San Diego, CA October 7, 2019, at age 84. He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Wells Schwend and Winifred Darlene Simon Schwend.
He came to San Diego in 1940 with his parents and two brothers, Ted and Robert. He spent his childhood in Linda Vista, playing in the canyons and building model airplanes. He went to Kearney High School, where he met his wife Janet, played several sports (track, basketball, and football) and was senior class president. He graduated from Kearney High in 1953. Fred studied at San Diego State University, became a lifelong Aztec fan, and graduated in 1957.
He worked in the early days of mainframe computing, including becoming Head of the Data Processing Department at Convair General Dynamics in Kearny Mesa. While at Convair, he received his Masters degree from National University, where he taught night classes in computer programming through the 1980s.
After General Dynamics, he had a second career as a Professor in the Computer Science department at Southwestern College and partnered with other professors in authoring several textbooks and lab manuals. He retired Professor Emeritus in Computer Science.
Fred is survived by his loving family: his wife of 64 years, Edna Janet Hines Schwend; his sons and their wives: David, Rob and Debra, Ray and Virginia, Kurt and Deborah; six grandchildren: Timothy, James, Kevin, Alexander, Kaitlyn and William; Senia Hines Emerson and her daughter Savannah; his brothers and their families: the Ted and Joanna Schwends of Del Mar, the Robert and Lynn Schwends of Escondido.
Fred was greatly loved and will be missed by his many friends and family.
A memorial service will be held Friday, November 29, 2019 at 2:00pm at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 4324 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92117.
The family requests no flowers. If desired, donations may be made to the San Diego Zoological Society.
Inurnment will be private.
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