Gerald Michael Fitzgerald, 99, of Mattapoisett died Thursday March 17, 2005 unexpectedly at Tobey Hospital in Wareham from respiratory failure due to pneumonia. He was the husband of the late Abigail Agnes (Dougherty) Fitzgerald.
Born in New York City, the son of the late Michael J. and Amelia (O'Bryan) Fitzgerald, he had lived in Mattapoisett since 1944.
He was a communicant of St. Anthony's Church.
Mr. Fitzgerald was a graduate of Cooper Union College in New York City where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. After graduation, he was employed by the Port Authority in New York where he was involved in the construction of the Lincoln Tunnel. He moved to this area in 1944 to become the general manager of Dartmouth Fillet Company in New Bedford. He later worked as an engineer for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Works until his retirement. He then worked as a self-employed professional engineer and land surveyor until 1995.
Survivors include two sons, Paul Fitzgerald of Ocean Pines, Maryland and Fairhaven, and Michael Fitzgerald of Mission Viejo, Calif.; two daughters, Kathleen Maune of Islip Terrace, New York, and Anne Quinlan of Lisle, Illinois; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
He was the brother of the late Norman Fitzgerald, Jack Fitzgerald, Helen Winter, and Geraldine Adams.
His Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday March 30, 2005 at 10 AM in St. Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett. Burial will follow in St. Anthony's Cemetery. Visiting hours will be at the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd. (Rt. 6), Mattapoisett, Tuesday March 29, 2005 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to St. Anthony's Church, P.O. Box 501, Mattapoisett, MA 02739.