Loving husband, father, brother and grandfather
Mr. Daniel Joseph “Da” Fitzgerald Sr., 60, of Middlebury passed away unexpectedly at Waterbury Hospital surrounded by his loving family Sunday, March 15, 2015. He was the husband of Sharon R. (Millette) Fitzgerald.
Dan was born in Waterbury May 5, 1954, a son of the late Roy B. and Rosemary (Flanagan) Fitzgerald. He was a graduate of Holy Cross High School. Dan had a long career in transportation. While in high school he, worked for his father at Fitzgerald Transportation in Waterbury. He later worked at D&L Transportation and for the last 25 years was the manager at All-Star Transportation in Waterbury. He was a communicant of St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury.
Dan was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish, quad and snowmobile. You could find Dan on Sundays enjoying a NASCAR race on television and spending quality time with his family and his beloved dogs, Toby, Mya, Brody, Lexi and Dunkin. He was a member of Bristol Fish and Game Association and Algonquin Archer Inc. of Woodbury.
Besides his wife, Sharon, of 23 years, Dan leaves his son, Daniel J. Fitzgerald Jr. of Waterbury; daughter, Shanley Fitzgerald of Waterbury; stepson, Scott Bisaillon and his wife, Heather, of Waterbury; stepdaughter, Celine Pelletier and her husband, Bruce, of Waterbury; three siblings: Roy B. Fitzgerald Jr. and his wife, Cindy, of Goshen; Roseanne Brennan of Waterbury; and David W. Fitzgerald of Middlebury; and grandchildren, Scott, Bryan, David, Eric and Andrew. He was predeceased by a sister, Kathleen Beckett.
The funeral will be Friday, March 20, at 9 a.m. at Chase Parkway Memorial/The Albini Family Funeral Home at 430 Chase Parkway in Waterbury to St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Burial will be in the spring at Lake Elise Cemetery in Middlebury. Calling hours will be Thursday, March 19, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
For more information or to send e-condolences, visit www.chaseparkwaymemorial.com.
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