John Thomas Pittenger ’40

John Pittenger died Sept. 20, 2000, after an extended illness. After attending Kiski, he graduated in our class with a degree in physics. He was a member of Tower Club.

During WWII he served in the Navy in the Pacific theater aboard the carrier John Hancock, achieving the rank of lieutenant. John earned his master's (1949) and doctorate in (1951) in science and physics at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He returned to his home in West Virginia to work with the Homer Laughlin China Co. for 33 years as a physicist and quality control expert.

Throughout his life, he actively engaged his passion for the outdoors, while dedicating himself to the service of his church (Christian Church of New Cumberland, W.V.) and his family.

John was predeceased by his brother, James G. '43. To his nephew, John C. '78, his nieces, Pauline Zapp and Eulaine Deist '73, and his sister-in-law, Pauline, the class extends its sincere sympathy.

The Class of 1940