Gordon Stick
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Gordon Malvern Fair Stick (17 July 1903 – October 1986) was a corporate executive and community leader in Baltimore, Maryland.
Gordon Stick was born in Nagoya, Japan to Estes Pearl Fair and Jacob Monroe Stick, a Lutheran minister and missionary. The family moved from Japan to Baltimore in 1913 .
After graduating from the Johns Hopkins University
(where he was a classmate of Alger Hiss
) he began his career as an investment banker and retired as Vice President of Sales for FX Hooper Company, Inc. in Baltimore
.
Gordon Stick held leadership roles in numerous community and historical projects in Baltimore, including serving as chairman of the restoration committee for the USS Constellation
, curator of the Lacrosse
Museum at Johns Hopkins University
, president of the American College of Heraldry and Arms
, and organizer of an historical naval reenactment of the War of 1812's battle at Fort McHenry
.
He served from 1972 to 1976 as American Grand Prior IV of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem
.
He died in October 1986 in Baltimore
, aged 83.
Gordon Stick was born in Nagoya, Japan to Estes Pearl Fair and Jacob Monroe Stick, a Lutheran minister and missionary. The family moved from Japan to Baltimore in 1913 .
After graduating from the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
(where he was a classmate of Alger Hiss
Alger Hiss
Alger Hiss was an American lawyer, government official, author, and lecturer. He was involved in the establishment of the United Nations both as a U.S. State Department and U.N. official...
) he began his career as an investment banker and retired as Vice President of Sales for FX Hooper Company, Inc. in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
.
Gordon Stick held leadership roles in numerous community and historical projects in Baltimore, including serving as chairman of the restoration committee for the USS Constellation
USS Constellation (1854)
USS Constellation constructed in 1854 is a sloop-of-war and the second United States Navy ship to carry this famous name. According to the US Naval Registry the original frigate was disassembled on 25 June 1853 in Gosport Navy Yard in Norfolk, Virginia, and the sloop-of-war was constructed in the...
, curator of the Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
Museum at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, president of the American College of Heraldry and Arms
American College of Heraldry and Arms
The American College of Heraldry and Arms, Inc. was an American organization established in 1966 to promote heraldry in the United States. The corporate address of the College was Harbormaster's Building, Herald's Mews on Longneck, Pier 4 Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD.The organization was divided...
, and organizer of an historical naval reenactment of the War of 1812's battle at Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, is a star-shaped fort best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British navy in Chesapeake Bay...
.
He served from 1972 to 1976 as American Grand Prior IV of the Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem
Sovereign Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem
The Ordo Supremus Militaris Templi Hierosolymitani , also known as Knights Templar International, is a self-styled order founded in 1945 by Antonio Campello Pinto de Sousa Fontes , claiming to be a continuation of the self-styled l'Ordre du Temple founded in 1804 by Bernard-Raymond Fabré-Palaprat...
.
He died in October 1986 in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, aged 83.