Frederick Jenks King Jr.

1945 - 2017

Frederick Jenks King Jr. obituary, 1945-2017, New Orleans, LA

BORN

1945

DIED

2017

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Frederick King Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 5, 2017.

Frederick Jenks King Jr. died surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, May 4, after a ten-year battle with prostate cancer. Fred is survived by his wife, Margaret Bess “Peggy” Nead, and by his sister, Katharine Havard King Bingham of West Palm Beach, Florida. He was predeceased by his brother, Thomas Semmes Walmsley King, and sister, Carolyn Doan King; by his nephew, Nicholas Havard Bingham; by his parents, Frederick Jenks King Sr. and Augusta Walmsley King; and by his grandparents, Thomas Semmes Walmsley and Julia Havard Walmsley.



Fred was born in 1945 and for several years of his youth lived in St. Francisville, LA., at his family’s home, the Cedars. Fred returned to New Orleans to attend Jesuit High School for two years, then continued at Georgetown Preparatory School, from which he graduated in 1962. He completed his undergraduate education in 1966 at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He subsequently received his Juris Doctor degree from Tulane Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1970.



Fred served since 1973 as lead attorney for Tulane University’s Legal Assistance Program, or TULAP. In this capacity Fred rendered invaluable service and became a friend and ally to innumerable students and other members of the university community.



After having practiced law as a sole practitioner for decades, he encountered an impressive attorney named Carolyn Cooper who in fact, created an opportunity with Fred to add a new dimension to his practice. Referencing Carolyn, Fred was known to often say “After my wife Peggy, Carolyn was the best thing that ever happened to me.”



As a student at Georgetown University Fred first experienced rowing, which became for him a life-long enthusiasm. At Georgetown Fred rowed in Olympic trials, and as a member of the Potomac Boat Club rowed in numerous regattas and national championships.



Arriving back in New Orleans to attend law school, Fred did not immediately find a rowing club and plunged into other athletic pursuits, including serving as a coach on Tulane’s women’s soccer club. He was one of the founders of the Tulane Rugby Football Club, with which he competed widely around the country.



Soon Fred connected with the New Orleans Rowing Club and resumed his rowing career. He served as president of the club for several decades. Fred has raced throughout the United States, in Canada, Northern Ireland and Monaco. He coached for the New Orleans Rowing Club and was proud to assist with the Tulane University Crew. In the course of his extensive rowing career he won seven gold medals, five silvers, and a bronze. Fred also continued throughout his life to meet and row with his team members from Georgetown days.



Of great interest to Fred was racing Irish currachs, a traditional Irish boat. He raced in currachs in Ireland several times, including rowing for Inis Mor, in the Aran Islands inter-island race. In addition Fred raced in currachs on Lake Pontchartrain, and donated a currach, named the “Archbishop John Carroll,” to the Louisiana Celtic Nations Foundation.



Fred also was an avid photographer, and served as president of the New Orleans Photographic Society.



Relatives and friends are invited to attend a funeral service at noon on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Interment in Metairie Cemetery will follow the noon service.



The family of Fred King is grateful for the care given by the staff of the Tulane Cancer Center and in particular, the dedication and friendship of Dr. Oliver Sartor and his team. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tulane’s cancer research. Make tax deductible contribution payable to: “Tulane Cancer Center”, with memo line “Sartor Research.” Mail to: Dr. Oliver Sartor, 1511 Dufossat St., New Orleans, LA 70115.



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February 24, 2023

Friend

marie marshall

So very sorry to learn this news, years later. ~ Was honored & inspired to have known him.
~ marie marshall

November 7, 2017

Carling Dinkler

I just heard about my old friend's passing and feel like I been on another planet.
Fred was a friend but better a lawyer who simply would not send me a bill. We both were Georgetown boys as Fred would say forget and talk about crewing.
We lost a good guy to a dreadful disease. I am 10 years prostate cancer free but the side effects are life-altering.
I feel for his family and miss seeing his sister. So long pal .. you are crewing somewhere

September 10, 2017

Acquaintance

Eric Schwartz

June 17, 2017

Friend

Edwin Young

I met Fred when we were coaching the Tulane Girls Soccer team. And we also played in the city league. Fred was an outstanding guy and a great friend. I had not visited New Orleans for maybe 15 years. Each time I came to New Orleans I would visit Fred. I had written to Fred in April of this year to tell him that I was coming to New Orleans for the Jazz Fest this year, but he did not respond. I went by his office, but I found it closed. I was only in New Orleans for a weekend, but he was the one guy I really wanted to see. When I got back to the UK in early May I read that Fred had just passed. It was not meant to be to see him one last time, but he will also be my good friend. Rest in Peace my friend.

May 16, 2017

John Wilkinson, Brigadier General, USAF (ret.)

I first met Fred while we were both at Georgetown and living in Copley dorm. I can still hear his 11 pm nightly long whistle blow followed by a shouted, "Everyone out of the pool!", his way of saying goodnight to the whole building. I looked forward to seeing Fred at college reunions over the years - most recently at our 50th last year - and always came away as a happier person because of Fred's sense of humor, his genuine interest in everyone and everything, and his deep commitment to fair treatment for everyone. Freddie, all who knew you were made better by your example; you will be missed.

May 15, 2017

Bradd B

I was a repeat client of Fred and no matter what the circumstances of my case he always treated me like a human being.

May 15, 2017

Bruce King

Fred and I were related, albeit very distantly. And I feel that he story of our kinship, of our shared family history needs to be told, even if in the barest of outlines, because it's something of an American saga, going back to the earliest days of the Thirteen Colonies.

The Kings from which both Fred and I descend left England and landed in Massachusetts in the year 1655 or thereabouts. There they prospered, and produced, among other things, a few generations later, the revolutionary politician Rufus King, a signatory of the Constitution, having represented Massachusetts at the convention that composed that brilliant document.

As the expansion of the republic began to gather steam during the early nineteenth century, some of those Massachusetts Kings, the more wayward and restless of the bunch, started filtering West. By the 1820s, they found themselves in upstate New York, where they encountered the Prophet Joseph Smith, and joined the movement he had started, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (AKA the Mormon Church). This religious conversion occasioned even more western migration, all the way to the Great Salt Lake in what is now Utah, but with different contingents of the King family dropping off along the way.

One of those contingents decided to settle in Ohio, and this is the branch of the family from which Fred descended. My branch continued westward all the way to Utah. But somehow, by the mid-twentieth century both Fred's and my fathers had made their separate ways to New Orleans (again, wayward and restless people).

Fred and I never met in our childhood or youth, though we may have overlapped a tiny bit at Tulane, when he was attending Law School and I was an undergraduate. We first met a few years after that, sometime during the late Seventies, through our mutual friend, the environmental attorney Luke Fontana, who told me the following story about Fred (which Fred would have been loath to tell, averse as he was to tooting his own horn), just after he (Luke, that is...)introduced us:

Fairly early in his career, Fred was involved in Civil Rights litigation of some sort. One day on his way to work, the brakes on his car failed just as he was approaching an intersection and needed to stop. Fred only just barely escaped being killed in a serious accident. Upon inspection, it was found that someone had cut the hydraulic lines of his car's brake system.

I admired and looked up to Fred King from that day forward. My admiration only increased when I later discovered that another of Fred's major projects in life was the mucking-out of the Augean stables of the legal profession.

Fred and I crossed paths many times over the years especially after he married Peggy, whom I've known forever. Aside from the one time he and I sat together for a long time, sorting out our family connection, one conversation in particular stands out:

One day it was a Saturday afternoon, as I recall I called Fred on his cell phone. He told me he was in the attic of the Criminal Courts building, going through old files hot and dusty work at the best of times, but this was early summer, which only made things worse.

When I asked how he was doing, he answered with something along these lines:

I'm fed up with this stuff! I'm gonna take up punchin' cattle!

Great idea! I replied. Let's go! We have relatives out in Utah who are cattle ranchers. I've never met these people, but know for a fact that they exist We can just drive out there and ask them for jobs. (Again, wayward and restless people)

Though it was hardly anything either of us would have been able to do on a practical level, the idea did spark my imagination. I found myself musing over a possible scenario for a film:

Two middle-aged guys from New Orleans, deep in their respective mid-life crises, decide to pack up and go west, to seek out their distant cattle-ranching relatives, and try to somehow finagle jobs as cowboys on one of those ranches.

Perhaps the idea brings a smile to the reader's face it certainly does to mine

May 14, 2017

Jan Tucker

I was fortunate to have had Fred as a friend for many years! It is hard to imagine this world without his shining light. Fred was kind, compassionate, funny, a great athlete, sportsman and a true believer in truth and justice. I will miss him every day for the rest of my life. My husband, Stephen, had just met Fred this past March and absolutely thought he was the greatest. Our love and prayers are with you Peggy.

May 11, 2017

Great guy and always loved my sports commentary on facebook.

May 11, 2017

Amy Wilson

Peggy, as my friend you blessed me with also knowing Fred. The two of you have been an inspiration as a truly happy couple. I so grateful you chose Fred as your partner and were with him through the end of the difficult times on earth. Bless you and your family and know I am praying for you!

May 10, 2017

Ray Dupepe

Fred King embodied all the qualities of a true professional and a compassionate gentleman. I sincerely hope that his family will find some measure of comfort during this difficult time through the loving support of family and friends. God bless you Fred, I will miss you.

May 10, 2017

Sean Hummel

Fred was an honorable man and my family was fortunate to have him a part of our lives. We all respected & loved Fred as family ... he was a good man. From my Mother Debbie Griffin, Father Tim & Patty Hummel, siblings: Nicole, Scott, Chris & Lyndsay; Thank-you for making the world a better place. Godspeed.
Sincerely, Sean Hummel.

May 10, 2017

Sharon Hunter

Fred King was an exemplary person and attorney. Truly a blessing having met him. He was warm, plesant and gracious all the time. We were amused by his many stories, as only Fred could tell. Family, you have my sincerest prayers. Hold on to the memories, as i will. They will make you smile, as i am now - just thinking about Fred King. Thanks Fred, and rest in peace.
Attorney Sharon K. Hunter

May 10, 2017

Christy Howley

I was so saddened to hear of Fred's passing. There was not and is not a nicer lawyer to practice with. He was always so lovely to me, and I will miss him. My condolences to his wife and family.

May 10, 2017

I'm so sorry to hear about Fred's passing, he will be greatly missed. My heart goes out to Peggy and the family.

May 10, 2017

Fred King- a true gentleman. A man gentle in words with a kind should and an unerring sense of fairness. Thank you Fred for being such a friend who put friends, students and colleagues above all and thanks you Peggy for sharing Fred and sharing the same gentle qualities. You two exemplified the best in marriage.
Lee and Suzie Terrell

May 9, 2017

Judge Arthur Hunter

It was always a pleasure when Fred appeared in the courtroom.
The legal community has lost an advocate and he will be missed at Tulane and Broad.
You have my prayers and condolences.

May 9, 2017

Bruce Whittaker

A great guy - a bright spot in a dark day - sadly missed.

May 9, 2017

Fred will be missed by everyone who knew him. His sense of humor and generosity were amazing. May he rest in peace. Michael, Anna, Chris, Stephen and Nick Maggio

May 9, 2017

Laird Canby

Fred befriended me and recruited me for the 1971 Tulane rugby club along with others and made it easy to be part of a great team and club. He got me out of a few scrapes at Jed's which kept me out of jail...he was real. May God bless him and his family.

May 9, 2017

Harry S. Tervalon, Jr.

I will miss you old buddy. Your smile, your stories, and your constant positive outlook on life.

May 9, 2017

Pete O'Farrell

I was a rower for Tulane from 1996-2000 and will never forget Fred. His dedication and drive were only surpassed by his good humor and thoughtfulness even at 5:00 AM every morning. A great man who I was fortunate to know a bit--he will be missed.

May 8, 2017

Donald Sauviac

Fred - you were always an upbeat guy. Everyone could see that you enjoyed every aspect of life from law to rowing to Irish heritage. Your medical battle has been courageous and inspirational to all. Farewell my friend till we meet again!

May 8, 2017

John Howe

On behalf of this rugbyman at Tulane, Fred King was one of the finest men I ever encountered bar none. I knew so little about him so humble he was. I know I'll miss him and was so hoping to see him on the pitch in November at the Tulane Rugby 50th reunion. He will be memorialized. Fred was a true rugby warrior!

May 8, 2017

Chef Matt & Alicia Murphy

Fred was a kind, generous and funny man who will be greatly missed by anyone who was lucky enough to know him. We always loved hearing his rowing stories, watching rugby with him and listening to his silly jokes. We will miss him terribly. Our thoughts and love go to Peggy.

May 8, 2017

Julie Bergen

Fair Sails my Friend.

May 8, 2017

Adair Ewin Faust

David and I are really distressed at this news. Fred and I are cousins - third cousins I think - and although we rarely saw each other he has always been one of my favorites. I am having a hard time accepting this; dying just doesn't seem like a Fred type thing to do. But heartfelt condolences to everyone really close to him, and we are terribly sorry that we cannot make it into New Orleans on Wednesday.

May 8, 2017

Judge Robin Pittman

I'm going to miss Fred. He was always a respectable guy and a well liked attorney.
My deepest sympathy to the family.

May 6, 2017

Sharon A. Galman (Funeral Director)

The entire staff at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home wishes to express our sincere condolences.

May 5, 2017

Antinette Charlot

I'm gonna miss you my family..

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