Dr. Louis Edward Bittrich, beloved father, husband, brother, and son passed away on Saturday night, January 20th, 2025 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee at the age of 87.  

He was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1937, but he spent his childhood in Rapid City, South Dakota, growing up a little faster than usual, helping his single mom and younger twin sisters make do on his mother’s modest teacher’s salary. Most of his career was spent as an English and Theater professor at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas.

His sweet wife, Nancy (Williams) Bittrich (of Seguin, Texas), passed away six years earlier after a 10-year battle with cancer, and he was even more heart-broken when his 54-year-old daughter, Annelise Bittrich, was taken away by Covid in March, 2021, just weeks before the vaccine was widely available.

Louis is survived by his sisters, Gretchen Estergren (Escondido, CA) and Marietta Johns (San Antonio, TX), his son, Stephen Bittrich (Los Angeles, CA), his son-in- law, Josh Earwood (Murfreesboro, TN), and Josh’s (and Annelise’s) three children, Parker Earwood, Jessie Earwood, and Kai Earwood.

Cremation arrangements have been made with services to be held at a later date.