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=== MEMORIAL ===
 
=== MEMORIAL ===
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==== OBITUARY ====
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''Obituary, from the Grand Lodge web site:''
  
 
Fred A. Dobson, 82, of North Reading, formerly of Methuen, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 at the Prescott House in North Andover. He was the loving husband of the late Jacqueline (Beauschesne) Dobson.
 
Fred A. Dobson, 82, of North Reading, formerly of Methuen, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 at the Prescott House in North Andover. He was the loving husband of the late Jacqueline (Beauschesne) Dobson.
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Family members include his sons, Glen A. Dobson and Fred A. Dobson, Jr., both of North Reading; and his daughter, Jean M. Acciavatti and her husband John of Wenham; his brother, Frank A. Dobson of Cottage Grove, Ore., grandchildren, Danielle Carlson, Glen, Kristen, Nicole and Trevor Dobson and Emily and Lana Acciavatti. He is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Michael and Ryan.
 
Family members include his sons, Glen A. Dobson and Fred A. Dobson, Jr., both of North Reading; and his daughter, Jean M. Acciavatti and her husband John of Wenham; his brother, Frank A. Dobson of Cottage Grove, Ore., grandchildren, Danielle Carlson, Glen, Kristen, Nicole and Trevor Dobson and Emily and Lana Acciavatti. He is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Michael and Ryan.
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==== FROM PROCEEDINGS, 2017 ====
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''From Proceedings, Page 2017-243:''
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''Fred A. Dobson, a Past Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of
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Massachusetts, died in North Andover, Massachusetts, in November,
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2010. The following memorial is provided as a supplement to the 2017
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Proceedings of the Grand Lodge. His necrology appears on Page 146 of
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the 2010 Proceedings.''
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Massachusetts Masons first met R. W. Fred Arthur Dobson, Sr., when
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he took up the baton of Grand Marshal during the administration of M.
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W. Fred Kirby Bauer from 1999 to 2001. Dignified and capable, Brother
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Dobson was the master organizer for many Grand Lodge events from
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planning to execution. As with many of his predecessors, he was the
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perfect man for the job.
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Brother Dobson was born on Bunker Hill Day in 1928 in Uxbridge. His
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family moved to Methuen when he was an infant, and he was educated in
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the public schools of that city. He served in the United States Navy before
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and during the Korean conflict, and upon returning to civilian life he
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enrolled in and graduated from Wentworth Institute, which prepared him
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for a career with the John A. Volpe Construction Company of Malden, his
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employer for more than forty years. He retired from that firm having risen
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to the rank of Vice President.
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He became a Master Mason in John Hancock Lodge of Methuen in
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1958, and rose through the officer line, serving as Worshipful Master in
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1969. After his term he occupied various offices, including Chaplain,
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Marshal and Ritualist. He served as District Deputy Grand Master for the Lawrence 11th Masonic District in 1982 and 1983 by appointment of M.
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W. J. Philip Berquist. In 1988, M. W. Albert T. Ames appointed him Grand
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Standard Bearer, and he traveled with Deputy Grand Master Bauer in his
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official duties. He was therefore a natural choice when M. W. Brother
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Bauer assumed the East in Grand Lodge ten years later.
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Brother Dobson was a well-rounded Mason; he was a member of the
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Scottish Rite Bodies of Lowell and Boston, and York Rite bodies in both
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Reading and Melrose, as well as St. Bernard Commandery #12 of Boston.
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He was a member of Aleppo Shrine, A. A. O. N. M. S., and was named an
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honorary member of the Clown Unit during his term as Grand Marshal.
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He was also an honorary member of Norumbega Fraternity Lodge and
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North Reading Lodge.
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In 2002, he was elected Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge;
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Grand Master Hicks’ busy schedule again took him to many parts of the
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state, and Brother Dobson also represented our Grand Lodge at stated
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communications of other Grand Lodges.
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A respected and admired Past Master and Permanent Member of Grand
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Lodge, Brother Dobson had many friends in the Fraternity and out. At
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his death in 2010 at the age of 82, he had been a Mason for mor e than 50
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years, and had had the opportunity to see his son and namesake join his
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beloved Fraternity. Regrettably he passed before seeing him occupy the
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Master’s chair.
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We can easily imagine Brother Dobson, like other Past Grand Marshals
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before him, being regularly called upon to organize processions and
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receive visiting Brethren in the Celestial Lodge Above.
  
 
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FRED ARTHUR DOBSON 1928-2010

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  • 12/08/2010: 2010-146
  • MM 1958, WM 1969, John Hancock
  • DDGM, Lawrence 11, 1982-1983
  • Grand Standard Bearer 1988, Grand Marshal 1999-2001, Senior Grand Warden 2002

BIOGRAPHY

From TROWEL, Spring 2002, Page 6:

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As has been the custom in this Grand Lodge, Right Worshipful Fred A. Dobson was elected Senior Grand Warden, the retiring Grand Marshal being allowed to run unopposed, for his three years of service. Brother Dobson served those three years as Grand Marshal for M. W. Fred K. Bauer.

Born in Uxbridge. Massachusetts (on June 17. a familiar date to Masons), his family moved to Methuen when he was an infant, and he was educated in the Methuen schools, graduating from Edward F. Searles High School. After serving his military obligation in the U.S. Navy, he graduated from Wentworth Institute. He was then employed by the John A. Volpe Construction Company of Maiden, where he remained for more than forty years, retiring as Vice President.

Fred and his wife Jacki. who now live in North Reading, have been married for almost fifty years, and are the proud parents of three children. Glen, Jean and Fred. Jr. They have seven grandchildren.

Brother Dobson was made a Master Mason in John Hancock Lodge. Methuen. He progressed through the line and was elected Worshipful Master in 1969. He later served the Lodge as Marshal. Chaplain and Ritualist at various times. He is a charter member of Merrimack Valley Daylight Lodge, an affiliated member of The Masters Lodge and Norumbega Fraternity Lodge, and an honorary member of North Reading Lodge.

Having served as District Deputy Grand Secretary, in 1981 he was appointed District Deputy Grand Master of the Lawrence Eleventh Masonic District by M. W. J. Philip Berquist, and served in that office in 1982-83. In 1988 he served as Grand Standard Bearer, having been appointed by M. W. Albert T. Ames, and as such traveled with M. W. Brother Bauer, the latter being Deputy Grand Master at that time.

Brother Dobson is a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Lawrence, Lowell and Boston. His York Rite membership includes the Reading and Melrose bodies, and affiliation with St. Bernard Commandery No. 12 of Boston. He has been an Aleppo Shriner for many years, and was recently made an honorary member of the Clown Unit. He is also a member of the Aleppo Past Masters Association and an Adjutant. He is a member of the Massachusetts College. M. S. R. I. C. F.; the Past District Deputy Grand Masters Association; and the Lawrence Past Masters Association.

MEMORIAL

OBITUARY

Obituary, from the Grand Lodge web site:

Fred A. Dobson, 82, of North Reading, formerly of Methuen, died Monday, Nov. 22, 2010 at the Prescott House in North Andover. He was the loving husband of the late Jacqueline (Beauschesne) Dobson.

Born in Uxbridge on June 17, 1928, he was the son of the late Frederick and Evelyn (Crowther) Dobson. He was a graduate of Searles High School in Methuen and Wentworth Institute in Boston. He was a U. S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War. He served from 1946 to 1953.

Fred had a lifetime career at the Volpe Construction Company in Malden, where he worked for 44 years. He was a Chief Estimator and Vice President. He was a member of John Hancock Lodge in Methuen for 52 years and the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. He had been a resident of North Reading for the past 52 years.

Family members include his sons, Glen A. Dobson and Fred A. Dobson, Jr., both of North Reading; and his daughter, Jean M. Acciavatti and her husband John of Wenham; his brother, Frank A. Dobson of Cottage Grove, Ore., grandchildren, Danielle Carlson, Glen, Kristen, Nicole and Trevor Dobson and Emily and Lana Acciavatti. He is also survived by two great-grandchildren, Michael and Ryan.

FROM PROCEEDINGS, 2017

From Proceedings, Page 2017-243:

Fred A. Dobson, a Past Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, died in North Andover, Massachusetts, in November, 2010. The following memorial is provided as a supplement to the 2017 Proceedings of the Grand Lodge. His necrology appears on Page 146 of the 2010 Proceedings.

Massachusetts Masons first met R. W. Fred Arthur Dobson, Sr., when he took up the baton of Grand Marshal during the administration of M. W. Fred Kirby Bauer from 1999 to 2001. Dignified and capable, Brother Dobson was the master organizer for many Grand Lodge events from planning to execution. As with many of his predecessors, he was the perfect man for the job.

Brother Dobson was born on Bunker Hill Day in 1928 in Uxbridge. His family moved to Methuen when he was an infant, and he was educated in the public schools of that city. He served in the United States Navy before and during the Korean conflict, and upon returning to civilian life he enrolled in and graduated from Wentworth Institute, which prepared him for a career with the John A. Volpe Construction Company of Malden, his employer for more than forty years. He retired from that firm having risen to the rank of Vice President.

He became a Master Mason in John Hancock Lodge of Methuen in 1958, and rose through the officer line, serving as Worshipful Master in 1969. After his term he occupied various offices, including Chaplain, Marshal and Ritualist. He served as District Deputy Grand Master for the Lawrence 11th Masonic District in 1982 and 1983 by appointment of M. W. J. Philip Berquist. In 1988, M. W. Albert T. Ames appointed him Grand Standard Bearer, and he traveled with Deputy Grand Master Bauer in his official duties. He was therefore a natural choice when M. W. Brother Bauer assumed the East in Grand Lodge ten years later.

Brother Dobson was a well-rounded Mason; he was a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Lowell and Boston, and York Rite bodies in both Reading and Melrose, as well as St. Bernard Commandery #12 of Boston. He was a member of Aleppo Shrine, A. A. O. N. M. S., and was named an honorary member of the Clown Unit during his term as Grand Marshal. He was also an honorary member of Norumbega Fraternity Lodge and North Reading Lodge.

In 2002, he was elected Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge; Grand Master Hicks’ busy schedule again took him to many parts of the state, and Brother Dobson also represented our Grand Lodge at stated communications of other Grand Lodges.

A respected and admired Past Master and Permanent Member of Grand Lodge, Brother Dobson had many friends in the Fraternity and out. At his death in 2010 at the age of 82, he had been a Mason for mor e than 50 years, and had had the opportunity to see his son and namesake join his beloved Fraternity. Regrettably he passed before seeing him occupy the Master’s chair.

We can easily imagine Brother Dobson, like other Past Grand Marshals before him, being regularly called upon to organize processions and receive visiting Brethren in the Celestial Lodge Above.


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