AFTER A HARD-FOUGHT BATTLE WITH CANCER, DEDY FISHER PASSED AWAY AT HER HOME ON FRIDAY, AUG. 15, 2008, WITH HER FAMILY AT HER SIDE. DEDY IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND OF 50 YEARS, WILLIAM FISHER, THEIR DAUGHTER MILLIE FISHER EVERETT, SISTER PIERRETTE ANTHOINE, GRANDSON JACK WILLIAM EVERETT, AND SON-IN-LAW JOSEPH LAWRENCE EVERETT. DEDY LEAVES A HOST OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN FRANCE AND THE USA WHO WILL CHERISH THEIR MEMORIES OF HER. SHE IS REMEMBERED AS A BEAUTIFUL LADY THAT LOVED HER LIFE, WHO MET EACH DAY WITH A SMILE AND, WITH HER FRENCH ACCENT, WON OVER ANYONE SHE MET. DEDY COULD TURN A BACKYARD COOKOUT INTO A BANQUET AND HER SIT-DOWN DINNERS WERE NIGHTS NOT SOON FORGOTTEN. DEDY ALSO LOVED THE LIFE THAT THE U.S. NAVY PROVIDED FOR THE FISHER FAMILY, WHICH INCLUDED WONDERFUL ASSIGNMENTS IN FRANCE, ITALY, PUERTO RICO, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS AND VIRGINIA BEFORE COMING TO PENSACOLA FOR OUR LAST TOUR. LIVING HERE FOR THE LAST 33 YEARS MADE HER SO VERY HAPPY. DEDYS PASSIONS WERE HER FAMILY, OUR HOME, OUR FRIENDS AND HER TENNIS. SHE WANTED TO SAY A FINAL FAREWELL TO THE STAFF AND PROS AT THE PENSACOLA RACQUET CLUB AS WELL AS TO ALL THE MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WITH WHOM SHE PLAYED FOR OVER 30 YEARS. COURT SIX IS OPEN DEAR FRIENDS! FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A CELEBRATION OF HER LIFE AT THE HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL ON TUESDAY, AUG. 19, 2008 FROM 5-7PM. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO COVENANT HOSPICE, 5041 N. 12th AVENUE, PENSACOLA, FL 32504 FOR THE DEDICATED CARE AND TREATMENT DEDY RECEIVED IN THE FINAL WEEKS OF HER REMARKABLE LIFE. HARPER-MORRIS MEMORIAL CHAPEL IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.