Jerry “Fitz” FITZGERALD
March 26, 1929 – April 21, 2016
On Thursday, April 21, 2016, Jerry passed away peacefully at the age of 87 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.
Jerry was born and raised in St. Catharines, Ontario, the son of Nora and Maurice Fitzgerald. He was a skilled athlete and by the age of 21 had played on Canadian championship teams in lacrosse, basketball and football. He won multiple Mann Cups during his lacrosse career and was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1973.
Upon graduating from the University of Western Ontario, Jerry’s love of athletics led him to become a physical education teacher. He spent his career with the Scarborough Board of Education, where he quickly progressed from teacher to principal. He made deep, lasting connections with many students and fellow educators and is fondly remembered as being “strict but fair”.
Jerry’s happiest times were during his summers in Muskoka, where he was either surrounded by family and friends at his cottage, or was enjoying a game of golf at the Muskoka Lakes Golf and Country Club.
Jerry will be dearly missed by his wife of 60 years, June, as well as his daughter, Debbie (Peter) and son, Paul (Ardyth). He will forever be remembered by his adoring grandchildren, Lara and Erik, as well as his sisters-in-law, Jenny and Helen and his many nieces and nephews. Jerry was predeceased by his brother, Paul and sister, Margaret.
The family would like to extend its deepest gratitude to the staff of the Ina Grafton Gage Home for their wonderful care.
A celebration of Jerry’s life will be held on Thursday, May 5th from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Toronto Hunt Club, 1355 Kingston Road, Scarborough, Ontario, M1N 1R1. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jerry’s memory may be made to the Ina Grafton Gage Home or the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
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