Daily News | Temple Officer Christopher Fitzgerald ‘cared about the community more than himself’
Both his parents, Joel and Pauline Fitzgerald, are former Philadelphia police officers. After 17 years with the Philadelphia force, Joel Fitzgerald went to work for the city Sheriff’s Office, and then to several high-profile positions in several other cities, before becoming Denver’s chief of police and emergency management for the city’s Regional Transportation District.
In the beginning of his law enforcement career, Christopher Fitzgerald also worked outside Philadelphia, including as a corrections officer in Allentown. But the young man with the Phillies’ red “P” tattooed on his right bicep and known for his loyalty wanted to serve the city he called home.joined the Housing Authority Police, and the Sheriff’s Office before becoming a police officer for Temple University in October 2021.
Friends say he was devoted to wife Marissa and their four children, ages 14 to 7. The couple’s Facebook pages are full of photos from their wedding and other happy times together. The young man who loved his family and policing also showed a passion for the greater community, especially young people.president Alec Shaffer said. ”He was the first one there to volunteer and interact with the children.”“Simply, he was just the best,” McKee said. “He was just a great police officer who advocated for a safer city that he grew up in.”
In fact, Fitzgerald got McKee involved in one of his other passions — running — and using it for the greater good.
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