Henry Albert Kipp, Sr.'s Obituary
Henry Albert Kipp of Heritage Harbour, Annapolis MD passed away August 4, 2023.
Henry was born to Henry Kipp and Ella Knop Kipp on October 1, 1935 in NYC. He loved the water, boating and particularly sailing. He started his boating career by skipping school at 16 and getting a job as a deckhand on a private yacht sailing from NYC to Miami. After returning home he worked as an office boy in Manhattan and finally graduated from Stuyvesant H.S. in NYC.
His work in manufacturing began as an aircraft assembler at Republic Aviation Corp. He continued his skill set as a draftsman, machinist, and engineering aide. In his mid-twenties Henry attended New Jersey Institute of Technology earning a BSME degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was a member of Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Societies. He later culminated his education by becoming a licensed professional engineer in New Jersey.
Henry worked for Johnson and Johnson and Union Carbide specializing in machine design and thermoplastics. His name is on several patents in manufacturing thermoplastics. The second half of his career he worked for Becton Dickinson where he designed and developed a new scalpel blade grinding machine using computer and motion control motors; and developed thermoforming processes for blister packaged products.
He retired to Annapolis with his beloved wife and his sailboat Pauhana. He had many, many adventures sailing the Chesapeake Bay and the Intercoastal Waterway as far as Key West. He was a former member of the US Sail and Power Squadron where he taught Seamanship, Advanced Piloting and Navigation. He was Ham Radio operator N2ZXI. Henry and his wife also enjoyed traveling abroad.
Henry is predeceased by his parents and his brother, Robert Kipp. He is survived by Lillian Stoll Kipp, his wife and best friend, of 66 years, his children: Erica Kipp McNeilly (Patrick), Henry Kipp, Jr (Suzanne), William Kipp (Kim); his grandchildren: Brian McNeilly (Lorraine) and Katherine McNeilly Kocak (Brian) and his brother-in-law Frederick Stoll.
In short, Henry was inquisitive, curious and his creativity drove his many pursuits. He was very much loved and certainly will be missed. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at St. Martin’s Lutheran Church on Saturday, October 7, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to ELCA World Hunger (www.elca.org) c/o St. Martin’s Lutheran Church, Annapolis, MD.
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