Friday, October 08, 2010
Longtime Floyd County Banker Dies
KENTUCKY....
Henry Davidson "Buddy" Fitzpatrick Jr., who had been a Floyd County banker and businessman, died Wednesday in Pittsboro, N.C. at the age of 90. From 1946 to 1988, Fitzpatrick worked in every department of Prestonsburg's The Bank Josephine,
which was chartered in 1891 by his grandfather and other investors. He served on the Kentucky State Board of Education and on the boards of several educational institutions in the state. Fitzpatrick was born and grew up in Prestonsburg, graduated from what is now Eastern Kentucky University and was a World War II veteran.
Henry Davidson "Buddy" Fitzpatrick Jr., who had been a Floyd County banker and businessman, died Wednesday in Pittsboro, N.C. at the age of 90. From 1946 to 1988, Fitzpatrick worked in every department of Prestonsburg's The Bank Josephine,
which was chartered in 1891 by his grandfather and other investors. He served on the Kentucky State Board of Education and on the boards of several educational institutions in the state. Fitzpatrick was born and grew up in Prestonsburg, graduated from what is now Eastern Kentucky University and was a World War II veteran.