WILLOTT A. PITZ
Willott A. (Buddy) Pitz, age 80, a resident of 822 Hawthorne Terrace, Manitowoc,
died Sunday, December 21, 1997, at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 27, 1997, at First
Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. Rev. William Plank will officiate with burial to
follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born April 25, 1917, in Manitowoc, son of the late Willott Arthur and Ada
Willott Pitz. Mr. Pitz attended schools in Manitowoc, graduated from Dartmouth
College in 1940, and the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth in 1941. He
entered the United States Navy Sebees, serving from 1941 through 1945, achieving
the rank of Lt. Commander. He was president of McMullen & Pitz Construction since
1946. He married Helen (Honey) Donohue on July 22, 1946. Mrs. Pitz preceded him
in death on July 19, 1989.
Mr. Pitz was recognized as a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association
having earned the Eagle Scout Award in 1930. Buddy was a co-founder and first
president of the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA in 1963. He was recipient of the Service
to Youth Award, which is now named in his honor. He was recently honored by the
Wisconsin Cluster of YMCA's as a 1997 Key Leader Award recipient. He was known as
"Mr. YMCA" of Manitowoc. He continued to be instrumental in the YMCA fund drives.
Mr. Pitz was a member of the Board of Directors of the following organizations:
Camp Manitowish YMCA, Associated Bank-Lakeshore, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, the
Capitol Civic Centre, and M&I Bank SSB. He was an avid outdoors man. He was also
a member and served on the Board of Directors of the following professional
organizations: Associated General Contractors, Inc., Fox River Valley Contractors
Association, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Club memberships include
Branch River Country Club, Manitowoc Elks Club, B&B Club, and the Manitowoc Masonic
Lodge #65, F&AM.
Survivors include four children, Penney (Mark) Burrall, Cedarburg, Peggy Pitz,
Whitefish Bay, Jody (Tom) Halloran, Hartland, Erich (Linda) Pitz, Manitowoc. Buddy's
joys to the world include his ten grandchildren, Grant and Carey Burrall, Patrick,
Kathleen, Maureen, and Connor Halloran, and Preston, Marshall, Sophie and Isaiah Pitz;
his sister, Josephine Eagan, Colorado Springs, Colo.; his pet and faithful companion,
Gunner; also other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and
his wife, Honey.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, on Friday from
5-8 p.m. A Masonic Service will be held at 7 p.m. by the Manitowoc Masonic Lodge #65,
F&AM. Friends may also call at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday from 10 a.m.
until the time of service at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated to the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA
Endowment Fund, the Capitol Civic Centre or the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;
who has gained the respect of intelligent man and the love of children who has filled
his niche and accomplished his task;
Who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect
poem, or a rescued soul;
who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it;
who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.
This was our Dad, Grandfather, and Friend.
Herald Times Reporter, December 23, 1997 P. A2
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Willot A. Pitz/Apr. 25, 1917/Dec. 21, 1997
Willott A. (Buddy) Pitz, age 80, a resident of 822 Hawthorne Terrace, Manitowoc,
died Sunday, December 21, 1997, at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 27, 1997, at First
Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. Rev. William Plank will officiate with burial to
follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born April 25, 1917, in Manitowoc, son of the late Willott Arthur and Ada
Willott Pitz. Mr. Pitz attended schools in Manitowoc, graduated from Dartmouth
College in 1940, and the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth in 1941. He
entered the United States Navy Sebees, serving from 1941 through 1945, achieving
the rank of Lt. Commander. He was president of McMullen & Pitz Construction since
1946. He married Helen (Honey) Donohue on July 22, 1946. Mrs. Pitz preceded him
in death on July 19, 1989.
Mr. Pitz was recognized as a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association
having earned the Eagle Scout Award in 1930. Buddy was a co-founder and first
president of the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA in 1963. He was recipient of the Service
to Youth Award, which is now named in his honor. He was recently honored by the
Wisconsin Cluster of YMCA's as a 1997 Key Leader Award recipient. He was known as
"Mr. YMCA" of Manitowoc. He continued to be instrumental in the YMCA fund drives.
Mr. Pitz was a member of the Board of Directors of the following organizations:
Camp Manitowish YMCA, Associated Bank-Lakeshore, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, the
Capitol Civic Centre, and M&I Bank SSB. He was an avid outdoors man. He was also
a member and served on the Board of Directors of the following professional
organizations: Associated General Contractors, Inc., Fox River Valley Contractors
Association, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Club memberships include
Branch River Country Club, Manitowoc Elks Club, B&B Club, and the Manitowoc Masonic
Lodge #65, F&AM.
Survivors include four children, Penney (Mark) Burrall, Cedarburg, Peggy Pitz,
Whitefish Bay, Jody (Tom) Halloran, Hartland, Erich (Linda) Pitz, Manitowoc. Buddy's
joys to the world include his ten grandchildren, Grant and Carey Burrall, Patrick,
Kathleen, Maureen, and Connor Halloran, and Preston, Marshall, Sophie and Isaiah Pitz;
his sister, Josephine Eagan, Colorado Springs, Colo.; his pet and faithful companion,
Gunner; also other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and
his wife, Honey.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, on Friday from
5-8 p.m. A Masonic Service will be held at 7 p.m. by the Manitowoc Masonic Lodge #65,
F&AM. Friends may also call at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday from 10 a.m.
until the time of service at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated to the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA
Endowment Fund, the Capitol Civic Centre or the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;
who has gained the respect of intelligent man and the love of children who has filled
his niche and accomplished his task;
Who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect
poem, or a rescued soul;
who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it;
who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.
This was our Dad, Grandfather, and Friend.
Herald Times Reporter, December 23, 1997 P. A2
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Willot A. Pitz/Apr. 25, 1917/Dec. 21, 1997
WILLOTT A. PITZ
Willott A. (Buddy) Pitz, age 80, a resident of 822 Hawthorne Terrace, Manitowoc,
died Sunday, December 21, 1997, at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 27, 1997, at First
Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. Rev. William Plank will officiate with burial to
follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born April 25, 1917, in Manitowoc, son of the late Willott Arthur and Ada
Willott Pitz. Mr. Pitz attended schools in Manitowoc, graduated from Dartmouth
College in 1940, and the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth in 1941. He
entered the United States Navy Sebees, serving from 1941 through 1945, achieving
the rank of Lt. Commander. He was president of McMullen & Pitz Construction since
1946. He married Helen (Honey) Donohue on July 22, 1946. Mrs. Pitz preceded him
in death on July 19, 1989.
Mr. Pitz was recognized as a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association
having earned the Eagle Scout Award in 1930. Buddy was a co-founder and first
president of the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA in 1963. He was recipient of the Service
to Youth Award, which is now named in his honor. He was recently honored by the
Wisconsin Cluster of YMCA's as a 1997 Key Leader Award recipient. He was known as
"Mr. YMCA" of Manitowoc. He continued to be instrumental in the YMCA fund drives.
Mr. Pitz was a member of the Board of Directors of the following organizations:
Camp Manitowish YMCA, Associated Bank-Lakeshore, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, the
Capitol Civic Centre, and M&I Bank SSB. He was an avid outdoors man. He was also
a member and served on the Board of Directors of the following professional
organizations: Associated General Contractors, Inc., Fox River Valley Contractors
Association, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Club memberships include
Branch River Country Club, Manitowoc Elks Club, B&B Club, and the Manitowoc Masonic
Lodge #65, F&AM.
Survivors include four children, Penney (Mark) Burrall, Cedarburg, Peggy Pitz,
Whitefish Bay, Jody (Tom) Halloran, Hartland, Erich (Linda) Pitz, Manitowoc. Buddy's
joys to the world include his ten grandchildren, Grant and Carey Burrall, Patrick,
Kathleen, Maureen, and Connor Halloran, and Preston, Marshall, Sophie and Isaiah Pitz;
his sister, Josephine Eagan, Colorado Springs, Colo.; his pet and faithful companion,
Gunner; also other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and
his wife, Honey.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, on Friday from
5-8 p.m. A Masonic Service will be held at 7 p.m. by the Manitowoc Masonic Lodge #65,
F&AM. Friends may also call at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday from 10 a.m.
until the time of service at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated to the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA
Endowment Fund, the Capitol Civic Centre or the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;
who has gained the respect of intelligent man and the love of children who has filled
his niche and accomplished his task;
Who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect
poem, or a rescued soul;
who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it;
who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.
This was our Dad, Grandfather, and Friend.
Herald Times Reporter, December 23, 1997 P. A2
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Willot A. Pitz/Apr. 25, 1917/Dec. 21, 1997
Willott A. (Buddy) Pitz, age 80, a resident of 822 Hawthorne Terrace, Manitowoc,
died Sunday, December 21, 1997, at his residence.
Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 27, 1997, at First
Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. Rev. William Plank will officiate with burial to
follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
He was born April 25, 1917, in Manitowoc, son of the late Willott Arthur and Ada
Willott Pitz. Mr. Pitz attended schools in Manitowoc, graduated from Dartmouth
College in 1940, and the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth in 1941. He
entered the United States Navy Sebees, serving from 1941 through 1945, achieving
the rank of Lt. Commander. He was president of McMullen & Pitz Construction since
1946. He married Helen (Honey) Donohue on July 22, 1946. Mrs. Pitz preceded him
in death on July 19, 1989.
Mr. Pitz was recognized as a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association
having earned the Eagle Scout Award in 1930. Buddy was a co-founder and first
president of the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA in 1963. He was recipient of the Service
to Youth Award, which is now named in his honor. He was recently honored by the
Wisconsin Cluster of YMCA's as a 1997 Key Leader Award recipient. He was known as
"Mr. YMCA" of Manitowoc. He continued to be instrumental in the YMCA fund drives.
Mr. Pitz was a member of the Board of Directors of the following organizations:
Camp Manitowish YMCA, Associated Bank-Lakeshore, Wisconsin Maritime Museum, the
Capitol Civic Centre, and M&I Bank SSB. He was an avid outdoors man. He was also
a member and served on the Board of Directors of the following professional
organizations: Associated General Contractors, Inc., Fox River Valley Contractors
Association, and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Club memberships include
Branch River Country Club, Manitowoc Elks Club, B&B Club, and the Manitowoc Masonic
Lodge #65, F&AM.
Survivors include four children, Penney (Mark) Burrall, Cedarburg, Peggy Pitz,
Whitefish Bay, Jody (Tom) Halloran, Hartland, Erich (Linda) Pitz, Manitowoc. Buddy's
joys to the world include his ten grandchildren, Grant and Carey Burrall, Patrick,
Kathleen, Maureen, and Connor Halloran, and Preston, Marshall, Sophie and Isaiah Pitz;
his sister, Josephine Eagan, Colorado Springs, Colo.; his pet and faithful companion,
Gunner; also other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and
his wife, Honey.
Friends may call at the Harrigan Parkside Funeral Home, Manitowoc, on Friday from
5-8 p.m. A Masonic Service will be held at 7 p.m. by the Manitowoc Masonic Lodge #65,
F&AM. Friends may also call at First Presbyterian Church on Saturday from 10 a.m.
until the time of service at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, memorials would be appreciated to the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA
Endowment Fund, the Capitol Civic Centre or the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.
That man is a success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;
who has gained the respect of intelligent man and the love of children who has filled
his niche and accomplished his task;
Who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect
poem, or a rescued soul;
who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty or failed to express it;
who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.
This was our Dad, Grandfather, and Friend.
Herald Times Reporter, December 23, 1997 P. A2
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Willot A. Pitz/Apr. 25, 1917/Dec. 21, 1997
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