James R. Fitzgerald M.D.

James R. Fitzgerald, M.D., formerly of Hartford and West Hartford, suddenly on Sunday (December 9, 2001). He was the beloved husband of 49 years of Marcia B. Fitzgerald. He was born in Hartford, on September 17, 1931, son of Michael J. and Hannah Bowler Fitzgerald. He was a Cum Laude graduate of the University of Connecticut, class of 1953 and Yale University School of Medicine, class of 1957. He practiced Orthopedic Surgery in the Hartford area and was a member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. He retired to Naples, FL in 1984 and to Ozona, FL in 1995. He is survived by his four sons, Kevin D. of Tarpon Springs, FL, Brian J., Timothy E., and Brendan J.; a daughter, Anne F. and son-in-law, Geoffrey Swallow all of Ozona, FL; and five grandchildren, Edward, John and Shelagh of Tarpon Springs, FL and Sarah B. and James F. of Ozona, FL. His brothers, the Honorable John M. Fitzgerald and Michael Emmett Fitzgerald predeceased him. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Juvenile Diabetes Association or the Palm Harbor Fire and Rescue. Private services for the family were held Thursday.