Francis John “Jack” Fitzwilliam
February 21, 2017 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born June 19, 1929, in Tengyueh, China, to missionary parents Francis Julius Fitzwilliam and Jennie Eliza Kingston Fitzwilliam. On March 24, 1951, in Wheaton, Ill., he was married to Alice Ruth Larson, who survives in Warsaw.
He was a 1951 graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill. He also attended Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, for two years. In 1961, he received his master’s degree from Northern Illinois University.
He moved to Tokyo, Japan, to teach in a Christian Academy for missionary children. Later, he was transferred to Faith Academy in Manila, Philippines, as the business manager for three years. In 1964, he returned to Wheaton and worked as a business administrator until 1984. He was the CEO of Business Link Executive Suites, which he founded and retired from in 1999. He enjoyed gardening and most of all he dearly loved his family.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 65 years, Alice Ruth Fitzwilliam, Warsaw; a son, Stephen Fitzwilliam, Kunming, China; three daughters: Karen (husband Brent) Wildman, Winona Lake; Susan Alford, Omaha, Neb.; Nancy (husband Rod) Wildman, Winona Lake; 16 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at College Church, 332 E. Seminary Ave., Wheaton, and officiated by Pastor Dr. Wendall Hawley. Burial will be at Wheaton Cemetery.
Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
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Memorial donations may be directed to 2nd Mile Missions – Dominican Republic, P.O. Box 733, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and would be appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
He was born June 19, 1929, in Tengyueh, China, to missionary parents Francis Julius Fitzwilliam and Jennie Eliza Kingston Fitzwilliam. On March 24, 1951, in Wheaton, Ill., he was married to Alice Ruth Larson, who survives in Warsaw.
He was a 1951 graduate of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill. He also attended Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, for two years. In 1961, he received his master’s degree from Northern Illinois University.
He moved to Tokyo, Japan, to teach in a Christian Academy for missionary children. Later, he was transferred to Faith Academy in Manila, Philippines, as the business manager for three years. In 1964, he returned to Wheaton and worked as a business administrator until 1984. He was the CEO of Business Link Executive Suites, which he founded and retired from in 1999. He enjoyed gardening and most of all he dearly loved his family.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 65 years, Alice Ruth Fitzwilliam, Warsaw; a son, Stephen Fitzwilliam, Kunming, China; three daughters: Karen (husband Brent) Wildman, Winona Lake; Susan Alford, Omaha, Neb.; Nancy (husband Rod) Wildman, Winona Lake; 16 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at College Church, 332 E. Seminary Ave., Wheaton, and officiated by Pastor Dr. Wendall Hawley. Burial will be at Wheaton Cemetery.
Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw.
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Memorial donations may be directed to 2nd Mile Missions – Dominican Republic, P.O. Box 733, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and would be appreciated by the family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
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