- Date Of Birth: July 27, 1930
- Date Of Death: May 18, 2020
- State: Alabama
Delbert Fisher
July 27, 1930 – May 18, 2020
Delbert W. Fisher, age 89 of Tuscaloosa, passed away at DCH Medical Center on May 18, 2020, just two months shy of his 90th birthday. Born July 27, 1930, in Caldwell, KS, Delbert was the oldest of ten children. First in his family to attend college, he obtained a Bachelor of the Arts and a Master’s degree from Loyola University. He attended Indiana University to obtain an Education Doctorate Degree in 1972, and that is also where he met Nancy Capozzolo whom he married on May 7, 1972. After several moves and the birth of their two children Jeffry and Julia, Del and Nancy settled in Tuscaloosa, AL in 1980. Del was an Adult Education Coordinator the in the Education Department at the V.A. Hospital in Tuscaloosa until his retirement in 2000. Always an active volunteer in the Catholic Churches in Tuscaloosa and Catholic Social Services of West Alabama, he also volunteered to teach English as a Second Language and was an active blood donor. Del had a heart for service and dedication, and has touched countless lives by his work and by his example.
Delbert is preceded in death by his wife Nancy, but they are reunited now in heaven. He is survived by his son Jeffry T. Fisher, of Tuscaloosa, AL, and his daughter Julia (Ernie) Strauss, of Atlanta, GA.
611 James I Harrison Pkwy E., Tuscaloosa, AL 35405
