Fred Paddock:
CLASS OF 1968
Whetstone High SchoolClass of 1968
Columbus, OH
Ohio State UniversityClass of 1980
Columbus, OH
Fred's Story
Life
As you may remember, I was pretty lost in the last years of high school. That was only the beginning of my downward spiral. My self-destructive tendencies lead me to desert the US Army, my family and friends. Alone and afraid living in a cave on one of the Canary Islands, I began to cry out to God. After nearly dying in a Spanish hospital, I found faith in Jesus Christ and my life began to change. It has been a struggle and an adventure. I am now a teacher (Art! who'd have thought?) and I run an outreach to neighborhood youth. I love helping kids search for and find their true identity. I've also been a chaplain to the mentally ill for about 8 years. I've been married for 25 years (come Dec.) have 3 great kids and 8 grand kids.
A miracle started in my life back in that cave. It gets bigger and better each day. I like this quote from Pau...Expand for more
l in the Bible, "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
I often think of many of you. I regret that I didn't offer more in high school. I sometimes fantasize how it would have been if I had shared Christ and Life instead of drugs and rebellion. God has graciously forgiven me and redeemed my life. I hope that any of you who were hurt by my influence and actions have too. But, hey, for those of you who may wish me the worse, I'm a teacher now...with lots of little "Freds".
God bless you all.
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