Robert Stewart Pitt

A memorial service will be held at a later date for Robert Stewart Pitt, of Granville.

Mr. Pitt was born in Worcester, MA in 1922 to the late Ruth Candlin Pitt and Lester Irving Pitt. He passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Kendal at Granville.

A World War II Navy veteran, Robert served as a Lieutenant (jg) on the destroyer Longshaw (DD559) where he received a Purple Heart. After being discharged from the Navy, Mr. Pitt returned to the University of Michigan where he received a Bachelor of Science and Master's degrees in Engineering. He retired from Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1982 as a department head.

Surviving are his three daughters and their spouses, Susan Pitt and Gregg Oehler of Warwick, RI, Ann and Roger Waldon of Chapel Hill, NC, and Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes and Corvis Catsouphes of Lexington, MA; one son, James Messenger and his wife Patti, of Lexington, MA; grandchildren, Jeffrey Oehler, Emily Costigan, Matthew and Christopher Waldon, Marcus and Jaymeson Catsouphes and Jay and Laura Messenger; and great grandsons, Liam Costigan and Hugo Waldon

In addition to his parents, Mr. Pitt was preceded in death by his wives, Martha Jane Gault Pitt and Coleen Melton Pitt and brother, David L. Pitt.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 110 W. Broadway, Granville, OH 43023.

Arrangements are in the care of McPeek-Hoekstra Funeral Home in Granville. www.mcpeekhoekstra.com.