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Obituary
Big Bear legend Fredrick Dallas Goldsmith passed on September 12th, 2023, dying of natural causes after battling Parkinson’s disease for many years.
Fred was born in Longview, Washington to Theodore and Sarretta Goldsmith. The family owned a dairy farm, where Fred discovered the outdoors and eventual love and connect to the land. The Goldsmiths moved to Big Bear in 1946. Fred spent his youth roaming every square foot of “his valley,” often bringing home …
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Memories & condolences
Fred was the first person I met that had a dryer personality than my father. As a teenager employed by Goldsmiths, Fred…
Fred was the first person I met that had a dryer personality than my father. As a teenager employed…
Fred was the first person I met that had a dryer personality tha…
Community Involvement
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Favorites
What were Fred's favorite vacation spots?
Lake Powell houseboat trips. Hunting and fishing trips. The week every summer he s…
Lake Powell houseboat trips. Hunting and fishing trips. The week every summer he spent ridin…
Lake Powell houseboat trips. Hunting and fishing trips. The week every summer he spent riding in to open the remote c…
What was Fred's favorite color?
Green
Green
Green
What were Fred's favorite foods?
Any of the food he hunted. Fresh and from the land.
Any of the food he hunted. Fresh and from the land.
Any of the food he hunted. Fresh and from the land.
What were Fred's favorite drinks?
Bourbon. What does any real cowboy drink.
Bourbon. What does any real cowboy drink.
Bourbon. What does any real cowboy drink.
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