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William J. Pulte

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Age 85

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William J. PulteNaples, FLAnonymous Philanthropist, Loving Family Man, and Home Building Giant William J. Pulte Dies at Age 85– A Life Worth Living –William J. Pulte (Bill), active philanthropist, family man, and founder of home building giant PulteGroup Inc. (PHM) passed away on March 7, 2018...

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I just came across this obituary. What a beautiful person inside and out. Lovely! We need more people like this in the world today. God bless and Rest In Peace sincere condolences to your family. So beautiful. Sorry for your great loss.

Remembering Bill on the anniversary of his passing. Glad to see the company doing well coming out of the doldrums of the past. We built great homes due to great systems in place. I left in 2005 after 7 years to pursue different opportunities and as I was going thru some old boxes, I ran into a training module that I wrote and taught. Bill's insistence on constant training made us better builders and ironically, attractive candidates to be poached by other companies. That's what happened to...

So this is where @Pulte gets his generosity from! A family legacy of giving. God bless.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

I worked for Pulte Homes in the Atlanta area for 7 years from 1998 to 2005. I met Bill twice on his visits to some of our communities and he was a class act. I remember one visit in winter when it was real cold and everyone was bundled up. Bill was walking around with a light jacket and said, guys, you don't know what cold is. I'm from Detroit. We all laughed. I was proud to work for Pulte Homes, as I oversaw hundreds of closings and we built a very good home because of Bill's insistence on...

The Douglass C. Campbell family send their condolences to Karen and their family. Doug described Bill as one of the most wonderful mentors he had ever known. His personality and work ethics were beyond exemplary and Bill's friendship was generous and valued so much. Our lives are blessed to have known this remarkable man. His death is a great loss to the building industry. God Bless his family and all who knew him.

Bill Pulte was a great mentor to me, both professionally and personally. 29 years working for Pulte Homes in Michigan and Texas, a great career. Plus I met my wonderful wife working there in DFW. Great memories working for a great man.