July 14, 1920 - October 18, 2010

Born and raised in Sheridan, Wyoming,”a full life, well lived” best describes Fred's 90 years on this planet. As a young fireman shoveling coal on the railroad, he came West with a friend to Seattle where he met and married Emilee Smith in October of 1948. He retired as a locomotive engineer after 42 years working for Northern Pacific and Burlington Northern railroads, which included service in WWII and the Korean War.

Fred and Emilee moved to Bend in 2000 to be close to family. Generous and helpful to others, Fred was a liberal with many conservative friends, a condition which taught him tolerance. He was always eager to explore new ideas and interests and his friends and family were often drawn into his activities and projects, be it discussing catastrophic theories of geology, the mystery of the Mayans, hunting mushrooms and rocks, or building a worm box in the Cascades.

He is survived by Emilee, his wife of almost 62 years, sister, June Brown of Omaha, NE, daughter, Janet Huddleston (husband, Steve) of Bend, son, Doug (wife, Janet) of Bellingham, WA, three grandchildren, one great-grandson, and nieces and nephews.

The family is having a private celebration of his life.

The Bulletin, Bend OR - November 2, 2010.