Virginia Grace "Ginnie" (Milott) FitzGerald, 68, of Atlantis, FL and Mattapoisett died February 3, 2007 at home after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Newton, MA, the daughter of the late Adrienne (Messier) Milott and Paul E. Milott, Sr.
She attended Newton High School where she met the dashing young captain of the hockey team on a blind date on Christmas Eve. Her high school sweetheart became her devoted husband of 45 years, Clifford Peter FitzGerald.
She received her BA in Economics from Regis College in 1961 followed by her Masters of Arts in Education from Boston State College in 1962. She also taught special education students in the Needham School System.
After marriage, she enjoyed the life of a military wife living in Selma, Alabama; Plattsburg, New York; Columbus, Ohio; and, the island of Guam. In 1969, the family moved to Miami, Florida.
After several years as a homemaker, Mrs. FitzGerald returned to teaching at Pinewood Acres School and then became a school administrator. In 1978, the family moved to Palm Beach County. Mrs. FitzGerald became a volunteer at J.F.K. Hospital in Atlantis, FL and later retired as Director of Volunteers.
Mrs. FitzGerald and her family have been summer residents of Mattapoisett since 1950. Surviving Hurricane Carol prompted her to write a book about the powerful 1954 storm entitled "Hurricane Carol: 50 Years Later - A Collection of Memories Past and Present." She donated the proceeds from the book to the Crescent Beach Improvement Association.
Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Jacqueline "Lyn" Brown, and her husband Lawton, of Arlington, VA and Karen "Kira" Langolf, and her husband Michael, of Atlantis, FL; two brothers, Paul E. Milott, Jr., and his wife Edith, of Mattapoisett and Jupiter, FL and J. Everett Milott, and his wife Carole, of Wayland, MA and Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico; four grandchildren, Bradford FitzGerald Brown, Garrett Lawton Brown, Carey Amelienne Brown, and Brigette Adrienne Langolf.
Funeral from the Saunders-Dwyer Mattapoisett Home for Funerals, 50 County Rd., Mattapoisett Wednesday, February 7th at 9 AM. Funeral Mass at St. Anthony's Church at 10 AM. Burial will follow in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Mattapoisett. Visiting hours Tuesday, February 6th from 4-8 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Crescent Beach Improvement Association, P.O. Box 552, Mattapoisett, MA 02739.