June 23, 2003 Canadaigua Daily Messenger Canadaigua, New York Leslie L. Fitzwater County legislator, insurance agent Italy/Naples, N.Y.: Leslie L. Fitzwater, age 77, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, June 22, 2003 at his home. Leslie was born May 7, 1926 in the town of Jerusalem, N.Y. and was a son of Frank and Zeda (Dinehart) Fitzwater. He was a 1943 graduate of Penn Yan High School. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Leslie served in the Pacific Theatre from 1944 to 1946. He married Janet Carey on May 7, 1945 at Italy Valley Methodist Church. Leslie was a vice president of R. W. Michaels Insurance Agency in Buffalo for many years and was currently running his own agency in Italy. He had been a Yates County legislator for 28 years and Italy supervisor for 22 years. Leslie was a member of Italy Valley Methodist Church and a past member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Middlesex. He enjoyed deer hunting, bowling and watching many types of sports, especially the Buffalo Bills and Syracuse Orangemen. He was predeceased by his son, Charles L. Fitzwater, in 1947. He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Janet Fitzwater; son, John (Patricia) Fitzwater of Italy; three grandchildren, Nichole Fitzwater of Italy, Tammy (Edward) Stafford of Bergen, N.Y. and Kimberly (Steven) McCorry of Rochester Hills, Minn.; five great-grandchildren, Amanda and Jonathan Stafford, both of Bergen, and Steven, Kayla and Matthew McCorry, all of Rochester Hills; sister, Thelma Conley of Jerusalem; brother Elwood Fitzwater of Prattsburgh, N.Y.; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may call from 12 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Baird-Moore Funeral Home, 154 S. Main St., Naples, where funeral services, with the Rev. Barbara Gifford officiating, will be held at the conclusion of calling. Burial will be in Italy Hill Cemetery. Contributions in Leslie's memory may be made to Italy Valley Methodist Church.