Francis Fitzpatrick

FRANCIS FITZPATRICK WAS BORN IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK ON JULY 17, 1934, TO HIS MOTHER AGNES COONEY. FRANCIS ATTENDED 12 YEARS OF CATHOLIC EDUCATION AND JOINED THE SERVICE IN 1953. HE SERVED HIS COUNTRY WITH DISTINCTION IN THE MARINE CORPS AS A TANK COMMANDER AND THE AIR FORCE AS AN AIRMEN.

HE MARRIED HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE, DORA LYLA IN 1968. THEY RAISED 3 CHILDREN - THERESA, KEVIN, AND DAVID. HE WAS A VERY HARD WORKER, TOOK CARE OF HIS FAMILY BY WORKING AS A SHOP FOREMAN FOR UNITED AIRLINES FOR 40 YEARS!

FRANCIS (BETTER KNOWN AS FITZ) WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF THE MOOSE LODGE IN SAN BRUNO AND THE ELKS LODGE IN CARMICHAEL, CA. HE LOVED ATTENDING EVENTS, PROVIDING HIS SERVICES AND CREATING FRIENDSHIPS. HE WILL ALWAYS BE KNOWN AS THE MAN WHO CAN SILENCE A ROOM BY SINGING “DANNY BOY”.

FRANCIS LEAVES BEHIND A BIG FAMILY HE LOVED. HIS DAUGHTER THERESA CAPPARELLI, SONS KEVIN AND DAVID FITZPATRICK. GRANDCHILDREN SHAWN CAPPARELLI, SERENA LUJAN , SABRA HILL, SHANNON CAPPARELLI, KAYLA FITZPATRICK, KEVIN FITZPATRICK, NINA CATON, MIA FITZPATRICK, AND ADRIANA FITZPATRICK.

GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, CECILIA AND CIARA HATFIELD, NATHANYAL BUTLER, NATHEENA BUTLER, NARISSA CONNELLY, ISABELLA AND NICO LOZANO, GIOVANNI BROWN, ALYSSA LEDEIT-MCCARTY, GEROD MCCARTY, AVALAH AND JOSIAH HILL, DAVID CAPPARELLI. GREAT-GREAT GRANDCHILDREN LIANA CAMEJO-CARRILLO, ROZAYA AND LEVI BUTLER, LILAH AND ADELINA VILAITHONG.

WE LOST DAD/GRANDPA ON JUNE 12, 2023. FRANCIS…. MAY THE ANGEL WAITING FOR YOU, WELCOME YOU HOME. WE’LL MISS YOU DAD.