Career
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, in the neighborhood of Ocean View, Fitzpatrick was a high school basketball coach and was involved with the banking business. He was involved with the 1960 presidential campaign of John Kennedy and the 1968 presidential campaign of Robert Kennedy. Fitzpatrick served in the Virginia Senate from 1976 to 1981 and served as city treasurer of Norfolk, Virginia from 1981 to 2001.
Fitzpatrick died in Norfolk, Virginia.