Obituary for Jack Harman Stitt

Jack Harman Stitt lived a life marked by curiosity, generosity, religion, and deep devotion to his household. He was born in El Paso, Texas, on November 27, 1945, the son of Jack Stitt (deceased 1983) and Betty Stitt (née Harman), who preceded him in loss of life in 2020. As a baby, Jack’s household moved often, and he grew up spending time in California, the Bahamas, and France.

Jack attended highschool overseas, later finding out on the American College in Paris earlier than graduating from Boston University in 1967. That similar yr, he started a protracted and profitable profession within the insurance coverage and monetary companies trade. He based Stratford Agency Group, Inc. in 1984 and later Portfolio Management Inc., a registered funding advisory agency, in 1991. Jack turned a Certified Financial Planner in 1991 and retired in 2014. Throughout his profession, lots of his shoppers turned lifelong buddies.

Jack is survived by his spouse of 44 years, Margaret (née Jobe), of Macedonia; his sisters Nancy Phillips (Floyd) of Huntington Beach, California, and Linda Ryan (Robert) of Chagrin Falls; and his six kids: Christopher Stitt (Denise) of Burke, Virginia; Traci Sage of Westlake; Jason Stitt (Laura) of Park Hills, Kentucky; Betsy Gizzo (Ronald) of Sagamore Hills; Janet Kulka of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and John Stitt (Katie) of Stow, Ohio.

Jack was the devoted grandfather of 13 grandchildren and the proud great-grandfather of 1 great-grandchild, all of whom introduced him immense pleasure.

A person of deep religion and repair, Jack was an lively member of Northfield Presbyterian Church, the place he served as a deacon and as a member of the church’s daycare board. He additionally developed a deepening curiosity in pictures later in life as a member of the Cleveland Photographic Society.

Jack’s ashes will likely be unfold privately by household on the household farm in Middlefield, Ohio, a spot the place he spent many cherished hours surrounded by family members.

Friends and household are requested to assemble for a Celebration of Life Service at NORTHFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 7755 S. BOYDEN ROAD, NORTHFIELD, ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026 AT 11 AM.

In lieu of flowers, the household invitations those that want to honor Jack to take action in a method he would respect: the subsequent time you end up in South Carolina, cease by Drunken Jack’s, increase a glass, and keep in mind him.

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