FREDERICK R. PITTS JR., M.D. ’50

FREDERICK R. PITTS JR., M.D., a neurosurgeon, died Mar. 6, 2015. He was 87. A member of Chi Psi, he received his degree with high distinction in creative art. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Rochester, he established a private practice in Madison, Wisc., and served as chief of staff at Madison General Hospital. He retired from medicine and relocated to Costa Rica, where he ran his sheep ranch for 35 years. Survivors include his wife, Tracy Yiu Shin Fu Liu, four daughters, one son, seven grandchildren, six-great-grandchildren, and his brother.