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
Larry & Erma Pettis founded Pettis Pools & Patio back in 1962 after reading an ad in the business classified section looking for Fox inground pool distributors. I’m proud to say we still are building Fox pools 49 years later! Sadly, Larry passed away in 2003 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s but Erma still Read More