The Brown County Fair Association announced Wednesday that Jerry Pittman will be this year’s Rodeo Parade Grand Marshal.
Pittman’s involvement with the Brown County Youth Fair and Fair Association spans the decades beginning in the 1950’s when he showed animals in the fair. In 1980, he began serving in many capacities including working in the concession stand during Youth Fair and serving on the Fair Association Board, being elected president in 1995 and 1996. During his term as president in 1995, Jerry was instrumental in getting the Home Economics building constructed. Mr. Pittman’s involvement within Brown County also includes the May Rodeo Association; as a working member and having served as president. He has served on the Zephyr Water Board and Brown County Appraisal Board. Pittman was involved in little league baseball for many years as a coach, president of the association and then as a fan for his son’s baseball team.
Jerry Pittman was born and raised in Brown County and is the son of the late R.V. and Alene Pittman of Owens, Texas. Jerry was one of four boys who also reside in Brown County – Wayne of May, Texas and Randy and Rick of Owens, Texas. He and his wife Rosanne have been married since 1960 and had four children, Sheryl of Brownwood and Debra of Owens, as well as Jerry Anne and Dustin, both deceased. They also have two grandsons, Derrick Stephenson and fiancé Melissa Sellards, and Cooper Stephenson and wife Vicki of Ft. Worth. The Pittmans have four great grandsons, Chayden and Cutter Stephenson of Abilene, and Dylan and Rylan Stephenson of Ft. Worth with another baby on the way.
Jerry attended Owens school and graduated from May High School in 1958. He then continued his education at Howard Payne College. After 27 years, Jerry retired in 1988 from West Texas Printing Company then retired again in 2005 after 17 years with the 3M Company. Pittman is a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
The 49th Annual Brown County Rodeo Parade will take place on Saturday, June 9th at 10am in Downtown Brownwood. Entry forms for the parade are available at the Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce or online at http://www.browncountyfairandrodeo.com.
