Dear Joe,
Thank you for your kind comments and remembering him as the wonderful person he was.
Mary Dobney
5th September 2022
Fred was a great teacher from the start. I took a Chinese history class from him in the 1970-71 school year at St. Louis University (fall, which I believe was maybe his first semester teaching) and he constantly made it fascinating, important, relevant. I was just rededicating myself to class after a rough year, and having him as a teacher, with his great personality, was a constant boost to my confidence that I was on the right track. I was delighted to have a chance to talk to him when he was once visiting the newspaper where I worked at the time in Everett, Washington. I loved the comment about him letting class out to celebrate when the troops were withdrawn from Vietnam! Perfect. Glad to know he returned to the classroom. Best wishes for all his family. Joe Copeland
Joe
2nd September 2022
Dear Rosemarie. What a wonderful, surprising gift to read your beautiful thoughts and memories of Fred. It was a blessing to me and my daughters to have him in our lives. I miss him every single day. He was a ray of sunshine and one of a kind. Thank you so very much. Mary Dobney
Mary
27th March 2021