Mrs. Fitzsimmons, 96, of Rumson, died Jan. 10, 2009, at home. She was an advocate for patients at the Bird S. Coler Hospital, New York City, for more than 30 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert J. Fitzsimmons, in 1982. She is survived by a brother, John Gordon of Old Saybrook, Conn.; two daughters, Mary Louise Morgan of Darien, Conn., and Eileen Zazzali of Rumson; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at St. Catharine’s Church, Spring Lake. Interment followed at St. Catharine’s Cemetery, Sea Girt. Arrangements were by Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank.