Robert Clyde Fitzgerald

Robert “Bob” Fitzgerald Jr. was born on July 3, 1949 in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from Independence High School in 1967. He went on to obtain a computer science degree from Kansas State. He started working at Gates Rubber Company in 1981. He has worked as an electronic data interchange team lead most recently, and was in charge of multiple projects. He was an avid golfer, enjoyed gardening, cycling, and spending time with his family and friends. Bob and Shelly were married on November 7, 1992 at their home in Conifer, Colorado. Bob was a devoted husband, father, brother, uncle and friend to many.

Bob died at the age of 65 on Tuesday, July 15 2014 surrounded by his family at the University of Colorado Hospital. His parents Dorothy and Robert, and his brother David preceded him in death.

Those left to honor his memory are his wife, Shelly of Castle Rock CO; a daughter, Jessica Daiker of Denver CO; a son, Nick Daiker of Denver CO; a nephew, Joe Wozniak of Aurora CO whom they adopted as their own son; two sisters, Terri (Jim) Barrett and Ruth Muller of Kansas, one brother, Mike (Sherri) Fitzgerald of Kansas, two step brothers, Bob and Tom Lackey and many nieces and nephews.

God saw you getting tired

And a cure was not to be

So he put his arms around you

And whispered, “come with me”.

With tearful eyes we watched you suffer

And saw you fade away

Although we loved you dearly

We could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating

Hardworking hands at rest

God broke our hearts to prove

He only takes the best.

It’s lonesome here without you

We miss you more each day

Life doesn’t seem the same

Since you’ve gone away.

When days are sad and lonely

And many things go wrong

We seem to hear you whisper

“Chin up and carry on”.

Each time we see your picture

You seem to smile and say

“I’m home in God’s safe keeping,

We will meet again someday”.