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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name= James Edward "Jimmy" Fitzmorris
| name= James Edward "Jimmy" Fitzmorris
| image=Jimmy Fitzmorris of LA.jpg
| office=46th Lieutenant Governor of [[Louisiana]]
| office=46th Lieutenant Governor of [[Louisiana]]
| term_start=May 9, 1972
| term_start=May 9, 1972
==Background==
==Background==
Fitzmorris was born in New Orleans, one of three children, of James Edward Fitzmorris, Sr. (1894-1974), and the former Romolia Elizabeth Hanning (1896-1968). He was predeceased by a sister, Florence Fitzmorris Simno and a brother, Norris Vernon Fitzmorris. He graduated from Jesuit High School in 1939 and then received a business degree from Loyola University New Orleans.<ref name=obit/>
Fitzmorris was born in New Orleans, one of three children, of James Edward Fitzmorris, Sr. (1894-1974), and the former Romolia Elizabeth Hanning (1896-1968). He was predeceased by a sister, Florence Fitzmorris Simno and a brother, Norris Vernon Fitzmorris. He graduated from Jesuit High School in 1939 and then received a business degree from Loyola University New Orleans.<ref name=obit/>
He fought in the [[United States Army]] in [[World War II]] and rose from the rank of private to major.<ref name=obit/>
In 1984, he opened Fitzmorris and Associates, a [[real estate]] business and consulting firm, os which he was the president and chief executive officer until his retirement in 2018.<ref name=obit/>
==City council and first mayoral bid==
==City council and first mayoral bid==
Fitzmorris was a civic figure for many years. He received the Pillar of the Community award from the [[Boy Scouts]] of America and the Leadership Award from the the Leukemia Society. He served on the boards of [[United Way]], the A.B. Freeman School of Business at [[Tulane University]], the March of Dimes, the Sugar Bowl, the [[Chamber of Commerce]], the Young Men's Business Club, and Children's Hospital. In the early 1950s, he served on the New Orleans Board of Public Welfare. He was a [[Roman Catholic]] and member of his church's men's organization, the [[Knights of Columbus]].<ref name=obit/>
Fitzmorris was a civic figure for many years. He received the Pillar of the Community award from the [[Boy Scouts]] of America and the Leadership Award from the the Leukemia Society. He served on the boards of [[United Way]], the A.B. Freeman School of Business at [[Tulane University]], the March of Dimes, the Sugar Bowl, the [[Chamber of Commerce]], the Young Men's Business Club, and Children's Hospital. In the early 1950s, he served on the New Orleans Board of Public Welfare. He was a [[Roman Catholic]] and member of his church's men's organization, the [[Knights of Columbus]].<ref name=obit/>
He was the widower of the former Gloria Madeline Lopez to whom he was married for fifty years until her death. Fitzmorris died of a brief illness at the Slidell home of their daughter and only child, Lisa Marie Fitzmorris Clement. His son-in-law is Bruce William Clement. He had two granddaughters, Madeline Gloria Clement and Meredith Rose Clement. He is interred privately.<ref name=obit/>
He was the widower of the former Gloria Madeline Lopez to whom he was married for fifty years until her death. Fitzmorris died of a brief illness at the Slidell home of their daughter and only child, Lisa Marie Fitzmorris Cleme, the wife of Bruce William Clement. He had two granddaughters, Madeline Gloria Clement and Meredith Rose Clement. He is interred privately.<ref name=obit/>
On the day that Fitzmorris' death was announced, former Governor Edwin Edwards entered into voluntary [[hospice]] care though he said talk of his imminent death is premature.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2021/07/06/edwin-edwards-former-louisiana-governor-enters-hospice-care/7871259002/|title=Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards enters hospice care, but says not a death sentence|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=July 6, 2021}}</ref>
On the day that Fitzmorris' death was announced, former Governor Edwin Edwards entered into voluntary [[hospice]] care though he said talk of his imminent death is premature.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2021/07/06/edwin-edwards-former-louisiana-governor-enters-hospice-care/7871259002/|title=Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards enters hospice care, but says not a death sentence|author=[[Greg Hilburn]]|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=July 6, 2021}}</ref>