Stacy J. Pettit, 47, passed away on March 18, 2018, after a battle with cancer. She died in Anchorage, Alaska, with friends and caregivers at her side. Stacy was born on April 20, 1970, in Gregory, S.D., to William and Delores Pettit. The family lived on a farm outside Winner, S.D.
Stacy graduated from Colome High School. She went on to earn undergraduate degrees in physical therapy and business. She later earned master's degrees in business administration and occupational therapy.
She practiced rehabilitative therapy at hospitals and clinics in South Dakota and Alaska, before opening her own clinic in Anchorage. Skilled in many areas, she specialized in helping patents after shoulder surgeries. She loved her clinic and working with patients.
Stacy was a remarkable woman. She was smart, funny, hard-working, caring, practical and a delight to be around. She had a great collection of family, friends, former co-workers and patients. She touched many lives and will be missed but fondly remembered.
Stacy was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her brothers, Shawn Pettit of Winner, S.D., Steven Pettit of Mesa, Ariz., and their families; also aunt, Nancy Pettit-Edwards and John Edwards of Anchorage, Alaska; and by other aunts and uncles and cousins around the country.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Holy Cross Parish, Lake Otis and 75th Avenue in Anchorage, at 11 a.m., on Thursday, March 22, 2018.