Frederick V. Shorts Jr, 55, of Indianapolis passed away on March 30, 2016. HE was born in Elizabeth, NJ on September 14, 1960 to Frederick V. Shorts Sr. and Betty L. Small. Frederick proudly served in the US Marine Corps. He previously worked for Blue Cross, Xerox and most recently Howard Printing. He was a musician and enjoyed computer sciences. He is preceded in death by one brother, Derrick Mas. He is survived by his parents; Brothers Walter A. Shorts II and Eric D. Shorts; sister, Danielle Shorts; nieces Elise Shorts and Kemeryn Shorts; nephews, Walter A. Shorts III, Jared D. Shorts, Carey Shorts, and Shakir Mas; aunts, Joan James, June Byrd, Elaine Allen, Linda Allen, Nancy Allen and Irene Street; uncle, William Small. Services will be held privately.