Larry Gene Fitzpatrick

Marion, Va.

 Larry Gene Fitzpatrick age 91, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at English Meadows, Manassas, Va.

 Larry had his priorities in order from the beginning -he loved the Lord and was a warm welcome for so many as Sunday School Superintendent for First United Methodist Church for many years; he loved his family and his country. He was a proud Korean War Era Veteran. Larry joined the Navy at 17, right out of high school and then worked as an airplane mechanic before graduating from Virginia Tech where he met the Radford College love of his life, Sara on a blind date. They raised their three boys after moving to Marion to work with Brunswick Commercial & Defense as a mechanical engineer. Larry enjoyed his 20+ years with the Boy Scouts & earned the District Award of Merit. He was President of the Lions Club several times. Larry leaves behind a wonderful family & a legacy of devotion & service. He will be missed. 

 He was preceded in death by his wife of nearly 60 years, Sara “Miss Fitz” Fitzpatrick; parents, Homer & Hazel Fitzpatrick; sister, Ruth Collins; brother, Jim Fitzpatrick.

 Larry is survived by three sons, Tim Fitzpatrick & wife, Cindy of Woodbridge, Va., Mark Fitzpatrick & wife, Lorrie of Chilhowie, Va., Jon Fitzpatrick of Richmond, Va.; grandchildren, Tom Fitzpatrick & wife, Cara of Denver, Co., April Fitzpatrick & fiancé, Kelly Callahan of Richmond, Va.; two step-grandchildren, Diana Mullins & Steven Keith, both of Chilhowie, Va.; two great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Mary Catherine Flythe of Springfield, Va.; several nieces & nephews & their families.

 The family will receive friends Monday, December 2, 2024 from 6 until 8 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 115 South Church Street, Marion VA 24354. Funeral services will begin at 8 p.m. with the Reverend Dr. James Bennington officiating. Private Graveside services will be held at Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery, 5550 Bagging Plant Road, Dublin, VA 24084. 

 In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to any of the following Weekday Religious Education Program, P.O. Box 83, Marion, VA 24354; Holston Home for Children, 404 Holston Drive, Greenville TN 37743 or online at www.holstonhome.org; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN 38105 or online at www.st.jude.com. 

 To share memories of Larry Gene Fitzpatrick, please visit www.seaverbrown.com. Care for Larry has been entrusted to Fraziers’ Seaver-Brown Funeral Service & Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion VA 24354.