Background
Pettitt, Jay S. was born on January 6, 1926 in Redford, Michigan, United States. Son of Jay S. and Florence Marian (Newman) Pettitt.
Pettitt, Jay S. was born on January 6, 1926 in Redford, Michigan, United States. Son of Jay S. and Florence Marian (Newman) Pettitt.
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Michigan, 1951.
Draftsman, Frank J. Stepnoski and Son, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, 1951; project architect, Albert Kahn Associations, Inc., Detroit, 1951-1962; chief architectural development, Albert Kahn Associations, Inc., 1962-1967; vice president, Albert Kahn Associations, Inc., 1967-1988; director architecture, Albert Kahn Associations, Inc., 1975-1988; architectural consultant, Beulah, Michigan, since 1988.
Active Junior Athletic Association, Redford, Michigan, 1959-1963. Committee chairman Boy Scouts American, 1960-1965. Supervisor Benzonia Township Served with United States Army.
1943-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Institute of Architects. Member Michigan Society Architects (president 1967), American Arbitration Association, American Association Hospital Planning, Engineering Society Detroit, University of Michigan President' Club.
Married Ruth Elizabeth Voigt, June 21, 1947. Children– J. Stuart, Laura Ellen, Patricia Lynn, Carol Ann.