Music was Mr. Pitcock’s life. A 1973 graduate of Paris High School, he was a member of the Paris High School Marching Tigers and marched in the inaugural parade with his fellow students. He was the co-recipient of the I.N. “Ike” Shaw Outstanding Senior Musician award as a senior. He was a talented vocalist and was twice selected for the Illinois Music Educators Association all-state honors choir. He was a student of the late Pat McNees in high school participating in every vocal music group including barbershop quartet, madrigal and music contest.
Following graduation, he attended Millikin University in Decatur, majoring in music/voice performance, earning his Bachelor of Music in 1978. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and where he earned a Master of Music in voice/opera performance in 1982. He taught at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Mr. Pitcock moved to Edinburg, Texas, and accepted a position as a choral director. He later moved to San Antonio to serve as a choral director at James Madison High School. He later accepted a position as choral director for Brownsville Independent School District in Brownsville, Texas. He retired as the Supervisor of Choral Music Feb. 4, 2018, in charge of all secondary choir directors, accompanists and elementary music teachers.
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