Philippe Masiée passed away on October 10, 2020. He was born in Paris, France on January 9, 1928, the oldest of four, born to Yves Masiée and Gervaise (Buissonnière) Masiée.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Masiée, his son, Douglas Masiée, and his three siblings, Annie Freyssenede, Jose Masiée, and Luc Masiée.

His is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lynn Caraher (John) of Olympia, Washington, and Mrs. Jacqueline Kinzie (Jacob) of Poolesville, Maryland; five grandchildren, James Caraher (Emma), Brian Caraher, Calvin Kinzie, Raymond Kinzie, and Amy Kinzie, and his great grandson, James E. Caraher.

When Philippe was 11 years old, in 1939, he watched the Germans march down the Champs-Elysée as the Germans began the occupation of France, changing his life forever. His father joined the French Resistance. His mother took the 4 children to the occupied territory and they lived in Pougues-les-Eaux for the duration of the war. Philippe worked in a bakery there and learned about bread baking. He also ran bicycles for the French Resistance. His father was shot by the Germans in August of 1944 during their lawless retreat after D-Day.

After the war, Philippe was working as a messenger in Paris, driving "a jeep with no brakes." He met his wife, Shirley Ferguson, an American in U. S. Foreign Service the posted to the American Embassy in Paris. They were married in Paris in 1952 and moved to Brooklyn, New York the same year.

Philippe was in the shipping business in the Great Lakes cities of Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit. An opportunity in Baltimore came about and the family moved to Severna Park in 1976. Philippe ended his career in shipping as an independent consultant, traveling to many ports across North America and the Caribbean. He was a member of the Tuppenny Club in Baltimore and the Propeller Club of Baltimore.

He spent many happy years sailing with his wife out of the Magothy River, traveling up and down the Chesapeake Bay. They were active in the Magothy River Sailing Association and once sailed up the Atlantic coast to Rhode Island. Philippe and Shirley journeyed to France each May to visit his family. They traveled extensively in Europe and even to Russia one year. The couple enjoyed the meetings of the Alliance Française in Annapolis, and Philippe continued to attend until early this year.

Each year he participated in the French Monument Wreath Laying Ceremony to honor French Soldiers who fought for America in the Revolutionary War.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his honor to this organization, checks payable to: The French Monument Committee, Society of the Sons of the Revolution in the State of Maryland (Can be abbreviated: French Monument Committee, SR, State of MD)

French Monument Committee Attn: BG M. Hall Worthington, Jr. 228 Long Point Rd Crownsville, MD 21032

A Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated on Friday October 16, 2020 at 10:30am at St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church 689 Ritchie Hwy Severna Park, MD 21146. Interment at Hillcrest Cemetery.