Freddy earl Starkweather was born on April 11, 1953, in Seattle, Washington. He passed away on March 12, 2024, in Freeland, Washington, at the age of 70. Freedy lived in the Freeland area for 45 years. He retired from Epstein construction in 2018. Freddy enjoyed being a blacksmith, lifetime Jolly Rodgers biker and artist.

Freddy leaves behind his sons, Kyle Starkweather (Whidbey Island, WA), Chris Cook (Arlington, WA), daughters, Shannon Starkweather (Shoreline, WA), Amber Starkweather (Oregon), Rebecca Starkweather (Whidbey Island, WA), brother, Kevin Nimitz, sisters, Sandra Nemitz (Whidbey Island, WA), Christy Starkweather (Everett, WA), 15 grandchildren).