Federico Cheever was born on March 9, 1957, in Rome, Italy, to Mary Winternitz Cheever and John Cheever. He passed away on June 10, 2017, while on a raft trip with his family on the Green River in Northwestern Colorado. A Memorial Service will honor Professor Fred Cheever at 10:30 AM on Sunday, July 2 in the Harper Humanities Garden, University of Denver campus near Evans Chapel and Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management. A reception will immediately follow the service and will be held in the Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality Management. The family requests that donations in the Professor's memory be made to WildEarth Guardians, 516 Alto Street, Santa Fe NM 87501.