 | | | Robert J. Fitch
Robert J. Fitch
1923-2007
Born in Frontier County, Nebraska, and after graduating from Riverside City College in 1943, Robert Fitch enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps, where he became a pilot delivering planes to the frontlines in Europe at the end of World War II. Following the War, and further education at the University of Redlands, he began working for the County of Riverside in 1950.
Robert Fitch dedicated more than 50 years to public service, 34 of those working for the County of Riverside. After retiring in 1984 as the County Executive Officer, he spent the next quarter of a century volunteering for a number of civic, philanthropic, and cultural endeavors.
A strong advocate for preserving the documentary heritage of Riverside County, Robert Fitch wrote several historical articles and two books, including Profile of a Century, Riverside County California, 1893 - 1993. He also presented public programs on the history of aviation in the County and conducted many interviews for the Riverside Veterans History Project. Robert Fitch served as chair of the Riverside Centennial Advisory Board that coordinated the 100th anniversary celebration for the County in 1993. Helping to establish the original County Archives Committee, he was later appointed by the Board of Supervisors to serve on the County's independent Archives Commission.
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