Fred was born May 29, 1929, in Baltimore to Fan Otis and George Frederic Obrecht.
A 1947 graduate of Gilman School, he roomed at Princeton with Charlie Albert, Cheddy Carey, and Dick Tucker. In 1948 he and Marilyn Wilson were married. Fred left in his senior year to join his father in managing the family feed and grain business, which had been founded by his grandfather in 1865. He changed the focus of the firm from hay, grain, and feed to an industrial warehouse operation in the name of P. Frederick Obrecht & Sons, now known as Obrecht Properties LLC.
In 1958, Fred’s brother, Charles ’56, joined the business. A year later the co-owners began developing the Moravia tract, Baltimore’s first industrial park. Later they expanded into brokerage and property management. He was a member of Green Spring Valley Hunt Club and the Baltimore Country Club and was a former trustee of the Garrison Forest School.
Marilyn died in 2001, and Fred died Nov. 3, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Joy; sons Paul, George, Thomas, and Richard; daughter Susan Riehl; two sisters, Jane Emich and Nancy Victor; and Charles. Two sisters, Betty Ghezzi and Dorris Voneiff, predeceased him.