Joseph E. Pitt Jr., formerly of Chadds Ford

Joseph E. Pitt Jr., 90, formerly of Chadds Ford, died Wednesday, July 7. Born in 1930, in Woodbury, N.J., he was the son of Joseph Pitt, Sr. and Mary Sellen.

Joseph E. Pitt Jr.

He was a graduate of South Philadelphia High School, a 1958 graduate of West Chester State College, where he earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in education, majoring in math and physics, and a 1963 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his master’s.

Joe served honorably in the US Air Force, earning the rank of first lieutenant. He was a flight commander at Clovis Air Force Base in New Mexico and a fighter pilot in the Korean War. He was a teacher at Mountain Lakes High School in N.J., Lansdowne Aldan High School, and Marple Newtown High School, where he also coached track, cross country, and football.

Joe was the beloved husband, for 60 years of the late Jacqueline (nee Martin); loving father of Joseph E. Pitt, III (Jeanne Lynne), Nancy Snyder (Thomas) and Barbara Pitt Macdonald; dear grandfather of Michael, Daniel, Stephanie, Scott, Craig, Joe, Tyler and Megan; great-grandfather of Sophia, Oliver, Ethan, Isaac, Peyton, Charlotte, Bruce and two more due by year’s end; and brother of Donald S. Pitt (Mari). He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

In addition to spending time with his growing family, Joe enjoyed his long-time hobby of powerboating on the Chesapeake Bay and his love of Great Danes. He was also a talented pianist. Services and interment are private. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to The Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue League, INC. at http://www.magdrl.org/ways-to-donate/ Arrg. The Donohue Funeral Home, West Chester, PA 19382, 610-431-9000. Online condolences at www.donohuefuneralhome.com.

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