James Carey Fitzpatrick

Not sure how I hooked up with Jim´s blog but I loved reading it! Made me reminisce about the days of old when the KC Star as a great news source. Thanks for the memories.

I still remember seeing his byline in the Kansas City Star quite often. Then, when I started following jimmycsays.com more recently, anytime I would post a comment or question, he would always answer. Through one of his posts, I found out that he was a friend of our longtime neighbor, Tom Russell. I was really hoping to get to meet him in person some day, but alas, it wasn´t meant to be. You and your family are in my prayers.

I just wanted to pass along my sympathies to the family and my gratitude for Jim's writings. We are KC ex-pats in Florida and I enjoyed very much reading his stories about our former home city. Here's to a life well lived.

Fitz and I worked together at in the news room and City Hall and his laugh always made me laugh! Fitz befriended me at eighteen when some of colleagues shied away until I was a little older. Along with a couple others from 1729 Grand, we had so much fun! I have always been so fortunate for so many things Fitz taught me! I read him before we met in 1979 and I read him after his retirement. I love Jim. Prayers and condolences.

Prayers to his family, as I only knew him a few years from church and he was very kind to me and helpful and I will miss him. I'm so glad he touched my life and others, rest in peace Jim we all love you Daun

It was a great privilege for me to work with Jim at the Kansas City Star and to have him for a friend. I love the anecdote about him singing "Workin' in a Coal Mine" in the elevator at Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry" - it is emblematic of his good humor. He was and is an inspiration.

Brooks, your dad was such a guy. Knowing you and Charlie he was an exceptional dad and sounds like an all around gem of a friend. My heart is with you all and hoping you find comfort in joyful memories. All my love.

The world is down a good man.

Jim Fitz, as we would lovingly refer to him, was truly all about Kansas City . We shared several paths , which included sharing efforts for Jim Glover when he ran for Mayor, same with Mike Burke (who sadly passed shortly after Fitz. Fitz was direct and wrote an excellent blog , and was always about making KC a better place to live and play. I am saddened about Jim's passing, and sorry we never got to golf together, especially in Florida. To Patty ,Brooks and Charlie, we so admired your...