Early Life, Education and Career
Fitzgerald was born in Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Hustisford, Wisconsin, when he was 11 years old. He graduated from Hustisford High School in 1981 and earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in 1985.
He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1981 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Armor Branch in 1985. He completed the Army Command and General Staff College and served in a number of assignments during his 27 years of service, including Battalion Commander. In 2009, he retired from service at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
He worked for nearly 10 years in the newspaper publishing business. He purchased the Dodge County Independent News in Juneau, Wisconsin in 1990 and sold it in 1996 to the Watertown Daily Times where he was retained as an associate publisher for a number of years.
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