THE WALL OF FACES

I was friends with Fred at Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School in Pasadena, California, where a number of us took up pole vaulting during PE. Fred was the best jumper among us and always had a positive word.. Just a very good friend and young man. I was shocked to learn of his death so soon after his graduation from high school.

Today I visited the traveling Viet Nam War Memorial wall on Maui. A somber experience.

Aloha Fred.

Mark Hyde

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

Today, during its trip to Washington, DC, Gooden School eighth-grade students left a letter at The Vietnam Memorial for Frederick, who resided near the school in Sierra Madre. Sierra Madre residents Grace and Anthony presented the note.

Thank you Frederick for everything you have done. Thank you for all the sacrifices you made for us. You will never be forgotten.

Thank you Frederick for everything you have done. Thank you for all the sacrifices you made for us. You will never be forgotten.