Harvey E. Pittluck, an early pioneer in the air-freight industry, passed away on January 25 at his home in Pacific Palisades after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 81. Born in Flushing, New York, in 1928 to Bernice and Phillip Pittluck, he attended Cornell University and graduated from Hofstra College in Hempstead, New York with high honors in accounting. In 1953, he became a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York and was a member of the New York State Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. Following graduation he developed a successful accounting practice while working for several airlines and air-freight forwarders. In 1961, he started Add Airfreight and served as president until 1967 when he left to form Profit By Air, Inc., which later became Profit Freight Systems. He was at the helm of Profit for over 20 years. In addition, he wrote for numerous trade publications, did consulting work for Pan American World Airways, and was president of the Air Freight Forwarders Association. For the last 15 years, Harvey was a partner and the chief financial officer for Stevens Global Logistics located in Redondo Beach. An avid tennis player and golfer, he was a past owner of the Malibu Racquet Club, and a longtime member of Riviera Country Club, where he enjoyed playing golf four to five times a week. He will be remembered for the kindness and generosity he showed to all he met, as well as being a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, friend and mentor to many. In addition to his wife Holly, Harvey is survived by his two sons, Lance Pittluck of Yorba Linda and Keith Pittluck of Los Angeles; his three daughters, Megan Brown of Carson City, Michigan, Alison Miller of Boulder, Colorado, and Stacy Pittluck of Rockville Centre, New York; his two step-children, Peter Monroe of Venice and Susan Chestra of Venice; 13 grandchildren; and a brother, Robert Pittluck of Green Bay, Wisconsin. One grandson, John Robert Pittluck, preceded him in death. Services were held January 31. In lieu of flowers, donations in Harvey’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of one’s choice.
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