Born in Mansfield, Ohio, he attended Ontario Senior High School and Pioneer Joint Vocational School, where he studied auto mechanics. During high school, he participated in a work study program, assisting with maintenance of patrol vehicles for the Richland County Sheriff’s Office.
After graduation, Fredric enlisted in the Army. He was assigned to the 146th Aerial Exploitation Battalion in South Korea as a mechanic/crew chief, working on Army OV-1/RV-1 fixed wing surveillance aircraft. After a year in Korea, he was assigned to the 2nd Aviation Detachment at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he served as a mechanic and flight crew member for Army UH-1 helicopters, U-21 and C-12 VIP fixed wing aircraft and T-41 fixed wing training aircraft. After 18 months at West Point, he returned to Korea to the 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion and the OV-1/RV-1 aircraft. Promoted to Sergeant, he was assigned as the night-shift flight line supervisor overseeing aircraft maintenance and operations preparing aircraft for missions flown 24/7. After nearly two years, he was assigned to the 1st Staff and Faculty Company at Ft. Eustis, VA, teaching aircraft systems and maintenance until ending his military service in 1988.
Frederic immediately went to work as a deputy Sheriff at the York County, VA Sheriff’s Office, beginning as a patrol deputy covering the county’s 104 square miles. In 1991 he was promoted to Investigator. After graduating from the Virginia Forensic Science Academy, he became the agency’s primary crime scene investigator and lead homicide investigator. for the agency, promoted to Lieutenant in 2001.
Frederic was invited to join the Federal Health and Human Services Disaster Mortuary Operation Response Team (DMORT), as a fingerprint specialist and medical death investigator. He joined the team in 2002 and served for 16 years. During his time with DMORT, he spent time in Mississippi and Louisiana following hurricane Katrina, involved in the recovery operations of those who perished in the storm as well assisting in identify deceased remains. He also was part of the team assisting in Haiti after the devastating earthquake.
In 2006, he transferred from the Investigations Division back to the Uniform Patrol Division, promoted in 2010 to Captain and Division Commander of the Investigations Division. From April 2018 until his retirement in 2021, Frederic served as the Administrative Division Commander for the Sheriff’s Office, overseeing all administrative functions.
Frederic has been married to Cristy for 39 years, and they have 2 children, Aaron and Taylor, and a grandson from Aaron. As a family, they enjoyed traveling on family vacations and visiting amusement parks. He was an avid motorcyclist and enjoyed traveling to Daytona Bike Week, Ocean City Bike Fest and the Tail of the Dragon in Western North Carolina and Virginia.
In May 2023, Frederic was diagnosed with stage 4 chronic kidney disease. By December of 2024, he was no longer able to work at his part-time job with the Sheriff’s Office. He still spends time with his grandson, but a day cooking or day with the grandson requires a day of rest after. His activities outside the home are limited now, as everything revolves around dialysis treatments.
Frederic says he’s always been drawn to public service and took great pride in being to give back to the community and provide closure to families of those who perished. “One of my bucket-list items was to attend Sturgis Motorcycle week and travel to Alaska, which is now just a dream until I receive a kidney transplant,” he said. “I look forward to receiving the gift of life so my life can return back to normal and I can again be of service.”
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