Last confirmed location: Crane Mannor Ballroom Via Roof.
Missing for approximately fourteen years less one new years.
| Full Name | Martin Fitzgerald |
| Born | Apr. 6, 1947 |
| Wife | Pilar Lopez-Fitzgerald |
| Children | , Luis, Theresa, Miguel, |
| Played by | Eduardo Gomez; Kent Masters King |
| Status | Missing. Whereabouts unknown. |
| Employment | Former Crane Industries worker |
Lopez-Fitzgerald Family · The Absent Father
Martin Fitzgerald
Father of , Luis, Theresa, Miguel and . Husband of Pilar. Disappeared when his youngest children were small. The Lopez-Fitzgerald family has been living with the consequences ever since.
Missing · Unknown DurationPresent Situation
Martin Fitzgerald is, at press time, not in Harmony. He has not been in Harmony for approximately fourteen years except for one fateful new years eve that this paper recalls but can find no record of. His wife Pilar has raised five children alone in his absence. Luis has blamed the Crane family for his disappearance. The full truth of why Martin left is not yet known to his family.
The Gazette is aware that there is more to this situation than a man who simply walked away. The paper is watching.
Background
Martin Fitzgerald was born in Harmony, the son of an Irish-American family with deep local roots. He worked for Crane Industries and married Pilar Lopez, a Mexican immigrant, and together they built a family and a life in Harmony. He was, by all accounts, a loving husband and father until his disappearance.
His absence defined the Lopez-Fitzgerald family's experience for the next fourteen years. Pilar worked at Crane Manor as a housekeeper to support the children. Luis grew up bitter toward the Cranes, believing them responsible. The truth of Martin's departure, when it emerges, will be more complicated than abandonment.
The Damage
The practical consequence of Martin's disappearance is a family raised without a father, in reduced circumstances, in a town where the people most likely responsible for their suffering own everything. Luis became a police officer. Miguel became someone who needed to be good because there was nothing else to fall back on.
The Gazette considers the Lopez-Fitzgerald family's collective situation one of the show's most grounded storylines, which is saying something given that the show also features a demon trapped in a closet.