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Fred Liady III
Fred Liady III, 65, of Roanoke, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2010.
He was born to Nancy Apperson and Fred Gardner Liady Jr. in Albemarle County, Virginia, on June 23, 1945.
He is survived by his wife, Deborah Ann Maddocks Liady "Dee" of Roanoke, Virginia; daughters, Melinda Schneider and Todd Setchel of Boones Mill, Virginia, and Kimberly Schneider and John Parmigiano of San Destin, Florida; a son, Chris Schneider, of Gainesville, Florida; his sister, Anne Liady Lynch and her husband, Bob, of Phoenix, Arizona; three nieces and one great-niece.
Fred was a graduate of Albemarle High School in Charlottesville, Virginia, and Roanoke College. He was co-owner of Roanoke Moulding Design for many years. Fred was known throughout the Roanoke Valley by his many friends.
Due to the illnesses and complications that Fred suffered, he chose to have his body donated to MedCure in Orlando, Florida. MedCure conducts medical research and education to find cures for debilitating diseases affecting future generations.
Funeral arrangements are pending and services will be held at a later date.
Friends and family are invited to a reception in memory of Fred from 6 until 9 p.m. Saturday, September 11, 2010, at the family home.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity in memory of Fred.
Published in the Daily Progress from September 10 to September 11, 2010
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Anne Teresa Liady (Lynch) (1960)
Fred Gardner Liady, III (he preferred Fred Liady, III). My brother was one-of-a-kind. He was a redhead. Later in life, his hair turned gray, but it was always curly and he cared little about his grooming. My brother was a genius. Everyone who knew him understood his intellect, particularly for mechanical devices. He could invent them, manufacture them and use them. At his funeral, one of the guests offered a story about Fred to do with a particularly unusual device. The individual was actually trying to catch Fred, but that was not to be the case. He knew all about it, how it was made, how it worked, etc. Fred married later in life at the age of 48 and therefore had no descendants. He dearly loved his wife Dee and his 3 stepchildren. The stepchildren thrived due to his love and he helped them overcome the distressing issues of the previous divorce. He owned his own business, with a partner, in Roanoke. It was a picture-framing business called Roanoke Moulding Design. He and his partner eventually sold the business in about 2007.
Submitted by Anne Teresa Liady Lynch, sister of Fred