Birmingham, Alabama
Age 82
John Wittig passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022. Born in New York City in 1939, John graduated from Bronx Science High School at 16 and embarked on a journey through academia that would end with his retirement from UAB 60 years later. Along the way John was shaped by his City College of NY ROTC...
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John Wittig challenged us. John brought us together in a PR class project. John was one of the best teachers we ever had. We have been married now for 38 years. Thanks John. Jeff and Jan Sutherland
jeff and jan sutherland
April 28, 2023
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
Latonya Morris
May 11, 2022 | Friend
God's peace be with the Wittig family.
Ann Carol Mann
May 09, 2022
It has been said when the student is ready the teacher will appear. It happened many years ago when I took my first class with Dr. Wittig. His teaching style compelled excellence. I took every class I could from him before I left college. I learned so much and retained it. Many years after I left school, a friend's daughter was taking one of his classes, she mentioned my name to him. He remembered in detail two speeches I had made and told her about them. He never forgot his students and they...
Tommy Gloor
May 06, 2022
I met John in 1965 dating and eventually marrying his sister Beverly. I could spend hours talking about our times together he was like a brother that I never had. We shared some memorable fun times together and tragic times the loss of his son Parker and his mother Fran and father Bill (World War 11 Bronze Star) they were all family to me and my children Chuck and Liz. People may say we were complete opposites but in truth we were very much the same when it came to ambition, sports especially...
Charles F. Koehler
May 05, 2022
I would like to extend my condolences to the Wittig family in this time of grief. May you find peace in God during this difficult time
Neighbor
May 05, 2022
