The College of Staten Island athletics proram is saddened to announce the passing of Michael Fitzmaurice, 51, of Hamilton, New Jersey.  Mr. Fitzmaurice, a native Staten Islander, was a fixture with CSI Basketball, serving as a long-time statistician with the team for nearly a decade.  A retired bank employee who loved sports, he passed on August 9 at his home.

Born in New Brighton, he was brought to Great Kills as a child and lived there until relocating to New Jersey in 2010.  He worked in the Goverment Services Department of JP Morgan Chase Bank. He retired around 2000, due to illness.

A graduate of Tottenville High School, Mr. Fitzmaurice earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the College of Staten Island, Willowbrook, in 1998. There, his passion for sports grew.  Fitzmaurice started as a statistician for the CSI Dolphins basketball team and a sportscaster for WSIA, the college's radio station. He started and hosted his own radio show, "Staten Island Sports Stuff," which aired on the station on Sunday nights.

CSI Head Coach Tony Petosa looks back fondly on Fitzmaurice's impact on the program, and remembered his dedication and passion to the program during those years.  "Only a small handful of people could truly appreciate what he did in his tenure at CSI.  He volunteered his time and loved being around the basketball programs," he said.  "He could tell you scores, stats and events and their specific years.  He was a gentle soul that never thought about himself- the ultimate team player, always in the shadows but vital for so many years."

Mr. Fitzmaurice also was a dedicated fan of the New York Jets and Mets and enjoyed attending both Staten Island Yankee and Brooklyn Cyclone games. He also was fond of taking trips to the Jersey Shore.  He will be dearly missed.

Surviving are his parents, Patrick and Rosemary Fitzmaurice; his brother, John, and his sisters, Agnes and Catherine Fitzmaurice.  Private arrangements were  handled by the Bordentown Home for Funerals, Bordentown N.J.