Berenice McGrew Fitzgerald of Richmond, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at age 82. She is survived by her twins, Rebecca Fitzgerald and Richard Fitzgerald;, grandson, James Karis Fitzgerald Wolff; and sister, Laura Farthing.
Berenice was born December 15, 1938, in Charleston, West Virginia, to Emmett and Bernice McGrew. After graduating from Chatham College in Pittsburgh, she pursued her doctorate at Carnegie Institute of Technology, where she met Jim Fitzgerald, her husband of 43 years. An avid bridge and mahjong player, Berenice also enjoyed bowling, travel, tennis (both playing and watching), Elvis, Queen + Adam Lambert, and tuxedo cats.
The family invites friends to a reception to celebrate Berenice’s life on Thursday, December 16, 2021, from 1 to 3 pm at Woody Funeral Home, 1771 North Parham Road, Richmond, Virginia 23229.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy or the American Heart Association.