

November 6, 2020. He will be sadly missed by his many friends and family. He grew up
in Battle Creek and Albion, graduating in 1991 from Albion Sr. High School. He attended
Albion College, and worked in restaurant management, and drove a big rig truck, before going
to work for JANX (based in Parma, MI) as a Level 2 Certified Technician radiographer.
He traveled a fair amount within the U.S., 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, TN; 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
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