Franklin R. Mason ’58

Chip died Jan. 25, 2012, in Lajeado, Brazil, due to complications from pneumonia and multiple strokes.

He came to Princeton from St. Albans in Washington, D.C. At Princeton, he majored in civil engineering and took his meals at Quadrangle Club. During his senior year Chip roomed with Walt Strine, John Danielson, Dick Nelson, Raud Johnson, and Dick Howard.

After Princeton, he earned an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He worked for Ford Motor Co. for 15 years, a job that took him and his family to Italy, France, and Portugal over a period of nine years. In 1975, Chip moved to Houston, where he worked for Raymond International and Gulf States Toyota. He retired in 1998.

Chip loved to travel, visiting every capital city in the United States and every continent except Antarctica. After moving to Brazil in 2003, he worked hard to master the Portuguese language and to learn the culture and customs of his newly adopted country.

Chip leaves his wife, Ivete Kist; children Bill and Lisa from his previous marriage to Layne Mason; grandchildren, Kate Mason and Theo Thompson; and two stepchildren. To them all, the class sends its condolences.