I am posting this as i believe that Fred departed this life and i feel that he should not go unappreciated.
He came onto the AB some two years ago and immediately his posts, based mainly on personal experience, were discussed openly and gave great insight and advice to those that had a problem with alcohol. His knowledge of the law and current affairs were invaluable assets to the threads of Answerbank.
The vast majority of ABers are “ships in the night” and soon forgotten but i felt that Fred deserved more and this post is just to say “ Thank you Fred for your contributions.”
It is extremely likely that a complication of Alcoholism took his life.
thank you for letting us know this sqad. fred's posts were always a pleasure to read. I did know about his problem but thought he was managing to deal with it in a positive way. bye fred. RIP.
Sincere condolences to you, I didn't really know Fred on here but clearly he was a very popular and respected man. I hope the tributes offer you some solace.
so sorry to hear this news confirmed. He was a pleasure to talk anonymously to,, an independent thinker with an eye for detail, a turn of phrase and a sense of humour.