William Howard Pritchartt, Jr., 86, died March 5, at 1 a.m.
at Natchez Community Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Pritchartt was born April 14, 1926, at the Natchez
Sanitorium and attended Natchez Schools.
At the age of 18, Pritchartt volunteered to join the army
during World War II, where he served in intelligence and reconnaissance. He traveled to Europe on the Queen Mary and
had many memories of his exploits overseas.
Pritchartt was an entrepreneur. Although he studied at the University of
Mississippi, at Washington & Lee and at Amherst in preparation for his
appointment at West Point, he left early to begin his career as a realtor and
developer. With partners and friends
Paul Green, George Guido, and Waldo Lambdin, he developed several subdivisions,
including Broadmoor and Pineview Subdivisions, and the Trees. He also was involved in the development of
Woodhaven next to Trinity Episcopal School and La Grange Subdivision near
Liberty Road.
Pritchartt was instrumental in creating Trinity Episcopal
School, visiting schools all across the country to learn about how to build a
proper educational institution. He also
donated the land and built the main building on Highway 61 South.
Pritchartt’s life was defined not only by his children but
his love of the outdoors and, in particular, of the Mississippi River, where he
spent his youth with friends rowing the river, camping on sandbars, hunting,
fishing and enjoying all that nature had to offer. His love of the river was inspired by his
father, who often took him and his friends on expeditions up and down the
river.
His other great love was for his children with whom he spent
nearly every weekend on the river in a cabin he built for that purpose. With them, he showed them the outdoor life:
fishing, swimming, hunting, boating, and riding horses through the woods – an
opportunity few children shared. He
shared with them his time, his attention and his help, both emotionally and
financially.
He will always be remembered for his kindness in mentoring
other businessmen and entrepreneurs and his overwhelming love and concern for
other creatures. Throughout his life he
had numerous pets – cats, dogs, and chickens, and fed and protected the wild creatures
that lived on his property near Kingston Road.
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