Town of Windermere pays respects to Evan Fitzgibbon

West Orange Times & Observer
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Downtown Windermere was a sea of red, white and blue Wednesday, Aug. 17, as the town, residents and friends lined Maguire Road in Windermere with American flags large and small. They all gathered to show support and pay their respects to U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon, who lost his life Aug. 9 in a Ranger School training incident.

John and Cindy Fitzgibbon were at Orlando International Airport when the body of their 23-year-old son was brought home. The hearse, carrying Fitzgibbon and his family, drove through the town on its way to Woodlawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park.

Windermere police officers provided an escort.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.