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2005
Milton Morton Mulitz, 87, a noted Washington area athlete who with his two
brothers ran a steel fabrication mill in Hyattsville, died of pneumonia March 21 at
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. He lived in Washington.
Mr. Mulitz was president of Potomac Iron Works for nearly 30 years. He
retired in 1985. His brothers, Lewis and Earl, also held executive positions in the
company, which was founded by their father, Harry Mulitz. Potomac Iron Works
was best known for producing steel staircases.
Milton Morton Mulitz was a past president of the National Association of
Architectural Metal Manufacturers and the area chapter of Ironworker Employer
Association.
He was a native of Washington and played basketball at McKinley Tech
High School and was a member of the all-city basketball team.
He turned down an offer to play basketball at the University of North
Carolina so he could live near his family in the Washington area. He attended the
University of Maryland, where he was named to the All-Southern Conference
basketball team.
He also excelled in lacrosse, which he learned to play in his freshman year.
He was a three-time all-American in the sport and played in the first North/South
All-Star Lacrosse game.
He later started a lacrosse program at Bullis Preparatory School in Potomac.
He was a member of the U-Md. and Greater Washington D.C. Jewish sports
halls of fame.
Mr. Mulitz graduated from the U-Md. with a bachelor's degree in mechanical
engineering and served in the Army Corps of Engineers. During World War II, he
joined the Navy and commanded a landing ship tank in the battles in Iwo Jima and
Okinawa.
He was active in a number of civic, social and community organizations. He
was past president of the Woodmont Country Club, a member of the Brotherhood
Board of the Washington Hebrew Congregation and treasurer and board member
of the Maret School in Washington.
His wife of 32 years, Helyn Mulitz, died in 1972.
Survivors include his companion of 30 years, Carolyn Alper of Washington;
two children from his marriage, Wendy Mulitz of Baltimore and Thomas C.
Mulitz of Mount Airy; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
Milton Morton Mulitz, 87, a noted Washington area athlete who with his two
brothers ran a steel fabrication mill in Hyattsville, died of pneumonia March 21 at
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. He lived in Washington.
Mr. Mulitz was president of Potomac Iron Works for nearly 30 years. He
retired in 1985. His brothers, Lewis and Earl, also held executive positions in the
company, which was founded by their father, Harry Mulitz. Potomac Iron Works
was best known for producing steel staircases.
Milton Morton Mulitz was a past president of the National Association of
Architectural Metal Manufacturers and the area chapter of Ironworker Employer
Association.
He was a native of Washington and played basketball at McKinley Tech
High School and was a member of the all-city basketball team.
He turned down an offer to play basketball at the University of North
Carolina so he could live near his family in the Washington area. He attended the
University of Maryland, where he was named to the All-Southern Conference
basketball team.
He also excelled in lacrosse, which he learned to play in his freshman year.
He was a three-time all-American in the sport and played in the first North/South
All-Star Lacrosse game.
He later started a lacrosse program at Bullis Preparatory School in Potomac.
He was a member of the U-Md. and Greater Washington D.C. Jewish sports
halls of fame.
Mr. Mulitz graduated from the U-Md. with a bachelor's degree in mechanical
engineering and served in the Army Corps of Engineers. During World War II, he
joined the Navy and commanded a landing ship tank in the battles in Iwo Jima and
Okinawa.
He was active in a number of civic, social and community organizations. He
was past president of the Woodmont Country Club, a member of the Brotherhood
Board of the Washington Hebrew Congregation and treasurer and board member
of the Maret School in Washington.
His wife of 32 years, Helyn Mulitz, died in 1972.
Survivors include his companion of 30 years, Carolyn Alper of Washington;
two children from his marriage, Wendy Mulitz of Baltimore and Thomas C.
Mulitz of Mount Airy; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.