ALUMNI NEWS
The Charlotte Latin Community Celebrates the Life of
MR. WILLIAM HOWARD PITT, JR.
Bill Pitt ’86, Mr. Howard Pitt and Mariah Pitt Waltemyer ’77 Mr. William Howard Pitt, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. With his passing, the Charlotte Latin community lost a family man, a figure of great influence, and a member of Charlotte Latin’s founding board of trustees. Mr. Pitt graduated from Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1950. In 1954 he graduated from Duke University, and while there, he captained the 1953-1954 football team. His senior year he was selected to the All-American team for exceptional playing. He served his country as a captain in the United States Marine Corps and in the reserves as a Major. Mr. Pitt moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1956 to join James J. Harris Insurance Agency in 1956, and later was a founding principle in the Lambeth-Pitt-Crump Insurance Agency where he served as President until it was acquired by Sedgwick of the Carolinas. He worked until his last day at the Lowry Insurance Agency. He was a past vestry member of St. John’s Episcopal Church and a founding trustee of Charlotte Latin School. In September 2014, Mr. Pitt was honored for his early vision for an athletic program at Latin when he was inducted into the inaugural class of the Charlotte Latin School Athletic Hall of Fame. “When we started Latin School, we chose to enlist leaders who were specialists in particular fields. Frank Thies and I knew that in addition to a banker, a merchant, an attorney, a housewife… we needed someone on the board who brought athletic prowess to the fold. Howard had been the captain of his Duke football team – it was clear he offered athletic strength and guidance,” said fellow Founding Trustee and close friend Bob Knight. Pitt was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Anna Redding Pitt. He is survived by his children, Susan Pitt Herring, Mariah Pitt Waltemyer ’77 and her husband Mike, Mary Howard Pitt Lassiter ’79 and her husband Jack and William Howard Pitt III ’86, six grandchildren and one great granddaughter. “Howard Pitt was a strong leader in the early days of the School. Mr. Pitt is primarily responsible for the beginning of Latin athletics as well as the Booster Club. We have his passion and vision to thank for the very active athletic participation and following we now enjoy in 2016. His loss is deeply felt by the School and by all those who knew Howard personally,” said Headmaster Arch McIntosh. Fall 2016
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