William Hampton Frederickson

December 20, 1941 – July 23, 2023 William H. “Bill” Frederickson, 81, of Kennewick, Washington, passed away July 23, 2023, in Richland, Washington. Bill was born December 20, 1941, in Ellensburg, Washington, to Bill and Marjorie Frederickson. His family moved to Moses Lake, Washington, a couple of years later to operate a dairy in the Block 40 area. He graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1960 and was a state champion wrestler during his senior year. After high school, Bill attended Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho), then transferred to Washington State University, where he participated in the International Farm Youth Exchange Program and studied abroad in Germany. He finished college at the University of Hawaii-Hilo, before embarking on a Peace Corps mission in Borneo.