Pettis Pools Entrepreneurship Award: In memory of Lawrence ’53 and Erma Ornce ’53 Pettis (State University College at Brockport)
Gifts, History, Philanthropy
After losing her mother in May of 2012, Pettis Pools & Patio’s Vice-President, Julie Pettis, wanted to find a lasting way to honor her mother and father. She describes her journey to develop an appropriate tribute: “After my mom passed away it became very important to me to establish a lasting tribute to both of Read More
My mother, Erma Pettis, was born in Dunkirk, NY on a wintery Friday morning the last day of February, 1930. She liked to tell the story of my grandmother telling her that a factory whistle blew just as she was making her way into the world. Maybe this explains why my mother was the hardest Read More