Bingham, Fred H. 86, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on March 27, 2010. Preceded in death by his first wife Sallie, he is survived by his current wife Mary, sons, Skip and John, 4 stepchildren, 12 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. A fourth generation Arizonan, he was born in Thatcher in 1923, the youngest child of Maggie and Warren Bingham. Fred attended Safford High School where he was an all-state football player. After leaving Safford for a year of college at Arizona State Teachers College (NAU) he joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 and served as a B-29 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Returning to college in 1946 Fred graduated with both Bachelors and Masters Degrees and during the next 35 years he served as teacher, coach and school administrator in the Arizona education system. Starting at Parker High School in Parker, Arizona in 1948 he moved to Phoenix and Sunnyslope High in 1953 and on to Cortez High in 1976 where he retired as the school principal in 1983. He was a highly respected teacher and coach (1959 Class AA State Football Champions at Sunnyslope) and as an outstanding school administrator, serving as president of the AAA Athletic Conference. Active in the Optimist Club and his church (LDS) he will be greatly missed by his family and friends. A service will be held on Friday, April 2nd, at the LDS Church located at 8840 N. 61st Ave., Glendale, AZ 85302. A viewing will be held at 9:00 am followed by the service at 10:00 am. Published in The Arizona Republic on March 30, 2010