¡Fred Pecker, Presente!

Higher Resolution Pictures available upon request, Cindy Newman

Higher resolution pictures available upon request, Cindy Newman

Cindy Newman

Photos by, Cindy Newman

On behalf of the Oakland City Council and Mayor, I want to warmly acknowledge the tremendous contributions that the indefatigable Fred Pecker made over the years and decades in Oakland and throughout the East Bay. His determination, hard work and sense of humor are all part of his legacy. On Jan. 7th, our City Council…

Love, Cindy Newman

Fred and Sue were so excited to become great uncle and aunt to our son Bryce. They visited us and loved to interact with him. During one visit, I remember a long walk through the desert chatting with Fred, while trying to get Bryce to take a nap in the stroller. They told us they…

We were pleasantly surprised on a visit to San Francisco to get to know Fred Pecker better. He is my son-in-law’s uncle. We met him at their wedding. We gave him a call and he not only showed us the San Francisco bridge area, took us out to walk on the bridge, insisted on taking…

Tribute to Fred to accompany Playlist for Fred Following is a tribute to Fred Pecker who died of pancreatic cancer Dec. 20, 2018. This tribute is a companion piece to the nine hour Fredplaylist. I hope my words will be soothing as we grieve the loss of this wonderful man. I will begin by talking…