One of the 13 who died in the Fort Hood shooting Thursday was a 29-year-old father of two who was raised by his grandparents in the East Tennessee town of Mountain City.
U.S. Army Spc. Frederick Greene, who lived with his wife and two children in Mountain City, was assigned to the 16th Signal Company at Fort Hood, Texas. On Thursday, Greene was in the line of fire when a disgruntled U.S. Army psychiatrist, opened fire on fellow solders. Greene's family and friends that the fallen soldier, who attended Johnson County High School, was a quiet and very intelligent young man who sang in the choir at Baker's Gap Baptist Church during his early years, and who knew the Bible like the back of his hand. Known as "Freddie," Greene was in his early 20s when he designed and built trusses for the old A.C. Truss Plant that formerly operated on Tennessee Route 167 in Mountain City. "It's a heartbreaking thing to know he's gone," said Glenn Arney, a former superintendent of the church and a former co-worker at the truss plant.
It's not right, "the way he had to leave this world," Arney said. "But I'm sure he's in a better place." Greene spent most of his life in Butler, and for the greater part of his childhood, lived with his grandparents, the late Phyllis and Floyd "Todd" Heaton. Before it closed, Greene attended Dry Run Elementary School. Greene's mother, Karen Nourse, helped to raise Greene. She moved to Johnson City a few years ago.
On Saturday, the family asked the community for patience and understanding as they mourn Greene's death. Greene is survived by his wife and two small children, both students in the Johnson County school system.
U.S. Army Spc. Frederick Greene, who lived with his wife and two children in Mountain City, was assigned to the 16th Signal Company at Fort Hood, Texas. On Thursday, Greene was in the line of fire when a disgruntled U.S. Army psychiatrist, opened fire on fellow solders. Greene's family and friends that the fallen soldier, who attended Johnson County High School, was a quiet and very intelligent young man who sang in the choir at Baker's Gap Baptist Church during his early years, and who knew the Bible like the back of his hand. Known as "Freddie," Greene was in his early 20s when he designed and built trusses for the old A.C. Truss Plant that formerly operated on Tennessee Route 167 in Mountain City. "It's a heartbreaking thing to know he's gone," said Glenn Arney, a former superintendent of the church and a former co-worker at the truss plant.
It's not right, "the way he had to leave this world," Arney said. "But I'm sure he's in a better place." Greene spent most of his life in Butler, and for the greater part of his childhood, lived with his grandparents, the late Phyllis and Floyd "Todd" Heaton. Before it closed, Greene attended Dry Run Elementary School. Greene's mother, Karen Nourse, helped to raise Greene. She moved to Johnson City a few years ago.
On Saturday, the family asked the community for patience and understanding as they mourn Greene's death. Greene is survived by his wife and two small children, both students in the Johnson County school system.
One of the 13 who died in the Fort Hood shooting Thursday was a 29-year-old father of two who was raised by his grandparents in the East Tennessee town of Mountain City.
U.S. Army Spc. Frederick Greene, who lived with his wife and two children in Mountain City, was assigned to the 16th Signal Company at Fort Hood, Texas. On Thursday, Greene was in the line of fire when a disgruntled U.S. Army psychiatrist, opened fire on fellow solders. Greene's family and friends that the fallen soldier, who attended Johnson County High School, was a quiet and very intelligent young man who sang in the choir at Baker's Gap Baptist Church during his early years, and who knew the Bible like the back of his hand. Known as "Freddie," Greene was in his early 20s when he designed and built trusses for the old A.C. Truss Plant that formerly operated on Tennessee Route 167 in Mountain City. "It's a heartbreaking thing to know he's gone," said Glenn Arney, a former superintendent of the church and a former co-worker at the truss plant.
It's not right, "the way he had to leave this world," Arney said. "But I'm sure he's in a better place." Greene spent most of his life in Butler, and for the greater part of his childhood, lived with his grandparents, the late Phyllis and Floyd "Todd" Heaton. Before it closed, Greene attended Dry Run Elementary School. Greene's mother, Karen Nourse, helped to raise Greene. She moved to Johnson City a few years ago.
On Saturday, the family asked the community for patience and understanding as they mourn Greene's death. Greene is survived by his wife and two small children, both students in the Johnson County school system.
U.S. Army Spc. Frederick Greene, who lived with his wife and two children in Mountain City, was assigned to the 16th Signal Company at Fort Hood, Texas. On Thursday, Greene was in the line of fire when a disgruntled U.S. Army psychiatrist, opened fire on fellow solders. Greene's family and friends that the fallen soldier, who attended Johnson County High School, was a quiet and very intelligent young man who sang in the choir at Baker's Gap Baptist Church during his early years, and who knew the Bible like the back of his hand. Known as "Freddie," Greene was in his early 20s when he designed and built trusses for the old A.C. Truss Plant that formerly operated on Tennessee Route 167 in Mountain City. "It's a heartbreaking thing to know he's gone," said Glenn Arney, a former superintendent of the church and a former co-worker at the truss plant.
It's not right, "the way he had to leave this world," Arney said. "But I'm sure he's in a better place." Greene spent most of his life in Butler, and for the greater part of his childhood, lived with his grandparents, the late Phyllis and Floyd "Todd" Heaton. Before it closed, Greene attended Dry Run Elementary School. Greene's mother, Karen Nourse, helped to raise Greene. She moved to Johnson City a few years ago.
On Saturday, the family asked the community for patience and understanding as they mourn Greene's death. Greene is survived by his wife and two small children, both students in the Johnson County school system.
