John Dennison Fitzpatrick Jr.

JOHN D. FITZPATRICK John Dennison Fitzpatrick, 82, resident of Bartlesville, died Saturday. A Rosary was held at 6 P.M. Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at the St. John Catholic Church. The Funeral Mass was held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 in the St. John Catholic Church with Father Festus Maliwa officiating. Cremation arrangements were directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory. John Dennison Fitzpatrick was born on July 10, 1929 on his Mother’s Parent’s farm in Carter Nine, Oklahoma. He was the son of John (Jack) Dennison Fitzpatrick and Mae (Carter) Fitzpatrick. As a child he attended grade school at the Sacred Heart Catholic School, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Then his first three years of high school were at the Seven Dolors Catholic School in Manhattan, Kansas. He graduated high school at Caney High School in Caney, Kansas. John was a very devout catholic and a long time active member of St. John Catholic Church in Bartlesville. John was involved in the Scouting Movement for 35 years. He became a Cub Scout as a young boy and later joined a Boy Scout Troop in Manhattan, Kansas. Then a few years later he became an Eagle Scout. As one of two scoutmasters he took 16 Senior Scouts to Eli, Minnesota to the Region Ten Boy Scout Council, “Northern Canoe Trails”. Up to the time of his death he loved to tell about his experiences with his association with boys and young adults. Shortly after his graduation (1948) he enlisted into the U. S. Army Air Corp., and sent to Lackland Air Force Base where he had part of his basic training. Then he was transferred to Shepard Air force Base, Wichita Falls, Texas for the remainder of his basic training. After basic training he was transferred to Hamilton Air Force Base, San Rafael, California. He attained the rank of Sergeant after he had served one and a half year and short time later he received an Honorable Discharge. In 1957 he met a courted Margaret Kaplan of Muskogee, and they were wed one year later. They were married until her death, August 14, 2002. He and his father owned and operated several oil leases for many years. John was employed with the U. S. Postal services for many years until his retirement. Mr. Fitzpatrick is survived by one daughter, Deborah Ann Fitzpatrick, of the home; one son Kevin Lee Fitzpatrick and his wife Brenda and three grandchildren Gayla, Nick and Sierra. He has one living sister Frances Mattie, and her husband Earl Sass of Dewey, Oklahoma. Mr. Fitzpatrick was preceded in death by his parents, Mae and Jack Fitzpatrick, two sisters, Marjorie Rose Mastena, and Anna (Ann) Mae Schroeder. PDF Printable Version

John Dennison Fitzpatrick Jr.

July 10, 1929 - December 10, 2011