Background
Stitt, Leonard Eugene was born on August 17, 1926 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leslie Vernon and Grace Leora (Polliard) Stitt.
Stitt, Leonard Eugene was born on August 17, 1926 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Leslie Vernon and Grace Leora (Polliard) Stitt.
Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University Notre Dame, Indiana, 1948. Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering, University Notre Dame, Indiana, 1952.
Engineer, Bendix Aviation corporation, South Bend, Indiana, 1948-1949; teaching fellow, U. Notre Dame, 1951-1952; aero research engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, 1952-1962; supervisory aero engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, 1962-1972, 81-84; aero engineer project office, National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, 1972-1981; unit manager, General Electric Company, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1984-1986; senior engineer, Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Cleveland, 1988-1990.
Active St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry, hospice. With United States Navy, 1944-1946. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Married Eleanor Touhey, August 28, 1948. Children: Patti Hammel, Carol Hudak, Leonard, Lesley Schoch, Mary Grace Lenaburg, William, Lenore Fox, Joseph.