PRINTER'S NO. 512

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

64

Session of

2023

INTRODUCED BY STREET, TARTAGLIONE, DILLON, HAYWOOD, HUGHES,

SAVAL AND A. WILLIAMS, MARCH 8, 2023

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 8, 2023

WHEREAS, Sergeant Fitzgerald was 31 years of age and is

remembered for being a strong cop with a tender heart and a

sense of humor, who strived to lead with kindness and respect;

and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Fitzgerald is survived by his wife, four

children, his mother and father, two siblings, two grandmothers,

one great-grandmother and a large family of loving aunts,

uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Fitzgerald was born in Philadelphia and

graduated from Stafford High School in Stafford, Texas, before

Department; and

WHEREAS, In 2019, Sergeant Fitzgerald matriculated at the

Philadelphia Sheriff's Department and served in its Guardian

Civic League; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Fitzgerald proudly served with the Temple

University Campus Police since 2021; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Fitzgerald served the Temple University

community with distinction; and

WHEREAS, In 2022, Sergeant Fitzgerald received three merit

awards for his service and the 2022 Officer of the Year award;

and

in high school; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Fitzgerald was one of the original members

of the Swagga House Run Club, which seeks to meet youths by

holding group running events monthly through neighborhoods

plagued by gun violence; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Fitzgerald believed that keeping

neighborhoods safe meant believing in them; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Fitzgerald wore his uniform proudly in his

North Philadelphia neighborhood to gain the community's trust;

and

posthumously promoted him to the rank of Sergeant; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Fitzgerald's uncle, Bishop Juan Marrero,

eulogized the gift that Sergeant Fitzgerald gave, which was the

example that he set and which is summarized as, "we do not fight

evil with evil; we defeat evil with good because good overcomes

evil all day long"; and

WHEREAS, Sergeant Fitzgerald's final patrol through Temple

University's campus before being laid to rest led a procession

of police, students and community members that extended for

miles; and

WHEREAS, There has been an outpouring of support through

RESOLVED, That the Senate honor the life and service of

Temple University Police Sergeant Christopher Fitzgerald; and be

it further

RESOLVED, That the Senate extend condolences to the family,

friends, students, university, loved ones and the entire

community as they honor the life and sacrifice of Sergeant

Fitzgerald.