Fitzpatrick, John 

KILGORE -- Memorial services for John Fitzpatrick, 46, of Kilgore, will be 10 a.m. 
Wednesday, May 3, 2006, in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore with the Rev. 
Robert Besser officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home 
today from 6 -8 p.m. John was born in San Antonio, Texas, on September 28, 1959. He 
was a partner with the law firm of Coghlan, Crowson, Fitzpatrick, Westbrook and 
Worthington in Longview. John was admitted to the bar in 1988. John graduated from 
the University of Texas (B.B.A., cum laude, 1983) and then went on to law school 
graduating from Texas Tech University (J.D. 1988). He was admitted to practice 
before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas. Member: American 
Bar Association, State Bar of Texas and Gregg County Bar Association. John was the 
past president and board member of Longview Habitat for Humanity, past board member 
of Teen Court and a member of the Longview Bicycle Club. John enjoyed spending time 
with his running group and riding bicycles with his riding group. He also enjoyed 
spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Lori 
Fitzpatrick of Kilgore; mother, Patsy Fitzpatrick of Atlanta, Ga.; father, John 
Fitzpatrick of San Antonio; grandmother, Laura Ramsey of Longview; stepsons, Hunter 
and Garrett Wood, both of Kilgore; Godson, Blaine Davis Balliett of Longview; 
brothers, Frank Richard Fitzpatrick of Dallas and Mark Daniel Fitzpatrick of Atlanta, 
Ga.; sister, Cynthia Louise Joynt of Atlanta, Ga.; mother-in-law and father-in-law, 
Bobby and Lujean Nichols of Lake Cherokee; special friend Diane MacFarlane of 
Longview; and several nieces, nephews and a host of extended family and friends. 
Memorials may be made to the Longview Habitat for Humanity, PO Box 2551, Longview, 
TX 75606, www.longviewhabitat.org, or a charity of your choice. Please leave online 
condolences at www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 5/1/2006.