Fred Anthony Payne was born on July 17, 1971. Fred grew up in Southern Maryland and graduated from Chopticon High School in St. Mary's County. After graduation, Fred joined the U.S. Army.
In 1991, Fred was deployed to Kuwait for Operation Desert Shield. Fred served with the VII Corp which was instrumental in the liberation of Kuwait.
After leaving the Army, Fred eventually became a family man. He worked at Verizon and had 3 sons with his wife Patty.
On November 22, 2007, Fred was offically diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. Fred tried chemotheropy, but his body did not react well to it. He passed away on February 16, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Maryland.
When Fred was diagnosed with cancer, he knew that Pancreatic cancer was one that did not have a good survival rate. He was told that he had 3 to 8 months to live. When someone asked Fred if he ever felt like why me, his response was always "Why not me."
I am asking that people make donations in memory of Fred. Fred was a wonderful father who was often called "Mr.Mom" and helping children is the best way to honor him.
There is also a fundraising event going on soon on Fred's behalf. For information go to http://www.donateforfred.com The site should be up by June 1,2008 and the event should start soon after. Thank you.
UPDATE: To all who are donating. On Jan 30, 2009 I reached my fundraising goal weight of 185 pounds. Thank you for you support during this fundraiser and helping the children of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. All donations are appreciated on behalf of Fred. Thank you again and God Bless!
Mike Payne
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To all who helped out with this fundraiser on Fred's behalf. Thank you. I hit the goal weight in early February and had a tremendous amount of support along the way. I believe that Fred would be very pleased with the amount of money we all were able to raise for St. Jude.
I am hoping we can finialze these totals in the near future so we can see how much we actually did raise for St. Jude.
Thank you again for your support.
Mike
Ivy
Thu, Feb 05, 2009
Mike,
Congratulations! This was a wonderful thing that you did. You are a special guy! I enjoyed helping you reach your goal! God Bless you and your family.
Ivy
Jason Zimmerman
Thu, Feb 05, 2009
Congratulations on meeting your goal, Mike. Donation sent. I hope we will get to meet up in the near future. It has been much too long.
molly
Sat, Jan 31, 2009
Way to go Mikey.... added some additional money this month.... I am so proud of all you have accomplished for you and your family in the name of Fred-O.
I'm sure he's looking down and smiling with that grin of his... knowing all along you had it in you!
Hugs...
Molly
Molly
Wed, Dec 03, 2008
Mike!
congrats on the continued weight loss,hope your Thanksgiving was good. You and your family were in my thoughts that day. We continue to pray for you always.
Keep up the good work!
Jennifer & Tom Brown
Wed, Sep 03, 2008
Hey Mikey- just made our donation and checked out the pics- WOW-what a great job you are doing- Keep up the good work!
Dona Estep
Mon, Aug 11, 2008
keep up the good work -my niece wendy always had good taste -your tops -i;m very active in st. jude -----------
Joanna Melton
Sun, Aug 10, 2008
Hey Mike,
Sorry to hear about your leg - ouch. Your determination and perseverance are inspiring!
Keep up the great job!
Joanna and family
Molly & Lee
Tue, Aug 05, 2008
Hey Mike!
WHOA!!!! 11 lbs ! super buddy! Way to GO!
Keep it up! We saw your articles in the papers on line! The articles were awesome!
I know Fred-O is extremely proud of you!
Lauren Allen
Mon, Aug 04, 2008
11 lbs. with a broken bone! You could be on Survivorman, you could fend for yourself in the wilderness, and fight bears and stuff.
Mike, excellent work. Congratulations! I truly admire you.
Molly & Lee
Tue, Jul 22, 2008
Hey Mike!
Way to go on the first month buddy! We are totally supporting you and can't wait to see future progress, you have actually inspired Lee and I go back to the gym... !
We are rooting for you!
Dot
Tue, Jul 08, 2008
Good thing to do and a good incentive for that weight thing!!!God Bless
Graham
Mon, Jun 30, 2008
Mike, great job during the first month! Keep up the pace.
Chris & Gene Ambrogio
Mon, Jun 30, 2008
Hi Mike,
This is such a unique idea! We wish you all the best and pray that God will bless your efforts for you and for your family.
Love, Chris & Gene
Abby
Mon, Jun 09, 2008
You're doing a good thing Daddy. I love you.
Jon and Caroyn Garcia
Wed, May 28, 2008
Mike, I know you will do well for the cause of St. Jude's Children's Hospital. Your brother would be proud!
Terry Harris
Tue, May 27, 2008
Sorry for your loss Mike. Best of luck to you. You can count on me to support you in your efforts to raise money for St. Judes. God bless you.
LAURA PAYNE
Fri, May 23, 2008
I'M SO PROUD OF YOUR WAY TO DEAL WITH YOUR BROTHERS LOSS,LOVE YOU MOM
mom kerscher
Fri, May 23, 2008
Good Luck Mike, I know you willdo well, we love you lots.
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