Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
Sep 30, 1941 – Jun 10, 2019
FITZPATRICK, JoAnn Of Jamaica Plain, a journalist who traveled the world and wrote editorials and columns for The Patriot Ledger of Quincy for more than three decades, died Monday morning at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston from complications of lymphoma. She was 77. Born in Manchester,...
Read MoreI remember JoAnn from back in the 50's when she was Captain of the St. Joseph CYO cheerleaders for the basketball team. She was always a leader!!!! RIP JoAnn!!!!
Larry Shea
May 30, 2020 | Lusby, MD
Dear, dear Joanne! I wish I had known! I am immensely saddened by this news!
I will miss our chats on the sidewalk, about politics, relationships, family, and most importantly, our feline friends. You and your good nature will truly be missed. I would so love to read my screenplay to you, as promised. I don't care if you're in a new world. I do hope that wherever you are, your heart is at peace. I will do my part to work towards a brighter tomorrow, just in your honor. Love to you, Rebecca
Rebecca Fiarman
August 24, 2019 | Jamaica Plain, MA
JoAnn took a chance on me in 1989 when I wrote an essay for the Ledger's OpEd page and she published it. I lived on the South Shore at the time and she became a supporter, always willing to look at my next essay and ultimately publishing about 20 of them. Forever grateful, I will never forget her mentorship and generosity.
We shared a love of cats; I remember she had one named Delano and later another named 'Bama.
I so enjoyed hearing about her travels and also loved that she...
Joanne Meehl
June 17, 2019 | Minneapolis, MN
JoAnn was a special friend to the Mother Caroline Academy community. We will miss her dearly.
-Mother Caroline Academy
June 13, 2019
I am very sorry for the loss of your dear cousin JoAnn Fitzpatrick. We, JoAnn's friends know how important you were to her life. JoAnn was my good friend for 46 years. She was very supportive during illnesses and deaths in my family. We always stayed in contact with lunches and over the phone. Her quiet Catholic Christian Faith was strong and showed in her advocacy for the poor and those in need and called her to tutor students in Boston public schools and a Jesuit inner city school.
JoAnn...
David Porter
June 12, 2019 | Hingham, MA
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Jerry FORD
June 12, 2019 | Holbrook, MA
My sincere condolences to Joann's family and her many friends. I never tired of hearing her travel stories and witnessing her zest for life. Joann will be missed.
I am so lucky to have known her.
Anne Martin
Anne Martin
June 12, 2019 | Hingham, MA
It can be so hard to face the first year without your loved one, but the love of family and friends can carry you through.
June 12, 2019