Passing of J. Fred Cleaver

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It is with deep regret that I report the death of longtime Wills Sainte Claire & Pierce-Arrow devotee, J. Fred Cleaver, of Marysville, MI.

Fred passed away on August 6, 2016 after a short hospital stay. He was 85.

Along with being a Board and founding member of the Wills Sainte Claire Auto Museum, Fred at one time owned the oldest recorded Wills known to exist, a 1921 Roadster.

We will miss Fred’s knowledge of Wills and his other favorite car, Pierce-Arrow, and his contagious spirit and enthusiasm for antique automobiles.

I will never forget that it was Fred who introduced me to the world of Pierce-Arrow.

Here are the arrangements for our friend, Fred Cleaver:

Visitation: 2-4 and 7-9 pm, Wednesday, August 10th at Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home, on Pine Grove Ave. (1720 Elk Street), Port Huron, Michigan

The Knights of Columbus will recite the Rosary at 2 p.m.

Funeral Mass – Holy Parish St. Joseph Catholic Church 11 am, Thursday, August 11, 2016. 1331 7th Street, Port Huron, MI

Terry Ernest

Director,

Wills Sainte Claire Automobile Museum

2408 Wills Street

Marysville, MI 48040

http://www.willsautomuseum.org

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Bless Fred Cleaver-never was there a more fine man, devout PA enthusiast and committed member of the PAS. Susan and I will miss him greatly. Condolences to his family.

Terry, thank you for the excellent details of the funeral arraignments

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Rest in Peace, Fred. You will be missed.

Greg Long

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A good friend and a true gentleman, I will always remember him with a smile on his face, active and positive well into his eighties, I always enjoyed our talks. Good bye my friend, rest in peace.

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Not seeing Fred at the Annual Meets will feel very incomplete, almost an end of an era. A member for 47 years, he’d attended all but a couple of meets! A good membership recruiter for the Society, a strong supporter of the Museum, and a very good friend. A great loss for the Pierce-Arrow community!

Fred had registered for the Gathering at Gilmore just 2 weeks ago so I was hoping his health had really improved.

Dave

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Fred was a friend to anyone who met him. He and Rosie are together again.

Rick

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A real gentleman and the consummate PAS participant and supporter, Fred will be deeply missed and fondly remembered by all of us.

George

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A fine person who was pleasant to everyone. I always enjoyed talking with him and will certainly miss his positive outlook on everything.

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Fred was a superb Pierce-Arrow Man with an excellent sense of how to move through the world making friends along the way.

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