Mick Fitzpatrick
Mick lived in Wath upon Dearne for years and was active in Huddersfield and Barnsley Socialist Workers Party (SWP).
He had three children and two grandchildren and, no surprise, a grandfather who marched against Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts in 1936.
He was utterly devoted to supporting Huddersfield Town and he always sold a few Socialist Workers in the bar before the match.
A student in his late 30s, in true Mick Fitz fashion he sold the paper instead of attending his graduation ceremony.
In his jobs, his main concern was about unionising the workforce and building socialist awareness.
He was involved in Huddersfield TUC, Unite community, Frack Free Dearne Valley and the Better Buses campaign.
Despite ill health he was on every local Palestine protest and gave generously to this cause. Even towards the end when he could hardly get out, he organised for Marxism Festival by phone.
He fought capitalism, the bosses, racism, sexism and homophobia for the whole of his adult life and remained an SWP member to the end.
He was a committed, genuine, kind, generous person with a great sense of humour and was a good friend for many people.
Mick Calvert
