Robert L. (Bob) Fitzgerald

"And friends are friends forever If the Lord's the Lord of them And a friend will not say "never" Cause the welcome will not end Though it's hard to let you go In the Father's hands we know That a lifetime's not too long to live as friends

With the faith and love that God's given Springing from the hope we know We will pray the joy you'll live in Is the strength that now you show

But we'll keep you close as always It won't even seem you've gone Cause our hearts in big and small ways Will keep the love that keeps us strong"

(From the Chorus Line of the Song "Friends")

Robert L. (Bob) Fitzgerald, the youngest of three children of Michael James and Agnes Fitzgerald, was born Sept 12,1946 in New Haven, Connecticut. He lived in nearby Brandford, Ct. He graduated from Bradford High school in 1964. Dec 1965 he was drafted into the army for 2 years. He spent 1967 in Thailand. January 1968 he started working for AT&T as a communications technician-working with long distance switching equipment. In 1974 he moved to Hollywood, Fla. Oct 1977 he married Lois Setzer. They became parents of two children-Brian and Jennifer. Bob was transferred to metro Atlanta with his job in 1985, and the family moved to Acworth. During his 30 years working for AT&T Bob was promoted to technical support supervisor and later senior technical associate.

He went to Chattahoochee Technical Institute from 1989-1992 when he earned an associate of applied technology degree with a major in electronic engineering technology. After his retirement from AT&T in1998, he returned to work one month later as a consultant for Bell South. In 2002 he retired for good, giving him more time to devote to his family, ham radio hobby and walking around the neighborhood and down Wade Green Road. He was active at Kennesaw UMC with the Christian Growth Sunday School booth at Big Shanty Festival, Christmas Tree Sales to benefit missions, and United Methodist Men's Club. During the fall of 2002 he helped build a Habitat for Humanity house. He lost his battle with lung cancer at Kennestone Hospital on June 15,2004. He is loved and greatly missed by his family, friends, and fellow Christians.