Frederick Edgar Wood
Frederick (“Fred”) Edgar Wood, age 59, passed away on June 14th, 2020 in Parker, Colorado. Fred passed away from heart complications while being surrounded by his family. Fred was born in a military base in Germany on May 16th, 1961 to Donald Fred and Eunice Kay (Hopkins) Wood. He moved around to several different military bases growing up, finally settling in Woodbine, Iowa. Fred attended Woodbine High School and the University of Iowa.
Fred married Lisa Lea (Renberg) on March 12th, 1994 at Chapel at Red Rocks in Morrison, Colorado. Fred and Lisa have two children with Lisa: Alexa Katherine (26) and Jackson Donald (24) both live in Aurora, Colorado. The Wood family moved several times during Fred’s career including Colorado, Iowa, Virginia, Florida, and North Carolina. Fred worked as a Vice President of sales for Carquest/Advanced Auto Parts in Raleigh, North Carolina for 15 years and most recently Director of National Accounts for ISN, Integrated Supply Network, for the last 4 years in Lakeland, Florida. The Wood family had recently moved back to Colorado to be together.
Fred looked forward to spending time on his boat, sport fishing, and relaxing by the pool in the Florida Keys. He enjoyed playing golf with his son, Jackson, and watching the Denver Broncos football games with his family and old western movies with his father-in-law Leo. He adored his English Mastiffs: Homer, Elwood, and Thelma. He looked forward to throwing huge parties, entertaining at our house and always made sure everyone had a really good time. He always had a great joke, story or his many “teachings” to share. He was an amazing public speaker. He was “The Best Salesman.” He loved listening to classic rock music like Little Feet, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tom Petty and loved attending numerous concerts over the years. Fred enjoyed cars, motorcycles, and building home projects with his extensive collection of tools. He was a member of several pool leagues and competed in pool tournaments regularly. He would often say, at the crucial moment, “Now would be the time.”
Fred always did everything last minute. Lisa would say “that’s just how Freddie rolls” and his family lived everyday with him on “Fred Time.” Fred was a wonderful husband and father. Life with Fred was always an adventure and NEVER boring. He was larger than life. He will be missed everyday.
Fred was preceded in death by his father Donald Fred, who died while serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and his mother Eunice Kay. Fred’s paternal grandparents, Bert and Olivene Wood and maternal grandparents Bruce and Doris Hopkins, his sisters, Christina and Jenny; also mother-in-law, Janiece Renberg.
Fred is survived by his wife of 26 years, Lisa, as well as their children Alexa and Jackson of Aurora, Colorado. Fred’s brother-in-law Cleve, and niece and nephew Linzey and Landon Thomas of Ames, Iowa. Fred’s father-in-law Leo Renberg of Sheffield, Iowa and brother-in-law Brad (Sherri) Renberg of West Des Moines, Iowa.
A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Saturday, July 11th, 2020 from 1:00-5:00pm at the Corn Palace, 417 Walker Street, in Woodbine, Iowa.