Fred Gregory Venable

Fred Gregory Venable 63, of Sahuarita AZ, passed away on January 21, 2011. Preceded in death by father, Fred Roy. Survived by wife, Brenda; mother, Josiane; son, Daniel Hannaman; daughters, Yvonne Riff (Alan), Kristin Cain, Kimber McCabe (Danny), Shandra Pruet (Lance), Relena Sherrier (Joe); grandchildren, Madison Riff, Joshua and Haylie Cain, Elijah, Ethan, Evan, and Ean McCabe, Steven, Simone, and Skyler Pruet, Brennan, Meghan and Nathan Sherrier; siblings, Andree Embley (Ron), Chris Venable, Jacqueline Slade. Fred was a native Arizonan. He was born on July 20, 1947 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was raised in Springerville, Arizona, where he graduated from high school. He joined the U.S. Navy at the age of 18 and served three years during the Vietnam War. After his discharge from the Navy, Fred settled down in Tucson where, on July 16, 1994, he married the love of his life, Brenda. The two spent many hours together, traveling, and enjoying life with family, friends and loved ones. Fred was a knowledgeable and very well respected electrician and mechanic. Fred worked in the mining and heavy industrial community for over 40 years. He worked in the mining industry before going to Industrial Motor and Control, where he worked for 17 years. He was employed as the Drives/Controls Division Manager at Arizona Electrical Apparatus when he fell ill. Fred was admired for his electrical, technical abilities as well as his sense of humor. His reputation followed him throughout the whole industry. "If Fred couldn't fix it, it couldn't be fixed." Fred loved to hunt and fish. Fred and Brenda spent much of their vacation time in their fifth wheel trailer, enjoying archery and rifle hunting during turkey, antelope, deer, elk and javelina hunting seasons. When Fred was not hunting, he was watching outdoor sportsman shows on T.V. He truly was an avid outdoorsman. Visitation will be held at DESERT SUNSET FUNERAL HOME on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Hope Cemetary. Celebration of Life reception to follow at S.E.A.S., Parish Hall at 2:00 p.m.