Fitzgerald, Roland 


Roland Fitzgerald, 76, of Longview, died Monday, April 10, 2006, at a Shreveport, 
Louisiana hospital. He was born July 9, 1929, in Kaufman County, to Joseph and 
Fannie Fitzgerald. Roland served his country in the United States Army from 
1951-1956. He was a member of Greggton First Baptist Church and was an avid 
fisherman. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, George, Jack, 
and Dutch Fitzgerald; and sisters, Violet Fitzgerald and Zuella Harris. Roland 
will be dearly missed by his loving wife, of 47 years, Frances Fitzgerald of 
Longview; step-son, Harold Hollis of Calhoun, Georgia; step-daughter, Janie Wilson 
of Torrance, California; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three 
brothers, Roy Lee, Oland, and Freddie Fitzgerald; and two sisters, Mayvon Kochin 
and Beatrice Dudley. He will also be missed by a host of special friends and his 
church family at Greggton First Baptist. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. 
Thursday evening, April 13, 2006, at Lakeview Funeral Home. Funeral services will 
be conducted 1 p.m. Friday, April 14, 2006, in the chapel of Lakeview Funeral Home. 
The Rev. Bobby Moore will officiate. Burial will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. 
For those unable to attend, online condolences may be made at www.mem.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 4/13/2006.