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Fredrick Thomas "Fred" Capio

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Fredrick Thomas "Fred" Capio was born on Feb. 5, 1943 in Tenafly, N.J. and passed away on Dec. 23, 2015 in Fairfield, Texas at the age of 72 years. His parents were Fredrick, Jr. & Carmella (Carrino) Capio. Fred served his country as a Captain in the United States Air Force where he was a missile launch commander for Titan II Missiles during the Cold War. After his retirement from the Air Force, Fred worked as a special agent for the United States Border Patrol and was primarily in charge of human and drug trafficking. He worked in several cities including El Paso, Laredo, Houston, and Little Rock. Fred settled in Cabot, Ark. after his retirement from the border patrol, but he continued to work in law enforcement as a firearms instructor for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. He was an expert in selling firearms and also helped design a knife used by the border patrol called a Vintage Randall Model 14 Knife. Fred had lived in Buffalo for the past 14 months and was Catholic in faith. Fred was preceded in death by both of his parents and son, Kevin Leigh Capio. He is survived by wife, Karen Jackson Capio of Buffalo; sons: Alan (Kara) Jukes of Cabot, Ark., Douglas Owen Capio of Buffalo, and Freddie Alby Capio of Cabot, Ark.; daughter, Kristen Allyne (Jason) Spier of El Paso; step-daughter, Courtney Jackson of Buffalo; brother, Ralph James (Heather) Capio of Las Vegas, Nev.; sister, Lorinda (Marbin) Morris of Albuquerque, N.M.; and grandchildren: Harper & Spencer Spier and Charlie & Henry Jukes. Buffalo Funeral Home in Buffalo is in charge of all arrangements. www.buffalofuneralhome.com.

Published January 3, 2016

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