Saratoga Springs - William (Bill) John Pettigrew was born in Saratoga Springs on April 29, 1947, to parents, William A. Pettigrew Jr. and Katherine Freiberger Pettigrew.  He passed peacefully surrounded by his family on May 24, 2025, after a valiant battle with cancer and sequelae.

Bill grew up in the hamlet of Ketchum's Corners (town of Stillwater) and attended Stillwater Central Schools (K-12), graduating in June 1965.  He graduated from SUNY at Canton in 1967, majoring in Engineering Science, and graduated from SUNY Buffalo in January 1971 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He also attended Union College's MBA program.  Bill is a Vietnam-era veteran, having served in the US Army National Guard as a combat medic and computer analyst.

During high school and college vacations Bill worked at the Grand Union Supermarket in Saratoga Springs.  After graduating from SUNY Buffalo and active military time, he began employment in January 1971 with Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation as a Supervisory Trainee.  He retired from Niagara Mohawk/National Grid in 2009 after holding various management positions from Supervisor to Manager in the Meter and Test Department in Albany, Saratoga Springs, and Glens Falls.

Bill was the Stillwater High School Senior Class President and organized many Class Reunions and Luncheons over the years.  He was a member and sergeant-at-arms of the Sigma Delta Phi fraternity while attending SUNY Canton.  He was a member and past President of the VFW Post 430 Auxiliary. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 70, the Fraternal Order of the Eagles Aerie 2586, the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge 161, and the SaraSpa Rod and Gun Club.

Throughout his life, he enjoyed hiking, hunting, and fishing, especially backpacking to remote Adirondack fishing ponds and hunting at his camp in Mulleyville Hunting Club, of which he was a member and longtime Treasurer.  He obtained an FAA Student Pilot license flying a Cessna 172 as a member of a local flying club, making solo flights to Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and central NYS.  He also possessed an FCC Amateur Extra Class Radio License (AA2JA).  For many years he participated in WWII Living History events at the WWII Weekend at the Reading Airport (PA), always bringing his 1942 Ford Army Jeep.  He enjoyed going to car shows with his 1956 Ford Fairlane Sunliner, very much like the one he drove in high school and his first year of college. He also enjoyed riding motorcycles most of his life, especially later on his Harley Road King.

A loving brother, husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Bill will be remembered for his subtle dry wit, ability to build and fix anything, and his willingness to help others.

Bill is survived by his wife, Karen; daughter, Stacy (Scott Kellogg); sons, Todd (Erica) and Bryan (Olga); grandchildren, Eleanor, Violet, Makayla, Noah, Madolyn, Charles, and Theodore; sister, Barbara (John Clements); brother, Karl (Danielle); his close friends, Jack and Anne Dejnozka, and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.  He is predeceased by his parents, and brother, Richard Pettigrew.

Relatives and friends are invited to call from 2-4pm on Monday, July 7, 2025 at the William J. Burke & Sons/ Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

Donations in Bill's honor can be made to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation https://t2t.org/

The family is collecting stories from Bill's life and would love to hear reminiscences.  Feel free to drop a written copy into the memory box at Burke's or email to stacy.pettigrew@gmail.com