Overview

• Jane Etta Pitt died at 84, with TMZ confirming her death on August 6 following her passing a few days earlier and niece Sydney Pitt sharing the news via Instagram.
• In her tribute post, Sydney recalled her grandmother’s boundless love and the annual “special days” Jane dedicated to each of her 14 grandchildren.
• Born in 1941, Jane Etta spent decades as a school counselor in Springfield, Missouri, and married William Alvin Pitt in 1962, raising three children: Brad, Doug and Julie.
• The Pitt family has not released any information on the cause of death and declined to offer further details about the circumstances of her passing.
• Brad Pitt, who publicly saluted his mother during promotion for his film F1, has not yet issued a personal statement.