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Gerald Arthur Fitzgerald of Washington, D.C. and Drogheda, Ireland, died April 9 at the Residences at Thomas Circle in Washington. He was born June 17, 1932, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the first of three sons of Gerald A. and Regina M. (Ford) Fitzgerald.

He attended Holy Cross and Georgetown before serving in the Army in Heidelberg during the Korean Conflict. He earned his B.A. from George Washington University while working a variety of jobs and appearing in local theater productions. Later in his career, he spent a year as a reporting fellow at Columbia Journalism School. He was a reporter and editor for Aviation Daily, the Baltimore Sun, Associated Press, Religious News Service, and the Washington Post, and was the founding editor of Kosmos magazine. As an independent journalist, he traveled in the United States, Ireland, the Middle East, and Africa.

Gerry appreciated his family and many friends and the time he spent sailing in European waters with fellow members of the Skerries Yacht Club. He loved to shop and cook; he had the capacity for enthusiasm when encountering a stack of blueberry pancakes, a hearty fish stew, or perfectly ripe Anjou pear. He took pride and great interest in being a descendant of Owen Peter Mangan, who emigrated to Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1869. While living in Ireland, Gerry participated in the Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP). He spurred the formation of the D.C. chapter of AVP in 2020.

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Julianne Byrne, Ph.D.; his brother David (Helen) Fitzgerald of Edina, Minnesota; his children Michael Edmund Gerald (Beverly) Fitzsousa of Madison, Kimberly Anne Bieler (Mark Eberman), and Desmond A.L. Bieler (Angeli Escalante); his grandchildren Caroline, Elizabeth, and Brian Fitzsousa and Sean Bieler; his former wife, Katharine Brydon (Ehlen) Fitzgerald of Guilford; and a large extended family of cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Richard.

A celebration of Gerry’s life will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, in person at the Friends Meeting House (GPS: 2111 Decatur Place NW), and via Zoom at quakersdc.org.