Overview

• Sydney Pitt shared an Instagram tribute on August 6 confirming her grandmother’s passing at age 84; the family has not disclosed the exact date or cause of death.
• Jane Etta Pitt spent her career as a school counselor in Missouri and Oklahoma, instilling values of kindness and service in her children and grandchildren.
• She is survived by her husband, William Alvin Pitt; her three children—including Brad, Doug and Julie—and 14 grandchildren.
• She occasionally joined him on red carpets, most notably at the 2012 Academy Awards; in June, he saluted her live on the Today show.
• In 2009, Brad and his siblings honored her commitment to children by funding the Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center in Missouri.