Fred was the only child born to Frederick Hillmann and Anne Cardos and was primarily raised by his grandmother Cardos. After graduating from high school in Hicksville, NY, in 1964, he attended Nassau Community College for two years. He dated Maureen Shafer, a neighbor from across the street, for three years until they married on February 24, 1968. Fred was drafted into the Army on December 4, 1968, and trained in Columbia, SC, and Fort Leonard Wood, MO, and was stationed in Pleiku and Ankhe, Vietnam, earning a bronze star for exemplary service and was honorably discharged from his military service on October 2, 1970. Fred and Maureen’s first child Fred Hillmann Jr., was born in Syosset, NY. Second child Daniel Adam Hillmann, was born in New York City. And third child Christine Jennifer Hillmann adopted in Denver. When Fred returned from the service, he returned to his job at T&S Plumbing as a shipping foreman. In 1975, Fred and Maureen and their two boys moved to Colorado, where Fred began working at Great Western Sugar factory as a carbonation supervisor until the company closed in 1977. When Great Western Sugar factory closed, Fred got work as truck driver for Halliburton, followed by NCRA. When NCRA moved out of the state of Colorado, Fred started working for DCP Mainstream as a line locator and continued working there until he retired in July 2013. Fred’s hobbies included target shooting, photography, traveling, fishing, listening to classical music and dining out; however, his favorite pastime was spending quality time with his family. Survivors beside Maureen included Fred Jr., Dan, Christine and eight grandchildren. Memorial donations made to Wounded Warrior Project in Topeka, KS.