Frederick ("Phred") John Geyer, born October 19, 1973, passed away suddenly on November 6, 2020. His many friends and family will sadly miss him. He grew up in Battle Creek and Albion, graduating in 1991 from Albion Sr. High School. He attended Albion College, worked in restaurant management and drove a big rig truck before going to work for JANX (based in Parma, Michigan) as a Level 2 Certified Technician radiographer. He traveled a fair amount within the US, and lived in Maine and California in his early adult years.
His life-long love of the out-of-doors was instilled by his grandparents, Bob and Pat Geyer and the north woods of the U.P., and cemented by a camping and hiking trip to Philmont Boy Scout Ranch in New Mexico, with Troop 376 and his dad. Fred relished spending any free hours camping, fishing, hiking, biking, or kayaking and inspired many friends and family to enjoy these activities. Fred was a bit of a jokester, and had a great sense of humor, but also had a passion for social justice and equality issues. He was a doting uncle known for his light-saber battles and Lego projects.
He is survived by his parents Johan and Cindy Geyer; sister Betsy (Steve) Sedore and nephews, Griffin and Cooper Sedore, in Plymouth; Aunt Pamela Kail; Aunt Linda J. Geyer of Cheboygan; cousins, Amanda Kail of Nashville, Tennessee and Andrew (Cassandra) Kail of Detroit; Aunt Connie (Michael) Saalwaechter and cousins of Kentucky and Uncle Tom (Paulette) Hume of Minnesota.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Donations in his honor are gratefully directed to The North Country Trail Association, Inc. (MI) at www.northcountrytrail.org, or to The Southern Poverty Law Center at www.splcenter.org.
Arrangements entrusted to J. Kevin Tidd Funeral Home, 811 Finley Drive, Albion, Michigan 49224. To leave online messages of condolence, please visit www.kevintiddfuneralhome.com