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Christopher Fitzgerald family: All about wife Marissa Fitzgerald, parents Dr. Joel Fitzgerald Sr and Pauline Fitzgerald, and Temple police officer’s children

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Mia Horton

Published Feb 01, 2026

Christopher Fitzgerald, Sanctuary College cop was lethally shot while pursuing a burglar last week
He will be respected at his memorial service on Saturday
Fitzgerald had two young ladies and two young men between the ages of 7 to 13 with Marissa

Christopher Fitzgerald, Sanctuary College cop who was lethally shot while pursuing a looter last week, will be respected at his burial service on Saturday.

His relatives – spouse Marissa Fitzgerald, guardians Dr. Joel Fitzgerald Sr and Pauline Fitzgerald, and four kids – are supposed to be there at the House of God Basilica of Holy people Peter and Paul on 1723 Race Road in Center City.

Chris’ dad Joel Fitzgerald is the previous head of Allentown police. Chris turned into a cop in Texas, continuing in the strides of his dad.

Official Fitzgerald’s better half could scarcely get the words out as she remained before the group wearing her significant other’s coat. “My family won’t ever go back. I won’t ever go back,” said Marissa Fitzgerald.

Her close to home and weepy discourse acquired a couple of giggles as she shared accounts of her better half’s affection for the school. “We were watching the Sanctuary b-ball group play in my old neighborhood of Houston. We were battling on the grounds that he realize that Sanctuary planned to win… and you all did,” she said.

Despedida de héroe en el funeral para el oficial de Temple, Christopher Fitzgerald #Telemundo62

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Fitzgerald has two young ladies and two young men between the ages of 7 to 13 with Marissa. The lamenting kids even nestled into their friends and family as they talked about Fitzgerald’s heritage.

Fitzgerald was an energetic sprinter, father, and family man yet being a cop was one of the features of his life, his family says.

“Every one of you understudies, every one of you employees that profited from weapons being removed the roads, he did that for you. He did that at the pearl of his life. He was killed doing that for each understudy here,” said Joel Fitzgerald.

Joel Fitzgerald trusts a fair outcome will be given.

Fitzgerald planned to take his family out for breakfast Sunday morning and he asked Marissa to remain with him the morning of his passing. Merissa even made chocolate chip waffles as opposed to getting a few things done.