Fred H Kankamp Obituary (1965 - 2015)

Fred H Kankamp passed away on January 22, 2015 in the comfort of his own home surrounded by his family. He was born in what he fondly called "God's country" on June 23, 1965. It was in the middle of a flatland farm town known as Angola, Indiana. He was the son of Mike and Janet Kankamp. Fred was no stranger to combines and hay bales. He mainly grew soy beans, wheat, barley, oats, and corn on his family farm. Long work days taught him the ethics of hard work and determination. It was something that carried on with him his entire life. Since it was a small town, Brandon, his son, insists the most fun thing to do on a Friday night was to dance around the freshly collected hay piles or count the cars skimming by as he raced the big dogs on Main Street in his '69 Camaro. Eventually, he turned in the farm life for a life in Happy Valley. There he obtained an education from Brigham Young University with a major in girls and a minor in accounting. He won his beautiful bride after he told her how annoying she was, and proved it by throwing her in the apartment complex's pool while she was wearing white pants. The rest is history. They were married shortly after in the Salt Lake City temple. He went on to receive his Master's Degree in accounting through BYU. Fred was very motivated and worked hard to receive his CPA license and Certified Fraud examiners license later in life. Some of Fred's favorite pass times were things like working in the yard where he religiously mowed the grass to golf pro standard, left no bush untrimmed, and cleaned the canal head gate so everyone on the street could get water. The neighbors will miss him more than they know. He also loved going on vacation with his family. He was the fast pass king of Disneyworld, and with the use of his number oriented brain he knew exactly how to add x+y and get his family on more rides in a single day then Walt Disney even knew possible. He put puzzles together as his second day job, and left no jigsaw undone. He single handedly kept the company "Bits And Pieces" afloat. When he wasn't busy with puzzles, he was busy hollering at the dogs. "SHILO!", "PISSANT!", "FUNGUS!", "P.O.S!", "NITRO!" Keep in mind there were only two dogs. Fred was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served a full time mission in Anaheim, California and faithfully fulfilled all of his callings throughout his lifetime. On the side he did a little bit of Mormon gambling where he traded the stocks with the best of the white collared big wigs of Wall Street. He had Sabbath day goals including: make it through all three hours of church without speaking to a single person, and be the first one out of the building after sacrament meeting ended. Fred was also part of an exclusive second religion known as "SNL": Sunday Night Football. He was the leader and remained closely affiliated with the antics of the flying brown ball for his entire life. He would often be caught sacrificing his time and slaving over the T.V. for Sunday night games, Monday night games, or any night games. Fred was known to cheer the loudest for the Pittsburg Steelers. Fred was a determined individual. Anything he set his mind to he accomplished. He never gave up, he never let up. He was a wonderful husband and father and is survived by his wife Lynette, his four children Rachael, Alyssa, Brandon, and Lauren, and his mother Janet Kankamp. Fred was preceded in death by his father Mike Kankamp. A funeral service to celebrate the wonderful life and spirit of Fred Kankamp will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 1:00 pm at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Jordan, 9894 South 2700 West. The Parkway 8th Relief Society room will be open from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm for viewing, and to pay respects to the family. Interment will follow the services in the South Jordan City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Kankamp Children's Education Fund. Funeral Home: Jenkins-Soffe South Valley 1007 W. South Jordan Pkwy. South Jordan, UT 84095