My Dad, Fred

Mae and Fred's oldest son, Frederick Clinton, was born August 13, 1932 in Immanuel Hospital, Omaha, Nebraska. At that time, the Shinrock were living in Omaha with Fred's mother, Maud Asdell. My dad Fred was given the family name. "Several generations had Frederick as a name," Mae wrote.

Growing up, Fred was always good at sports. "I'll never forget the time he came home after running a sled runner into his leg," remembers Mae. When he was 4 1/2, Fred had pneumonia so bad that they almost lost him.

Mae was proudest when Freddy graduated from the University of Omaha.