Kathleen Fitzpatrick

Kathleen E. (Kathy) Fitzpatrick (Solo) was born on June 23, 1946 to Carrie Bowman and Clarence Solo. Kathy grew up in Downriver, where she attended Roosevelt High school in Wyandotte, MI.

She met her husband Bill (Fitzpatrick) in 1961. They were married at St. Patrick Chapel on October 7, 1966. She has 2 children Pamela Dumouchelle and Lorie Ann Larson (Danny); 2 grandchildren Loren and Alex (Raelee) Dumouchelle; 2 great grandchildren Mya and Maddy Dumouchelle.

Kathy began making jewelry in 1973. Kathy started her own business, Touch of Silver, with her husband Bill in 1975 where he exhibited her work principally at art fairs. Her artistic medium included metalsmithing, holloware, jewelry, lapidary and enameling. In the summer of 1987, she was commissioned to prepare four cloisonne replicas of the pope’s coat of arms. Each plaque to be mounted on the back of the four chairs Pope John Paul the II would be using on his visit to Michigan that September. Kathy also had other commissions from making pendants for the Red Wings to designing one-of-a-kind wedding rings.

Kathy was called home on September 4, 2022. She is survived by 2 daughters, 2 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews. She was loved by so many and already missed. She will never be forgotten and will be in our hearts forever.

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