Edwin M. Fitzgerald ’47

Ed Fitzgerald died Mar. 6, 1997. He was a resident of West Chester, Pa. During WWII, he served in the Navy for three and a half years. While at sea aboard the Essex he was accepted in the V12 program and sent to Princeton in July 1943. He attended Notre Dame in 194445 and then, after another stint of sea duty, returned to Princeton in 1946, where he studied electrical engineering. Later he received a master's degree from the U. of Pennsylvania.

Ed spent his entire working life at General Electric. For our 10th-reunion yearbook he reported that he then held the title of advanced engineer working on the product development of the lowvoltage switch gear. Many promotions followed, and on his retirement in 1986 he was a senior design engineer. A highly respected member of his profession, he played an active role in the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He also participated in societies of the Catholic Church.

In 1945 Ed married Dorothy Bogart. To her, their children, the Rev. Michael J., Edwin, Thomas, and Robert, Jo Ann Carlin, Margaret Smith, Patrice Daniel, and Dorothy Leach, their 22 grandchildren, and their three greatgrandchildren, the class extends its profound sympathy.

The Class of 1947