George F. FitzPatrick, 69, a resident of North Andover, MA, passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family.
Born in Boston, George was a graduate of Natick High School and then went on to graduate from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN. with his B.B.A. in Finance. George was retired as Vice President of North Shore Bank in Peabody after a long career in Banking. He was also a founding member of the Northeast Economic Development Corporation. George had served for many years on the Board of Directors as well as an officer for the Peabody Chamber of Commerce. He was also a member of the Peabody Rotary Club. A Vietnam Veteran, George served in the U.S. Army and was a recipient of the Bronze Star.
Members of George's family include:
his wife of 44 years: Ann M. (Batterbury) FitzPatrick
his children: Kathleen and her husband Charles Callaghan of Woodbury, MN, Claire and her husband David Gilbert of Andover, MA, Sean and his wife Jennifer of Kent Island, MD, and Maura and her husband Chad Ackermann of Delaware, OH.
brothers: Ellis FitzPatrick and his wife Michelle of Wilmington, NC, and William FitzPatrick and his wife Jeanne of Andover, MA.
a sister: Deane and her husband Dwight Illk of Inver Grove Heights, MN.
grandchildren: Meghan, Bridget, and Ian Callaghan, Meredith and Colin Gilbert, and Aidan, Brody, and Mary Louise Ackermann, as well as several nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 10:00 A.M. in St. Michael's Church in North Andover, MA. Burial will follow in the Ridgewood Cemetery, also in North Andover, MA. Family and friends may call on Friday, September 9, 2011 from 4 to 8 P.M. at the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 35 Merrimack St., North Andover, MA. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Office of Development at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA, 02215, (Attn: Oncology Dept.) or Merrimack Valley Hospice, 360 Merrimack St., Bld. 9, Lawrence, MA, 01843, or to the charity of one's choice. To send an online condolence or for more information, please go to www.breenfuneralhome.com.