Happy 95th Birthday To Roosevelt Island Resident And Pioneering NYPD Detective Mary Fitzgerald - One Of NYPD"s First Female Detectives

Before heading off to work, Mary Fitzgerald typically checked her oversized handbag: Keys. Makeup. A .38-caliber revolver. https://t.co/EMb1kPfACA

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 18, 2018

According to the NY Daily News, long time Roosevelt Island resident and former NYPD pioneering Detective Mary Fitzgerald celebrated her 95th birthday yesterday.

Join us in wishing NYPD pioneer Mary Fitzgerald a happy 95th birthday.
“In the era of stay-at-home TV moms like June Cleaver, Fitzgerald broke down barriers on the pickpocket squad and then the Intelligence Division.”
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— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) January 17, 2018

The NYPD Twitterverse adds:

Members from #NYPD ESU EMS helped celebrate retired 2nd grade Detective Mary Fitzgerald’s 95th Birthday. Detective Fitzgerald was appointed to the NYC Police Department on December 1, 1952 and retired on August 31, 1983 after over 30 years of dedicated service. Happy Birthday! pic.twitter.com/vZD5wzCQjk

— NYPD Special Ops (@NYPDSpecialops) January 17, 2018

#ICYMI #NYPD pioneer Mary Fitzgerald celebrates 95th birthday. When Fitzgerald joined the force in 1951, Harry Truman sat in the #WhiteHouse, “Oklahoma!” played on Bdwy and Mickey Mantle patrolled center field in @Yankees Stadium #Meetyourcops @NYDailyNews https://t.co/mGXn04JYM9

— Sgt. Carlos Nieves (@NYPDNieves) January 18, 2018

The New York Daily News adds:

... “My favorite memory was when President Kennedy asked me who I was,” recalled Fitzgerald, the daughter of Irish immigrants. “He put out his hand and said, ‘And you are?’

“So he got a big surprise when I said, ‘I’m Detective Mary Fitzgerald.’ There was a lot of security, but I was the only woman.”

The nonagenarian smiled at the memory from her long run as one of New York’s Finest. A signed photo of JFK’s wife (“With best wishes, Jacqueline Kennedy”) hangs inside her Roosevelt Island apartment...

Life of Mary Fitzgerald https://t.co/OKSJDl2qqr

— Charles girven (@CharlesGirven) January 18, 2018

Congratulations and Happy Birthday Detective Mary Fitzerald. Thank you for your service.

Check out the Mary Fitzgerald photo gallery from the NY Daily News too.