Fred went to meet Jesus on July 21, 2009. He was born on January 24, 1930 in Spokane, Washington to Fred and Grace Sizelove. During his growing years, he moved to Coulee Dam, Snohomish, Meridian and Bellingham. He attended Meridian High School for 2 years, participating in football, basketball and baseball. Moving to Bellingham High School in his junior year, he concentrated on basketball, graduating in 1948. He attended Linfield College and Western Washington University. His National Guard unit was called up in his junior year during the Korean War, and he was sent to Fairbanks, Alaska, attached to a radar unit where he was a sergeant. Upon his release from the Air force, he returned to Bellingham and married his college sweetheart, Beth Folsom. He finished his education at Western Washington graduating in 1954. He first taught at Lincoln School, then Jefferson, and finally Mount Vernon High School where he taught mathematics. Summers he worked at Camas paper mill, Stokely Van Camp Cannery and Cold Storage. He also farmed strawberries, cucumbers, and corn. He retired after 35 years of teaching. He enjoyed his large garden and grew plants from seed in his green house. He took over the cooking chores at home and made casseroles for church families in need. The activity he loved most was fishing. Fortunately his wife loved to fish also. They had 3 boats: a homemade river scow, 28 foot Bayliner for the San Juan, and a 22 foot Bayliner to trailer to Canada, and they also flew to Alaska to fish. Besides boating, they also loved camping in their motor home, cross country skiing, and bridge. They traveled to Australia and New Zealand, as well as Africa. They took cruises to the Caribbean, the Mexican Rivera, and the Mediterranean. They welcomed the sun in Cancun and Hawaii. He was a member of Avon United Methodist Church, the Eagles, and the Steelhead Club. He had a very compassionate heart and loved little kids, and was the kind of guy you could call in the middle of the night to come help if your car broke down. He was free with his compliments, as he like to make people feel good about themselves. He liked to laugh and have fun. He was preceded in death by his mother, Grace Norton. He is survived by his wife, Beth of Mount Vernon; daughters and son-in-laws, Suzanne and Randy Boroughs of Woodinville, Michelle and Curt Cunningham of Edmonds, Lisa and Eric Kragerud of Bothell; and 6 grandchildren: Mike, Nate and Brieann Boroughs, and Brittany, Jake and Scott Kragerud. Private family graveside service will be Friday, July 24th, at Hawthorne Funeral Home. The memorial Service will be held on Monday, August 3rd at Avon United Methodist Church at 11:00am, with a reception to follow. Memorials may be made to Avon United Methodist Church.