Hi friends,
I know this is a bit late, but I just received an email today from Fred's son Mike. Mike was the son who took Fred to the hospital. He said that Fred was "with it" right to the end, when he had a massive heart attack and passed away. Fred also had advanced cancer, so the heart attack, as tragic as it was, may have been somewhat of a blessing (this from Mike).
As for his son Mark Winterling, he had a brain embolism walking down the street and passed away from that.
For some good music to remember Fred by, you can search the "Share your music" section of this forum, or
visit his Soundclick page for audio files.
Grace,
Sherry