Jackie Lee Pitts passed away peacefully and comfortably on Friday, October 9, 2026. Jack was born on June 4, 1941 in Athens, Texas to Horace and Lillian Pitts. He was 85 years old. Jack grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated from Arlington Heights H
Jackie Lee Pitts passed away peacefully and comfortably on Friday, October 9, 2026. Jack was born on June 4, 1941 in Athens, Texas to Horace and Lillian Pitts. He was 85 years old. Jack grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and graduated from Arlington Heights High School where he was the quarterback of the football team and ran track. He attended Henderson County Junior College in Athens Texas and the University of Cincinnati on a football scholarship.
Jack was a man of many talents who touched countless lives with his boundless energy and ability to light up any room he was in. A few of his pursuits include police officer, golf professional, auctioneer, cutting horse trainer, Texas National Guard, uranium miner in Colorado, shrimper in the Gulf of America. Jack was a natural salesman and entrepreneur owning paper, excavation, and insurance businesses. Outside of work, Jack loved golf and cutting horses. Jack was a golf professional at Pecan Plantation Country Club (Granbury, Texas), Granbury Country Club, and Mountain Valley Country Club in Joshua, Texas. Jack was an excellent golf instructor and his passion was shared over many years with family and friends. Later, Jack learned the cutting horse business and loved training horses at his home in Mabank, Texas. Jack was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend. Jack had a strong faith in God through the Episcopal church and later in life, he could be found reading the bible most mornings. He will be remembered for his strong, likable personality and fearlessness to try anything. He could strike up a conversation with anyone he met and formed many lasting friendships.
Jack met his wife of 55 years, Janine (Stewart) Pitts, at Vought Aerospace in Grand Prairie, Texas. Jack is survived by his wife Janine in Miramar Beach, Florida; his son Sean Fanning and wife Rebecca in Danbury, Connecticut; his daughter Patricia Jane and partner Alexis Jennings in Sherman, Texas; his grandchildren, Meredith and Michael Fanning, and Devon Shields and Shelby Green; his great grandchildren Brentley and Grayson Shields; his sister Patricia Stillwell and husband Jimmy; and nephews, nieces, and friends. Jack was preceded in death by his grandmother Luckie Pitts, parents Horace and Lillian, and brother Robert Pitts.
A celebration of life for Jackie Lee will be held at a future date in Fort Worth, Texas.
