Obituary for Douglas Masters Pitts
Douglas Masters Pitts, age 66, of Hagerstown, MD died on July 7, 2022 at Meritus Medical Center. Doug was born September 14, 1955 in Washington, D.C., the son of Harry Bristol Pitts and Virginia Masters Pitts.
He graduated from high school in 1973 and attended The Ohio State University and Prince George’s Community College. As a young man, Doug hitchhiked in forty-five of the fifty states, missing only the West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii. He settled in Ohio for a few years and remembered it fondly. He was passionate about music and held the copyrights to over three-hundred original songs for guitar as well as pieces for piano and mandolin.
A thoughtful and compassionate man, he spent most of his career at Way Station, a division of Sheppard Pratt, helping the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. He had an outstanding sense of humor and did fantastic renditions of Richard Nixon speaking the lyrics to “Build Me Up, Buttercup” and “I Saw Her Standing There.”
He is survived by his wife, Denise Brohawn Pitts and his older daughter, Colleen Ellen Brohawn a.k.a, Elana Colleen Pitts. He was predeceased by his younger daughter, Shresta Corinne Pitts.
Services are private.
He graduated from high school in 1973 and attended The Ohio State University and Prince George’s Community College. As a young man, Doug hitchhiked in forty-five of the fifty states, missing only the West Coast, Alaska, and Hawaii. He settled in Ohio for a few years and remembered it fondly. He was passionate about music and held the copyrights to over three-hundred original songs for guitar as well as pieces for piano and mandolin.
A thoughtful and compassionate man, he spent most of his career at Way Station, a division of Sheppard Pratt, helping the mentally ill and developmentally disabled. He had an outstanding sense of humor and did fantastic renditions of Richard Nixon speaking the lyrics to “Build Me Up, Buttercup” and “I Saw Her Standing There.”
He is survived by his wife, Denise Brohawn Pitts and his older daughter, Colleen Ellen Brohawn a.k.a, Elana Colleen Pitts. He was predeceased by his younger daughter, Shresta Corinne Pitts.
Services are private.