Early life George Fitzsimons was born on September 4, 1928k in
Kansas City, Missouri, to George K. and Margaret Mary (née Donavan) Fitzsimons. The family worshipped at St. Francis Xavier Church and Fitzsimons its elementary school He then attended
Rockhurst High School, followed by
Rockhurst University, both in Kansas City. Over the years, the diocese assigned Fitzsimons as
associate pastor in parishes, as well as a high school teacher and college chaplain. Bishop
Charles Herman Helmsing eventually named Fitzsimons as
chancellor and vicar general of the diocese.
Bishop of Salina Fitzsimons was named the eighth bishop of Salina on March 28, 1984. He was
installed by Archbishop
Strecker at
Sacred Heart Cathedral in Salina, Kansas on May 29, 1984.
Retirement and death After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Fitzsimons resigned as bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph on October 21, 2004. He then moved into the rectory at St. Patrick Parish in
Ogden, Kansas. In 2008, his lower left leg was
amputated due to a severe
infection; he then used a
prosthesis. Fitzsimons died at age 84 in Ogden on July 28, 2013. ==See also==