Gail Ann Fisher, age 81 years, of North Brunswick, NJ, died peacefully with her beloved daughters, Karin and Kristina, by her side on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Renaissance Forks Assisted Living, Forks Township, PA.

Born in Orange, NJ, February 1, 1941, daughter of the late John Augustus and Arabelle Keegan Dietrich, Gail was raised in Madison, NJ, and had lived in Downers Grove, IL, and Verona, NJ, prior to moving to North Brunswick, NJ over fifty-five years ago.

Graduating from Madison High School in 1959, Gail would continue on to first attended Cedar Crest College before transferring to Elmhurst College when her family moved to Illinois. She would earn her BA in Education and work for many years, after both her daughters had left for college, as a teacher’s aide in the Special Education department at North Brunswick High School. Gail was loved by both her students and colleagues, and was known as a woman of compassion and humor who gently pushed and guided her students to follow their dreams and to never give up!

Meeting her future husband, Frederick Thomas Fisher on a blind date in 1962, their romance was a made for television movie whose overarching themes of selflessness and true love never faded throughout their 51 years together.

Joining hands in holy matrimony on November 20, 1965, at St. John’s Church, Orange, NJ, Gail and Fred would be blessed with two daughters, Karin in 1970 and Kristina in 1973. The couple decided together that Gail would stay home and raise the girls to learn the values of hard work, honesty, respecting all peoples, and loving humanity fiercely. She was a devoted mother who ensured her girls had all they needed, but understood the work that it took to provide them those items. She was there for them in both the happy times and well as life’s more difficult moments, teaching by example and always being a solid sounding board that her girls could lean on at any moment.

The family was very close as Karin and Kristina were growing up, with summers spent at the Brookside Swim Club in Milltown, NJ, and the obligatory two week  annual vacation to Long Beach Island. Gail loved to sit on the beach, book in hand, watching her daughters grow and become the women she was most proud of as they followed their dreams; something which Gail always encouraged them to do daily. The family also greatly enjoyed traveling to Princeton and Lambertville, NJ, as well as New Hope, PA, where they would have many wonderful walks, taking in the architecture and history and just enjoying each other’s company. One could never forget the amazing meals at the Lambertville Station restaurant, amazing not just for the food, but because they were there together as a family.

In addition to loving the beach and spending time as a family, Gail stayed active in her community as part of the North Brunswick Woman’s Club, where she served as Treasurer. She and her husband were also part of a ‘Gourmet Club’ where they, and several of their friends, would learn how to prepare gourmet meals. The couples would then take turns cooking for each other and throwing wonderful parties where many happy memories were made.

Shopping was another activity which was on Gail’s daily ‘to-do’ list, and she would frequent Chico’s and many other stores at the Bridgewater Mall in an effort to spoil the next generation, her loving grandchildren, Jake and Sara. ‘Grandma Gail’ loved her grandkids and helped to take care of them during their formative years and was, besides their Mom of course, one of their biggest cheerleaders. She also kept them well fed, with many recipes that her daughters enjoyed growing up.

One of her most profound lessons to her family though, was how she took diligent care of her beloved Fred as he battled Parkinson’s for many years, never once complaining, and ensuring that he remained home where Gail would care for his every need. He died at home in 2016, with Gail by his side.

The music legend John Lennon once wrote, “We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by itself. You’ve got to keep watering it. You’ve got to really look after it and nurture it.” Gail’s gift to this world can be summed up by her ability to nurture others to open and use their hearts to the fullest. To honor Gail and keep her legacy alive, is to pause, reflect, and love with all your might. To do any less, is to not live.

Surviving are her daughters and son-in-law, Karin Fisher and Krissy and Don Adams; her two adored grandchildren, Jake and Sara Adams; her sister and brother-in-law, Joan and Larry Reynolds; her nieces and their spouses, Laura and John Comerford and Lisa and Bill McElroy; several extended family members; and many dear friends.

Gail will lie in repose on Thursday, March 24, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 p.m., as well as on Friday, March 25, 2022 from 9:30-10:30 a.m., all in the Chapel of Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 38 State Highway 31, Flemington, NJ.

Life celebration services officiated by Life Celebrant D.J. Wright will take place on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. and to which all are welcome.

Entombment with her beloved husband at Franklin Memorial Park, 1800 NJ 27, North Brunswick, NJ 08902, will follow the life celebration services and again, all are welcome.

You are encouraged to visit Gail’s permanent life celebration site at www.wrightfamily.com to light a candle of hope, leave messages of condolence, share words of comfort and recollection, and post photographs of her life.

Memorial contributions in Gail’s honor may be made to an organization that holds a specials place in Gail’s heart, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation. Donations may be sent via mail to PO Box 781352, Philadelphia, PA 19178-1352, or online by clicking HERE.

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Wright & Ford, your local, family owned & operated “Life Celebration Home”