WILLIAM T.S. "BILL" FITCH

FITCH WILLIAM "BILL" T.S.
76, of Washington, died Monday, January 13, 2014 in the Washington Hospital. He was born October 12, 1937 in Washington, a son of the late T.S. and Janet Reed Fitch. Bill was a 1955 graduate of Northwestern Military and Naval Academy in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. He went on to graduate from Yale University in 1959. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. After his service, he graduated from the Harvard Business School. He was a local businessman and was associated with Washington Steel, as well as his own businesses. Bill was an avid golfer, and was a member of the Nemacolin Country Club for over forty years. In November of 1968, he married Natasha Ignatieff, who survives. She lives in Noumea, New Caledonia. Surviving, in addition to Natasha, are three sons, Colin (Renee) Fitch, Esq. of Washington, Eric (Kathy) Fitch of Upper St. Clair, and Prof. Tecumseh (Gesche) Fitch, Ph.D of Vienna, Austria; a brother, Thomas E. Fitch of New York, NY; three sisters, Mary Keliikipi of California, Mundy (Scott) Fergus of Washington, and Madeleine Fitch-Pitcher of Oakmont; two grandchildren, Erin and Tommy Fitch, and many nieces and nephews. Deceased are a daughter, Hilary Fitch; a brother, Colin Fitch; and a sister, Gray Scariot. Friends will be received Thursday from 4 to 8 p.m. in the PIATT AND BARNHILL FUNERAL HOME, 420 Locust Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 17, 2014, with Rev. Dr. L. Stephen Smith, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in Washington Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed online at www.familyremembers.com. Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Directors, Inc., Charles R. Piatt, owner/supervisor and Lawrence K. Donovan, Funeral Director.
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