Gloria Fitzgerald

Gloria Ann (Carter) Fitzgerald 02/03/1948 - 05/02/2014 Carter, as she liked to be known as, passed away in her home in La Porte, Indiana, on Friday, May 2, 2014. Carter was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia. She earned her undergraduate degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia and her Masters of Social Welfare degree from the University of Mary Washington, in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She lived in the Tidewater Area until she met and married her husband, Douglas, in 1980. Since then she lived briefly in Chicago, Illinois, eight years in Lakeland, Florida, and for the last 25 years in La Porte, Indiana. In her early career, she worked as a human resource manager in the health care industry, working at the Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Florida and Holy Cross Care Services in South Bend, Indiana. In 1995, she started The Carter Group, a human resource consulting firm which she has run for the last 19 years. Carter was an exceptionally hard worker and was dedicated to her clients and business. She was also a generous and giving person who had great love and compassion for animals. Over the years she owned five dogs and numerous cats. Feeding time at home was a sight to be seen. Carter was active in Rotary International and the local chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. Carter is predeceased by her father, Herbert E. Carter, Jr. She is survived by her husband, Douglas Fitzgerald and her mother, Virginia Carter. Visitation will be Thursday, May 8, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Sturtevant Funeral Home, 6201 Portsmouth Blvd., Portsmouth, Virginia. A graveside service will be held at Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens on Friday, May 9, at 11:00 a.m. Locally, a remembrance for Carter will be held at the LaSalle Grill, 115 W. Colfax, South Bend, Indiana, on Thursday, May 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Online condolences may be made at www.haverstockfuneralhome.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Gloria Ann Carter Fitzgerald please visit our Sympathy Store.