Background
Bitzer, John Frederick was born on July 5, 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of John Frederick and Kathleen Barrington (Gannon) Bitzer.
diversified holding company executive
Bitzer, John Frederick was born on July 5, 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Son of John Frederick and Kathleen Barrington (Gannon) Bitzer.
Student, Harvard University, 1954-1958; student, University Southern California, 1959-1962.
Various corporation staff positions, Avery International, San Marino, California, 1962-1965; general manager, Quaker State Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1965-1969; president, Quaker State Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, 1969-1972; president, Abarta, Inc., Pittsburgh, since 1972. Board directors Center Coca-Cola Bottling, Inc., Richmond, Virginia.
Chairman Pittsburgh City Planning Commission, 1970-1973, Vineyard Environmental Research Institute, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, 1986-1988. President Arthritis Foundation Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, 1986-1988. Member University of Southern California Associations, Meridian Club, Edgartown Yacht Club, Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club, Fox Chapel Racquet Club, Fox Chapel Golf Club.
Married Mary Adams, June 9, 1959. Children: Elizabeth Adams Bitzer Dusch, John FrederickIII, Charles William.