We are sorry to pass along the news that Lamar Pittard passed away this morning at his and Nell’s home in Valley, Alabama.

Lamar was one of the leaders of KSA’s Textile Systems practice in the late 1960s & 1970s. He built a software development practice for the Textile Systems group in the early 1970s and was instrumental in the success of two major software development and implementation projects conducted for West Point-Pepperell, Inc. He was also strong proponent of the Valley branch of the rolling TSy “Oh Hell” card game. Lamar was my first mentor after I joined KSA and I am indebted to him for his patience and guidance. I will miss him.

Cecil Phillips, who worked with Lamar prior to joining KSA and was instrumental in bringing Lamar into the KSA family, had this to say about Lamar in a note received today:

“He was certainly one of a kind, a unique combination of talents and personality traits. As you said, he was a key member of our TSY team. He contributed greatly to our success …”

Nell and the family have scheduled services tomorrow (December 16th) at Fairfax Cemetery in Valley, Alabama. Visitation with the family will be at 1:00PM and the graveside service at 2:00PM central time.

Please remember Lamar, Nell and their family in your prayers.

Lamar’s obituary can be found at https://www.johnsonbrownservicefh.com/notices/Alan-Pittard.