David Frederick

David Frederick passed away suddenly at his home in Shreveport, aged 57, on January 30, 2026.

David was born in Florida and moved to Shreveport with his family while in school. He graduated from Southwood High and LSU-S, and lived his adult life in Shreveport.

David loved staying constantly busy with repairing, remodeling, and helping his friends and neighbors. If he wasn’t working out at the gym, he was mowing a yard, fixing a problem, or completing a home improvement project. David was a festival committee member with Mudbug Madness for more than twenty years, and enjoyed helping set up and run the festival and participate in other DSU festivals such as Brew and Rockets Over the Red. He wore many hats including Production Manager at Rebath of Shreveport, and loved his job and his work family of fourteen years there.

David was a wonderful partner to Sunni Burgess for nineteen years. He was the best possible “step-dad” to her daughter Cecily, always helping whether she needed something moved, assembled, or repaired. David was a lifelong participant in both the cat distribution system and the Boston terrier distribution system, and loved and cared for all the cats and his dog Milo that happened into his life. His current cats Nick and Conway will live with Sunni.

David was preceded in death by his mother Mary Lou Frederick of Fountain Inn, SC. He is survived by his father Don Frederick, his sister Kathy Smith and her partner Ned Laming , his sister Linda Sener and her husband Chuck, and his nephew Thomas Laming.

Thanks go to Jeb and Robin Breithaupt and the work family at Rebath for their heartfelt sympathy and memorial luncheon.

A lovely memorial reception at The Supper Club on February 11 was kindly given by Terri Matthews for David’s Mudbug Madness Festival friends and loved ones, with help from his friends Carol Coe and Nancy Larson. Thank you to these kind friends he held so dear.

David would have liked to be remembered for his involvement in the community, and would encourage everyone to volunteer for DSU festivals, help with local pet rescues, and patronize locally owned businesses.