James A Pitman Obituary
James Arnold Pitman, born Anthony James Arnold Santacroce, passed away peacefully in his home in Pine Lake Park on August 25, 2025, surrounded by his family at the experienced age of 87.
He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, children Kim, Tina (Ryan), James (Gloria), grandchildren Lee, Bryan, Morgan, Maximus, Angelina, Rochelle, Nicole and Erica, and finally his first wife Annie with whom he shared a special bond (having married each other twice!). Jim will be greeted in heaven by his father Vincent Peter Santacroce, his mother Marion Doris Allie, stepfather Bert Pitman, stepson Earl, and grandson Richard who have all predeceased him.
Jim will be remembered as many different things: a friend, husband, a father, a mechanic, a welder, an inventor, an author, a day trader, and perhaps least successfully: an Ebay seller. Jim will also be remembered as a jack of all trades; he was a man who had the ingenuity to fix nearly anything if he just had some electrical tape and welding rods and though it may not often have been pretty, it nearly always worked. Jim was a storyteller and would take as much time as you'd give him reliving his many adventures over the years. He loved sharing important lessons in business, such as "you can have good, you can have cheap, and you can have quick – but you can only pick two;" or the way he viewed the world: "the purpose of a lock on a front door is to keep honest people honest and nothing else.". Jim always wanted to make sure that his vast knowledge was passed on to someone whether it was his kids, grand kids, neighbors or decades of yard sale customers.
