George
Fitzpatrick
? – September 6, 2011
NORTH
ANDOVER — George F. FitzPatrick, 69, a resident of North Andover, passed away
on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born in
Boston, George was a graduate of Natick High School and then went on to
graduate from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. with his B.B.A.
in Finance. George was retired as Vice President of North Shore Bank in Peabody
after a long career in Banking. He was also a founding member of the Northeast
Economic Development Corporation. George had served for many years on the Board
of Directors as well as an officer for the Peabody Chamber of Commerce. He was
also a member of the Peabody Rotary Club. A Vietnam veteran, George served in
the U.S. Army and was a recipient of the Bronze Star.
Members of
George's family include his wife of 44 years, Ann M. (Batterbury) FitzPatrick;
his children, Kathleen and her husband Charles Callaghan of Woodbury, Minn.,
Claire and her husband David Gilbert of Andover, Sean and his wife Jennifer of
Kent Island, Md., and Maura and her husband Chad Ackermann of Delaware, Ohio;
brothers, Ellis FitzPatrick and his wife Michelle of Wilmington, N.C., and
William FitzPatrick and his wife Jeanne of Andover; a sister, Deane and her
husband Dwight Illk of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; grandchildren, Meghan,
Bridget, and Ian Callaghan, Meredith and Colin Gilbert, and Aidan, Brody, and
Mary Louise Ackermann; as well as several nieces and nephews.
ARRANGEMENTS:
A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at 10 a.m. in St.
Michael's Church in North Andover. Burial will follow in the Ridgewood Cemetery,
also in North Andover. Family and friends may call on Friday, Sept. 9, 2011
from 4 to 8 p.m. at the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 35 Merrimack
St., North Andover. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Office of
Development at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave.,
Boston, MA 02215, (Attn: Oncology Dept.) or Merrimack Valley Hospice, 360
Merrimack St., Bld. 9, Lawrence, MA 01843, or to the charity of one's choice.
To send an online condolence or for more information, please go to www.breenfuneralhome.com