Monday, September 18, 2023
My mother Georgia Pope and Fred were close friends since the 60’s and I remember Fred best as a man who could laugh and make others laugh. When I was about 4-5 we were hanging out and Fred must have said or done something off color because my mom said, “You are a dirty old man, Fred”. That became his name - Dirty Old Man Fred from then on and he carried that name proudly. I haven’t seen or talked to Dirty Old Man Fred since I was a girl, but he is adored and missed.