article_snippet: Fred Craddock faces Fred Craddock toughest convert .
article_snippet: I had a chance to meet Fred Craddock, as well as hear Fred Craddock.
article_snippet: I spent several weeks with Fred Craddock in the autumn of 2011 to write a profile about Fred Craddock relationship with Fred Craddock father.
article_snippet: Fred Craddock would ease Fred Craddock rotund little body in a wooden chair and share touching stories about growing up poor in the small town of Humboldt, Tennessee, during the Depression with an alcoholic father.
article_snippet: Fred Craddock'd talk about the infirmities of old age -- I remember saying with a chuckle that "I should have something" when referring to Fred Craddock bout with Parkinson's because Fred Craddock was getting old.
article_snippet: Fred Craddock was funny, folksy, witty and
article_snippet: Fred Craddock eyes danced with glee when Fred Craddock told a story.
article_snippet: Sitting in Craddock's presence was like listening to a wise uncle or grandmother.
article_snippet: Fred Craddock had courtly, Southern manners, and Fred Craddock gave the impression that Fred Craddock had all the time in the world for you.
article_snippet: I never once heard Fred Craddock criticize anyone.
article_snippet: But the Craddock family was among Fred Craddock biggest fans.
article_snippet: Fred Craddock was married to Fred Craddock high school sweetheart, Nettie, for more than 50 years, and his high school sweetheart, Nettie had two children, Laura and John.
article_snippet: And John, who became a CEO instead of a pastor, said her father was the most remarkable man Fred Craddock knew.
article_snippet: I don't care if it's a guy on the street asking for a dollar or the president of the United States, Fred Craddock makes you feel as if you're the most important person in the world when Fred Craddock's talking to you," said Craddock.
article_snippet: Over the years, I kept in contact with Fred Craddock.