Fred “Bud” Froehlich, 76, of So. Pasadena, FL passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at Bay Pines VA Health Care System after a long battle with cancer.
Fred was born in Chicago, IL and was very proud of being a Union Ironworker for 42 years. He served with the 101st Airborne Screaming Eagles from 1955-1957. Fred always had an adventurous spirit and could light up a room with his many stories, but it is his hearty laugh and his love of life and family that we will all miss most.
Survivors include his wife of 31 years, Whitney; three sons, Darryl, Steven, and Fred Jr.; two daughters, Terry and Karen; stepchildren, Donovan and Jennifer; a brother, Edward; two sisters, Susan and Sharon; six grandchildren, Kristi, Shaun, Rachel, Jacob, Amanda, and Amber; three great grandchildren and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
Interment with military honors will be presented at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at 2:00 PM on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, 20953 W. Hoff Road, Elwood, IL 60421.
Please sign the guestbook below.
Rest in Peace Fred Froehlich; you were a good man.
My thoughts are with all of the family, as it is only 3 short years since I lost my Albert. I will never forget the time we spent with Sue, Ed and Bud when the girls were small.
Rest in peace, and May God hold you in the Palm of His Hand.
I enjoyed our phone conversations over the last year. Thanks for teaching me how to clean fish in Birchwood oh so many years ago. Please give Grandma, Grandpa and the rest of the family up there a hug from me. Though I may not be there for a while, save me a seat at the card table.
XOXO
Love,
Patti
We only worked on a few jobs together during our careers, cuz, but they were enjoyable times. You coupled a no-nonsense approach to work with a might-as-well-have-fun-doing-it attitude that made the day speed by.
We haven’t seen or talked to each other in quite a while, but that’s how it is with family; no matter how long we’ve been out of contact we always think that there’s a tomorrow or a next week when we will talk. Now that option is gone. And for that reason I miss you.
I miss and Love my father very much, he will always be in my Heart, I will always carry with me his kindness and good nature
He was a good Father, wishing are family was not so spread apart but life takes you away from the ones you love, with my faith and hope and the grace of god one day I will be with him and all the ones I love. He always found a friend in everyone.
your son
Steven
Rest in peace Bud
My dearest brother, It’s been 22 days since you have passed on. You were always there for me with a positive attitude and warm heart telling me that in life we must accept situations as they are and do the best from there on. Great advise brother. One of my earliest memmories is when we lived in Chicaago on Karlov & Lake street. You would ride your ice cream bike with the refrigerator and bell selling to the people in the neighborhood. When you would take a brake and go upstairs Eddie,Susie, Marilyn Bobby and I would take chocolate frozen bannanas from your bike. You had to know but never yelled at us. Thank you brother. Your in my heart. Love you,
I Loved my Father very much and miss him dearly, we have had the greatest times together, he was a good man, He was always there for me in my times of need, God be with him, I will always miss you very much, Love, your son Fred Froehlich Jr.
My Father was everything to me. I loved his outlook on life and how he treated people. His love for his family was what he instilled in me. His laugh will be missed. And I will always put the football game on tv every sunday just to have the sound in the background. And feel as if Dad and Gradpa were sitting there watching it together. I miss him more each day
Its been a whole year since your passing, and I still wait for you to come through the door. Alot has happened since you left, everyone always says how very much they miss this and that about you,….I want you to know how very much I miss YOU. You were my life Frederick and my life now and always will have a great big empty place in it. You and I had something special, and only we will ever understand that. But it doesn’t make it any easier now with out you…Love you Dolly, with all my heart…thanks for all my precious memories.
ILY MTTY BN HAMAT.
Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you. It does not get any easier….and it still doesn’t come with directions, but I am trying. Even on this, the second anniversary of your passing I still miss your laugh, your stories, all of our escapades. They are as fresh in my mind as when they occurred. Love you Dolly, more than anyone will ever know. ILY MTTY BN HAMAT. All my love always.
Tomorrow will be the third anniversary of your passing……..I think of you daily, and it keeps getting harder without you. Freddie and Pam are the only ones that I have any contact with, they too miss you terribly. I keep going through my days almost like a robot….Lost my reason for doing anything, now all I do is remember and wonder how much longer I can manage without you. Nothing is the same, everything is sooooo different and empty. See you soon Dolly, that is the only thing that keeps me going….sad to say what we had is all I have. ILY MTTY BN HAMAT. Love You always Whit.
Another year Dolly, since your passing…..it doesnt get any easier. I miss you each and every day. so much has changed, I feel like I am just going through the motions day after day. The only thing that keeps me on track is my memories, we had such a wonderful time together. Wouldn’t change one thing. Always told you that we were in this for the long haul, good, bad or indifferent, and I am trying to keep my end of the bargain, but I must admit I could use a little bit of your help now and then. and God knows I could really use one of your hugs……Love you now as always. ILY MTTY BN HAMAT. Whit.
Six very long and lonley years Dolly. Thank God for all the wonderful memories of our 30 years . The farm, the travels and of course all of our family and friends. We laughed when we probably shouldn’t have, and always faced each new day as another adventure. You looked at the cities as your very own memory book, with all of your “I worked on that bridge, or we built that deck”, I looked at them as just good times with my very best friend! Miss you with all my heart. I tell every one that I meet that I was the luckiest girl ever, cuz I married my best friend and he gave me the world! One building, and one city at a time. ILY MTTY BN HAMAT.
Seven very long years Dolly…I keep looking for any signs or indicators that this has all been just a terrible nightmare…that you will one day see the nightlight I leave and have left on for you just in case you have lost your way and need help. As much as I have convinced myself I leave it on for you, deep down I know it is really just my constant reminder of all we had and how much I miss you. You left way too early, we still had so many memories to be made together….but I am so thankful for the wonderful memories I do have. My life has done a complete 360° turn in these seven years. I am surrounded now by good friends and people I know you would enjoy being with. One in particular is a gal named Betsy who was also married to an ironworker before he passed….we often talk about our similar lives, and adventures…we all could have been great pals. She even let’s me go on and on about our wonderful life together, I don’t have family around any more…yours or ours, so to have somebody that understands the empty that stays inside me has been a real gift. As always Dolly, I love and miss you more each and every day…but if you should happen to run across a fellow ironworker up there who seems like a long lost friend his name is Bill and you can tell him that Betsy and I are doing well because our guys left us each with a whole bunch of wonderful memories. Ily mtty bn hamat!