Fredpuli

[Sqad]

I am posting this as i believe that Fred departed this life and i feel that he should not go unappreciated.
He came onto the AB some two years ago and immediately his posts, based mainly on personal experience, were discussed openly and gave great insight and advice to those that had a problem with alcohol. His knowledge of the law and current affairs were invaluable assets to the threads of Answerbank.
The vast majority of ABers are “ships in the night” and soon forgotten but i felt that Fred deserved more and this post is just to say “ Thank you Fred for your contributions.”
It is extremely likely that a complication of Alcoholism took his life.

[askyourgran]

I did like fred I always enjoyed reading his posts. I'm so sorry, he'll be missed,
Thanks sqad.

[Tilly2]

Aww! That is very sad news. Thanks for letting us know, Sqad.

[boxtops]

Thanks for posting this, sqad - if it's true, then RIP, fredpuli.

[kvalidir]

If this is true I'm horribly upset, he was one of the nicest people. Life is just not fair.

[ilovemarkb]

how thoughtful of you Sqad. Think alcoholism is often misunderstood ! I've watched my dad become victim of this on and off for the last 22 years!! (he.s 70 next year). RIP Fredpuli xx

[queen 1954]

god bless fred,RIPxx

[mazie]

Awww...I hate the fact that fred might not be still with us :o(

[askyourgran]

So do I mazie. Are you OK hun?

[mazie]

I am, thank you....but sad as well :o(

[NoMercy]

If true, he will be much missed. :(

[Ming61]

Hi everyone,
I wish it wasn't true and that I didn't have to confirm this, but sadly Fred passed away on the 26th of April. His funeral was today.
I was his partner for the last four years and I knew how much he loved this site and he thought of you as friends. In his last weeks with us I had been keeping an eye on different discussions here and reading him some of your posts. He was too sick to type but enjoyed hearing what was going on here.
Everything you knew about Fred from this site was the way he really was. He was a gentleman. He was a true eccentric, very, very clever, kind and witty. I'll miss him so much.
He was diagnosed with liver cancer in early January and given one to two years to live. We made the most of our time together and had a fantastic trip to New York in February. Then he went to his beloved Crufts in March. Sadly by mid March it was clear he was getting tired and we were told that in fact he had only weeks left. We brought him home from the hospital and he died peacefully in his sleep last Saturday.
I feel privileged to have known him.
Thank you all for making Fred so welcome and valued in your community. You were a big part of his life.

[shoota]

Condolences to you and his family Ming. He was a great AB'er.

[woofgang]

I am so sorry for your loss. The world has lost a great gentleman.

[Baldric]

Thank you for that Ming61, thoughts are with you at this difficult time, Fred was one of the Good Guys.

[humbersloop]

ming, thank you for your post, I'm very sorry for your personal loss

fred was lovely and is missed

[boxtops]

Ming, thank you so much for posting for us, especially today, the day of his funeral. Fred was a much valued member of the site, as so many people have said. Sincere condolences to you for your loss.

Perhaps you'll stay around, when you feel able? Be kind to yourself over the coming weeks. We're here if you want to talk.

[anneasquith]

ming, so nice of you to post, best wishes, anne.

[wolf63]

Ming

Fred was excited about your trip to New York, I am so glad that he was able to travel and I hope that you both enjoyed the trip.

Thank you for taking the time to post your message. I hope that you and the hounds are well.

Love Wolf
X

[TOWIE24]

My condolences. xx

[237SJ]

Bless him. I know it might not be much of a consolation but his suffering was mercifully short and there is something to be said for that. RIP Fred.