A. Jane (Fitzpatrick) Kilroy, M.D., 92.

WORCESTER Retired pediatrician, A. Jane Fitzpatrick Kilroy, M.D.- known to several generations of children and their parents as "Dr. Jane" - died peacefully at the Knollwood Nursing Center on Sunday, May 3, 2009. She had been a resident of the Briarwood Retirement Community since 1999.

Dr. Fitzpatrick - the child of Sarah and Michael Fitzpatrick of Southbridge, Mass. - received her B.S. from Jackson College in 1938 and her M.D. from Tufts University Medical School in 1942. She interned at Hahnemann Hospital in Worcester, Mass. and completed her residency at the Metropolitan Hospital in New York City. Dr. Fitzpatrick practiced medicine in Worcester from 1945 to 1985 and was a member of the medical staffs of Hahnemann (where she served as Chief of Pediatrics), Worcester City, and St. Vincent's Hospitals, and was Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School from 1975-1985. She served Worcester's Department of Public Health for forty-five years, as a school physician from 1959-1985, and, even after her retirement from private practice, at the city's immunization clinic.

A strong supporter of her local community, Dr. Fitzpatrick received keys to the City of Worcester twice. Over the years, she served on various medical committees as well as the boards of the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Mass.; Girls, Inc.; and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The Worcester Youth Guidance Center presented her with the Bardwell Flower award in 1989. The Dr. A. Jane Fitzpatrick Community Service Award was established in 1991 and is given annually by the Worcester District Medical Society as a memorial tribute to her legacy of service. Dr. Fitzpatrick received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Worcester State College in 2004.

In addition to her professional and community activities, Mrs. Kilroy enjoyed her Monday evenings refinishing furniture at the Worcester Craft Center, Saturday night bowling with the Markers at the Worcester Country Club, shopping for bargains at Spag's, and vacationing at her second home in Centerville on Cape Cod. She was a devoted member of All Saints Church (Episcopal) for sixty years.

Her first-born child - Nancy Jane - died in 1949. She was also predeceased by her husband, Edward F. Kilroy, MD, who she married in 1946; her brother Royce Fitzpatrick, and her sister Carolyn Millin.

She is survived by her children John Kilroy of North Chatham, Mass.; Virginia and husband Ronnie Koenig of Ramsey, N.J.; Sally and husband Richard Talbot of Worcester, Mass.; David Kilroy and wife Melodee Wagen of Lexington, Mass.; and her adored grandchildren Molly and Jesse Kilroy; Joshua Koenig; Meghan and Christopher Talbot; and Toby and Nathan Kilroy. She will also be missed by her many nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held Friday, May 8, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Caswell-King, 474 Grove Street, Worcester [phone]; internment at Hope Cemetery, 119 Webster St., Worcester on Saturday, May 9, at 11 o'clock a.m.; funeral at All Saints Church, 10 Irving Street, Worcester on Saturday, May 9 at 3 o'clock p.m. with reception to follow at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the A. Jane Fitzpatrick Kilroy Fund of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, 370 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608.

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