Erika Fitzgibbons' Obituary
Erika M. FitzGibbons, 93, died on April 11, 2014. The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until the graveside service begins at 2:30 p.m. Monday, April 21 at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery. Her son, William M. FitzGibbons will eulogize. She is preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Robert Joseph FitzGibbons. Mrs. FitzGibbons was born in Hannover, Germany and emigrated to the U.S. with her parents Ernst and Grete Mueller, at the age of four. She and her husband were transferred from Massachusetts to Memphis in 1949 and she served as president of the Memphis Newcomers Club during the early 1950’s. She enjoyed gardens and gardening and supported both the visual and performing arts in Memphis. Survivors are her three children, Robert James FitzGibbons of Sapphire, NC, William M. FitzGibbons of San Antonio, TX, Lisa Wright of Albuquerque, NM, six grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to the Memphis Youth Symphony, c/o the Memphis Symphony office, or to the charity of the donor’s choice . Memorial Park Funeral Home, “Behind the stone wall”, 901-767-8930.
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