Athens Freve Pace, 72-years-young, of Athens, OH and Buxton, NC, died of ovarian cancer on June 14 with her daughter by her side. Born Frances Vashti Pace, her parents called her Franny V until her brother, Clark, only 12 months younger, pronounced her nickname as "Free-vee." Few knew this story, however, as she usually told people her name was of French origin pronounced "Frevé" or alternatively told them her name was Lola. The daughter of Mary Bunker Pace and Jack Pace, Freve was born and raised in Lincoln, NE with her brothers, Clark and John, just a block from their beloved Nana's house. She graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969 and turned 18 on the day of the historic moonwalk. She didn't hear the "One Small Step..." line as it aired though, because she was deep in the Wisconsin woods completing her last of many years as a counselor at Camp Tower Ranch. She was captain of her high school AquaLinks synchronized swimming team, about the only sport available for a high school g

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