![]() ![]() ![]() The watercolor was entitled “Lexington Avenue Express” and was painted in 1993 and is still for purchase on Ebayĭear Charles, Corrina, Kristin, and Ben and your families: I guess everyone wants to be the birth of something artistic like that. I just watched an excerpt from a PBS Oregon show he appeared on, and he seemed to have such a nice Non-threatening approach to random people on the street that he asked if he could take a photo of them because he might turn it into a painting. I noticed some other possibly acrylic paintings he has done of a woman with a man and at least two different poses. One of The figures in the painting looks familiar, as if she modeled for him in a poster stage situation. As a professional photographer, I highly suspected that this one image was taken and referenced from one of his photos that he would capture. WESTERMAN, but I have followed a series of twist interns have been found one of his watercolors that I purchased from a Goodwill in Arlington Virginia. I will miss our telephone chats, but know he is in the arms of Jesus no longer feeling any pain and finally at peace. He was a genuine, gentle, and kind person. We had similar religious and political leanings. Mike had many medical issues (most of them caused by exposure to Agent Orange) and was under care at the local VA Hospital in Portland. We spent a memorable evening together at beautiful restaurant catching up and reminiscing. Most of the time, Mike and I would just have great phone conversations updating each on the latest in our lives and trying to solve the world’s problems! My wife and I made a trip to Portland a few years ago, and the highlight was a visit with Mike. ![]() Sometimes we were successful!!įollowing the war, we made contact again. We tried to meet girls and he used his camera as an introduction. ![]() We would often go on Liberty together in Honolulu and various Asian ports which were visited by thousands of Westpac ships during the Vietnam War. He did some weddings and other jobs for the officers, which got him out of a lot of the mundane Military duties on the ship. Mike used his photographic skills to become the official ship’s photographer. Built in 1945, the ship was nicknamed the “Dirty Ernie”, a much deserved title! We were both E-3 Seaman aboard one of the oldest ships in the 7th fleet. Mike and I were friends for most of 1967-69. Just heard the bad news that my best buddy on the USS Ernest G. We will always be dear friends for all eternity. We will be looking a lot better, a lot younger, compared to how our mortal bodies have aged over the last 33 years. We will all be in our prime of life at that time in the future with immortal bodies. Mike, we will see you again on Resurrection Morning. He was always ready to help me if I needed help. He was, and still is, one of my most dearest, most trusted friends I have every had. Jeannie would hold his hand the entire time and kept telling him we love him. He loved taking pictures and took some remarkable pictures of me in the woods of Larch Mountain that I still have hanging on my wall in the break room of our medical clinic.ĭuring his last days in the hospital we visited with him weekly. In his last year of life he could not get out much so he called our office and spoke for hours every week over the phone, taking turns talking to either me or Jeannie. He visited us on a regular basis for many years. We hit it off right away because we had a lot in common. We met while practice shooting in the woods of Larch Mountain Oregon. In lieu of flowers please donate to Providence United Methodist Church.Michael and I go back about 33 years. He is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. He is survived by : his daughters, Deborah Briggs (Ron), Margie Ligon (Arthur) and Barbara Wood and his grandchildren, Chris Briggs (Kristal), Robert Briggs (Michelle), Justin Ligon (Lauren), Jason Ligon (Kelly), Jessica Dayson (Darryl), Alison Wood and Thomas Wood (Savannah). Fitch his sister Evelyn Fitch Hutcherson and his brother-in-law Lynn C. and Winnie Royal Fitch his wife Frances Pugh Fitch his brother John Luther Fitch, Jr. He was predeceased by : his parents, John Luther Fitch, Sr. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Robert Fitch to show support. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved James Robert Fitch of Richmond, Virginia, who passed away at the age of 97, on October 22, 2022. It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. ![]()
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