Todd
H. Fitch, born on January 24, 1959, in Burlington, Vt., died on
November 6, 2024. He was 65 years old. The son of Arthur and Beatrice
Fitch, Todd grew up in East Montpelier, Vt. He graduated from Union
32 High School in 1977 and Keene State College, where he studied
environmental science, in 1981.
He
married Barbara Bull Fitch in 1991, with whom he shared a daughter,
Eliza, born in 2000. He married Rachel Fitch in 2012, gaining two
stepsons and a slew of in-laws who loved him as their own. Todd
enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing guitar, singing, golf,
water-skiing, playing cribbage, pickleball, volleyball, basketball
and watching the Minnesota Vikings — most especially when he was
with people he loved.
Todd
was a salesman for more than 30 years, retiring in 2021 following a
brain injury. He moved to Raleigh, N.C., in 2022 and lived at the
Cambridge at Brier Creek at the time of his passing.
Todd
is predeceased by his parents, Arthur and Beatrice Fitch; his
brother-in-law Milan Lawson; and his dog Kemba. He is survived by his
wife, Rachel Fitch; his daughter, Eliza Fitch, and her mother,
Barbara Bull Fitch; his stepsons and their spouses, Hayden Smith and
Cristina Piergentilli, and Nick Smith and Alysha Hall; his grandson,
Charlie Piergentilli-Smith; his sisters, Martha Fitch and Corinne
Lawson; his in-laws, Dan Bragg, Pat and Bob Swartz, Rebecca and Dan
Butcher, and Anne and Kevin Cornish; his nieces and nephews, Lucia
Bragg, Dylan Bragg, Peter Talbot, Dan Lawson, Ben Butcher, Kate
Butcher, Burke Cornish and Hannah Cornish; his lifelong best friend,
Stewart Lawson; his dog Gracie; his friends and fellow residents at
the Cambridge; and countless others whom he adored and who all miss
him dearly.
An
obituary can be found at hallwynne.com, the website of Hall-Wynne
Funeral Service & Crematory of Durham, N.C. Service details are
forthcoming.
This article appears in Nov 6-12, 2024.