OBITUARY OF JON FITCH

OBITUARY: Funeral services are Thursday in Huntsville for Jon Fitch, Director of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, who died over the weekend.
Fitch, 60, died Saturday from complications of a stroke. (2011)
Visitation will be at Brashear’s Funeral Home in Huntsville from 5:00 to 7:00 Wednesday night and services will be held Thursday in the Giffels Auditorium inside Old Main on the University of Arkansas campus at 1:00 pm. Fitch will be buried at Vaughan Cemetery in Hindsville.
Fitch's family shares this obituary:
Born June 8, 1950, to Rolla and Virginia Fitch, Jon grew up in the close knit Madison County community of Hindsville. After watching his father live a life as a public servant, Jon decided to pursue his own call to service, serving in the Arkansas House of Representatives for six years and 18 years in the Arkansas State Senate.
In January 2007, Jon was appointed as Director of the Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission, following in his father’s footsteps, who was named the first Director of the Commission in 1963.
Although Jon led a busy public life, he also managed his farm in Hindsville, working every available weekend. However, nothing was more important to him than his family. Jon is survived by his children, Jon Stuart, Jeffery, and Jessica, brother Bill and sister Margaret, two nieces and a nephew, five great nieces and nephews and many close friends.
The family would like to express its sincere thanks and gratitude to Dr. Salah Keyrouz and the entire staff of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to:
UAMS Stroke Division
4301 W. Markham, #500
Little Rock, AR 72205