James “Jim” Fitzgerald, Jr. passed away on Dec. 28, 2022, at Southern Maine Health Care with his family by his side.

Jim was born on April 17, 1945, in Baltimore, son of James Sr. and Virginia May Vince.

Jim was really larger than life and will be missed by all. He is survived by his wife, Betsy; his daughter, Cheyenne Scola, her husband, Sam, and their sons, Bryson and Rowen; and his son Christopher (by a previous marriage), his wife, Jessica, and their sons, Charlie and Emmet. He is also survived by his sister, Barbara Marx and her husband, Pete, of California. His dog Frankie will miss him, too!

A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, 57 Gravelly Brook Road, Kennebunkport, ME 04046.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Travis Mills Foundation, 647 Castle Island Road, Mt. Vernon, ME 04352, or to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=10043). To leave a message of condolence, please visit Jim’s Book of Memories at www.bibberfuneral.com.

Arrangements are entrusted to Bibber Memorial Chapel, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk.