[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10698]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      THE PASSING OF DENNIS PITTS

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                           HON. DOUG COLLINS

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 23, 2014

  Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, Hall County lost a wonderful 
citizen and community leader when my friend Dennis Pitts passed in his 
family's home on May 24 at just the age of 58.
  A lifelong Georgian, Dennis was a 1973 graduate of Johnson High 
School. He worked in real estate for many years before becoming Hall 
County's first Republican commissioner. He served two terms in that 
position, starting in 1994. In business, he became president and chief 
financial officer of Minit Save Food Stores and Pitts Management Co.
  Most recently, Dennis served in the office of his close friend, 
Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle. Dennis was Cagle's North Georgia field 
representative and chief economic development officer.
  In addition to his civic and community involvement, Dennis was an 
avid outdoorsman who spent time hunting, fishing, running, swimming, 
and cycling--including a 55-mile ride on his 55th birthday. He was also 
a member of the First Baptist Church of Gainesville.
  Dennis will be remembered as a thoughtful, generous man who took 
great pride in serving Northeast Georgia. My prayers and thoughts are 
with Dennis' wife, Jane, as well as his parents and siblings during 
this difficult time.

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