Obituary: Frederick Grady Wheeler

Obituary: Frederick Grady Wheeler

Fred was born April 18, 1944, to Ruby Eleanor Arnall, a homemaker, and Grady Otto Wheeler, a food broker, at Crawford Long Hospital in Atlanta. He grew up in Decatur, Ga., graduating from Decatur High School in 1962, lettering in baseball and football and distinguishing himself as Battle Group Commander of its ROTC unit. He received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from Georgia State College (later University) in 1966 where he…