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Art was born on Jan. 14, 1927, in Fond du Lac, to John James and Emily (Collins) Pitas.
He was known as "Buddy" by his Fond du Lac clan. Art grew up in Fond du Lac and graduated from Fond du Lac Senior High School in 1945.
He trained at Truax Field in the U.S. Army Air Corps and served in England and Germany during World War II.
Art graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He enjoyed a successful career as an accountant. He was the Comptroller at University Bookstore for 26 years and retired in 1990. Art enjoyed playing Sheepshead. He renovated a 1964 ThunderBird, was a member of the EAA and attended the EAA Fly-in for many years.
Art was well-known for his upstanding character, his integrity and his sharp wit.
He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Delores; four children; Alan (Mary) Pitas of Evansville, Andy (Jan) Pitas of Madison; Laurie Sanford (John Gaska) of Waunakee, and John (Holly) Pitas of Stoughton; 10 grandchildren, Katrina Pitas of Madison, Alex (Zoey) Pitas of Wellington, England, Chance, Chelsey and Chandler Sanford all of Waunakee, Tianna and Mikos Pitas of Madison; Jeremy Pitas of Milwaukee, Demitrios (Kala) Pitas of Madison and Nikolaos (Amy) Pitas of Port Washington; and his sister, Elaine (Paul) Leser of Waukesha.
In addition to his parents, Art was preceded in death by his brother James.
VISITATION: Visitation will be held at 2 p.m., on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at First United Methodist Church on Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Madison.
SERVICES: A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at the church. A meal will follow in the church's Fellowship Hall immediately following the service.
Memorial gifts can be made to the American Parkinson's Disease As- sociation.
The Reporter
Fond du Lac, Wis.
Sept. 19, 2011
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jessie peterson
September 20, 2011
Uncle Buddy was the best, most fun uncle anyone could ever ask for.
Mark Mueller
September 19, 2011
My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in the Pitas family. Uncle Art was truly a great man and an inspiration. I went to college to study finance/accounting and became a controller because of my Uncle Art. He will be missed.
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