Raising Kathryn

It was quiet now that Vanessa’s funeral was over and everyone had gone back to their regular routines. I was afraid, unsure of what do, of what might happen. If something did happen, what would I do? I didn’t know! I doubted my ability to do this; I had never been this confused and nervous in my life. I asked, "God what am I supposed to do?"


I started to question my faith. Why did God do this to us? Was he mad at me for something I had done years ago? And now was the time for me to answer for my sins? I didn’t know, I didn’t understand. I just wanted all this to be a bad dream, but it wasn’t; it was real. Baby Kathryn and I were on our own. 


H.K Fitzgerald was born in Washington, D.C. and lives in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the University of The District of Columbia and The Washington Bible College and Capitol Seminary. He is a former Washington, D.C. firefighter and construction consultant. 


H.K. wrote the monthly news letter for a small Chicago charter school network, and he now volunteers as a high school track team parent and youth mentor.


His inspiration for writing this book was the untimely death of his wife when his daughter was a nine month old infant. He is currently working on becoming a motivational speaker, and he enjoys encouraging fathers and single fathers to stay involved in their children’s daily lives and to develop healthy father daughter/son relationships.  H.K. is the proud single father of a very bright, academically and athletically successful teenage daughter.