I am deeply saddened to hear the passing of Freddy Fender. I grew up in Corpus and it gave me a great sense of pride and pleasure to say that I lived in the same town as Freddy. I enjoyed seeing Freddy driving around in his old car or see him in town with his belt buckle that read Freddy. He was a very friendly fellow. I loved his songs and can remember my parents playing his songs on the record player and them teaching me to how to dance to them. His music had a great sound and I will miss both.