Fred Wolfe was born and raised in Paris, Illinois. Upon graduation from Paris High School in 1967, he joined the Navy and was sent to Vietnam by way of the Philippines. He spent the next eight mont...view moreFred Wolfe was born and raised in Paris, Illinois. Upon graduation from Paris High School in 1967, he joined the Navy and was sent to Vietnam by way of the Philippines. He spent the next eight months in the South China Sea aboard the USS Mauna Loa, AE-8. In 1971, he was separated three months early to go to College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California. In 1973, he was honorably discharged. He accepted Jesus Christ as his savior in 1974, while serving as student body president. A year later, he went to Maine to spread the good news of Jesus Christ. While in Maine, in 1977, he met the love of his life, Joanne Tarantino, who was also there serving others. He was married in 1979. Aft er spending a year in his hometown, they moved to Whitestone, New York and parented two boys before moving to Tucson, Arizona to get out of the cold and raise their children. He and his wife now reside in Marina Del Rey, California.view less