I grew up listening to Freddy Fender in Florida because my parents were huge fans of his. I remember going to see him in concert at the Lakeland Civic Center when I was very young. I'm currently serving in Iraq and was singing one of his songs this morning when a guy from Texas told me that Freddy had passed away. I was very sorry to hear that. He was a big part of this gringo's childhood and will be missed very much.