Philip Lewis Pittman Philip Pittman was born on 3/24/1937 in

Philip Lewis Pittman Philip Pittman was born on 3/24/1937 in Centerville, Iowa. He passed away in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 2/23/2025 due to advanced symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. Phil spent most of his pre-college life in West Des Moines, Iowa and then his service to the U.S. Army lived in Chinon, France. He and Mom then moved to Lake Mills, Iowa, then Racine, Wisconsin. They resided in Oak Park, Illinois for over 40 years until they moved out to Rio Rancho, New Mexico and finally to Albuquerque, New Mexico for some amazing sunsets. Phil was a proud and loyal alum of both Valley High School in West Des Moines, Ia. and Drake University in Des Moines, Ia. (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration) Accounting, Computers and Data Analysis were some of his various careers. After college, Phil joined the Army and worked in the Finance Section. He was stationed in Chinon, France where his college sweetheart, Carol came over and married him in 1960. Phil has been a life-long member of the church where he very much enjoyed singing in the choir and serving as a Lay leader and Sunday School Director. Phil inherited his mom's (Dorothy Pittman) love for family history so if you are part of his family, there is a good chance that he has added you to a family tree. He also considered himself a perpetual expert in accounting, even offering to do the books for the Ravenna Senior Living Center up to his final time on this plain. He also enjoyed singing the oldies in Karaoke. Dad was extremely proud of those he is survived by his three children and their spouses, Mike (Tara), Michelle (Tony) and Doug (Janice). His seven grandchildren are Joel, Kyle, Dillon, Grace, Tyler, Kodi and Jesse. And his three great-granddaughters: Abigail, Isabella and Arianna. He is preceded in death by his dad and mom, Richard and Dorothy Pittman and his Wife, Carol Pittman (West). Our family invites you to a Celebration of Life Ceremony which will be held at: McLaren's Resthaven Chapel 801 19th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265 on Saturday, April 5th, 2025 followed by Visitation at 1:00 pm and Celebration at 2:00 pm. Please consider donations in Phil's name to Parkinson's Foundation: www.parkinsons.org/southwest or Alzheimer's Association https://www.alz.org/newmexico