John Phillips Fitz-gibbon ’41

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John P. Fitz-Gibbon died Feb. 6, 2004, in Tucson, Ariz. He was 84.

John was born in NYC and graduated from the Choate School. At Princeton he majored in English, was president of the Glee Club, and was a member of Charter Club. He roomed variously with Allen, Patrick, McCarthy, Tate, Dunn '42, and Green '42.

John graduated from U. Va. Law School in 1947, and was a veteran of WWII. He was an attorney and a member of the New York Bar. He raised his family in Montclair, N.J.

He is survived by his wife, Sophie Breckenridge Fitz-Gibbon; his sister, Pat Bueler; his children, Timmie Saltzman, Mary Walsh, and John Jr., James, Bonnie, Susan, and Brian; 11 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. He was predeceased by his sister, Ky Nuland.

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