Daniel V. Fitzpatrick Jr.
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Daniel V. Fitzpatrick, Jr., 75, of East Fallowfield, PA, passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Charlotte C. Schmids Fitzpatrick with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late Daniel V. Fitzpatrick, Sr. and Theresa C. McGrail Fitzpatrick.
Dan was born and raised in Massachusetts and was a graduate of Stoughton High School. He then proudly served in the US Marine Corps as a bugler with Marine Drum and Bugle Corps in Washington, DC from 1967 to 1970.
He continued his education receiving an associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts. He was employed, for 35 years, by Verizon in Philadelphia. After retirement, he continued to keep himself busy with various jobs, projects and music throughout the years.
Dan continued playing the horn and was a member of various Drum and Bugle Corps including the Reading Buccaneers, Archer Epler, and Yankee Rebels. He was also a member of the Chester County Marine Corps League and proudly volunteered to play Taps for Veterans funerals throughout the area. Dan had attended St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Coatesville, PA.
He is survived, in addition to his wife, by two children; Sharray Finnegan and husband Robert of Glen Mills, PA and Daniel V. Fitzpatrick, III and his wife Ellen of Phoenixville, PA, two grandchildren, Megan Finnegan and Christopher Finnegan, and four siblings; Anne Hepworth of Sandwich, Massachusetts, Paul Fitzpatrick of Stoughton, Massachusetts, Marie Garrity of Wareham, Massachusetts and Joseph Fitzpatrick of Virginia. He was preceded in death by one brother Steve Fitzpatrick.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, November 22, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Saint Peter Catholic Church, 2835 Manor Road, Coatesville, PA 19320. Visitation and viewing at the church from 9:45 AM to 10:45 AM. Interment will follow at All Souls Cemetery, Coatesville.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg, PA.
Online condolences may be respectfully posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com
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Praying for the family of Dan
Praying for the family of Dan. He was a wonderful man inside and out and will surely be missed.
God lives
God lives Richard flurry
Charlotte and family, I'm so
Charlotte and family, I'm so sorry for your loss. Dan was such a sweet and nice person and enjoyed the moments we got to know him over the years.
Sending prayers to you,
Sending prayers to you, Sharray, and the entire Fitzpatrick family.
Charlotte
Charlotte
I am so sorry for your loss. I think of Danny often. He will be missed.
Danny Fitz
Charlotte,
Our sincere condolence on the loss of our dear friend Danny. He always was a gentlemen to all. He surely will be missed by all.
Our love to you and your family,
Phil & Dolores Gentile
Respect for Danny
Thank you for our many great times and laughs….
Semper Fi We salute you Marine .
Danny Fitzpatrick
Charlotte: RIP to a very good friend. I still remember when we were on the bus ride with the rebels and you ask me if I would let this young man to change seats with. And the rest is history. I will send prayers to you and your wonderful family. Sorry for your loss.
Danny was an amazing person!
Danny was an amazing person! I always looked up to him. I am very thankful for those years that my mom and I had the chance to play in the hornline with him. My heart goes out to your family. He will be missed.
Condolences to Charlotte & Family
So sorry to hear of Danny’s passing.
He will be remembered ad an honorable person who was kind to everyone. Our sympathies to you & your family.
Dan Fitz
God bless you Dan. A life well lived. Semper Fi
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So sorry to hear my friend, fellow Drum Corps bugler passed .He will always be remembered and is joining a Hugh group of talented musicians up there in Heaven ,.May Danny Rest In Peace and be remembered by friends of Archie,Yankee Rebels and buglers Hall of Fame ....Tom
Danny Fitzpatrick
So sorry to hear of Danny's passing. He was a great guy and will be missed.
Janice Picher Buckley
My Brother
My Marine Brother - We shared many laughs and exciting moments in our Service to our country. You were a good man! Rest In Peace, Brother.
Danny Fitz
Charlotte,
Danny was well loved and is fondly remember by his friends from the Golden Rays Drum and Bugle corps.
sending love and sympathy to you and your family💔
Danny Fitzpatrick
I was sorry to hear of Danny’s passing. I knew Danny when we were very young, for me, around 14-15 or so. He taught me a lot on the guitar and I have always remembered him as being kind, and patient. When he entered the Marines, we wrote for a short time, but, he was so much older than me, (4 years I think) and I was still in school. He was a good man! God bless all of his family.