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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Of
M⸫W⸫ Marks L. Ewing: 1987-1988

Most Worshipful Brother Marks L. Ewing was born on August 6,
1918, in Seattle. He was one of five children born to Albert and
Anna Ewing.
Our Past Grand Master attended Seattle grade schools and earned
a diploma from Lincoln High School in 1937. Following
graduation from high school, he attended Peterson Business
School in 1940 and was enrolled there when he was drafted into
the U. S. Air Corps in 1941. After serving two years as an enlisted
man, he applied for and was accepted into flight training as a staff
sergeant. Primary flight training included attendance at basic
classes and instruction at Iowa State Teachers College, an
institution that was under contract to provide specific training in
required subjects for the U. S. Air Force.

While undergoing this training he met Mable Ames, a WAVE assigned to a Navy Detachment at the same
institution. After a courtship of approximately ten months, Marks' persistence and perseverance convinced
Mable (more affectionately known as "Skipper") that marriage was his goal. They were married in
Phoenix, Arizona, on July 29. 1944, at the completion of his primary flight training.
Following basic flight training, Marks progressed through required phases of advanced training in multi-
engine flight of various types of military aircraft including B-25 bombers. He was commissioned a photo-
reconnaissance pilot in P-38 aircraft.

After being honorably discharged in 1945, Marks and Skipper returned to Seattle where he utilized the GI
Bill, supplemented by working nights, to earn a degree in Business Administration at the University of
Washington. After graduation, he spent the next sixteen years with two local firms in middle- management
positions. In 1964, Marks accepted a management position with the Lockheed Shipbuilding Corporation
and after nineteen years in the firm retired in August, 1983. During his tenure of employment with
Lockheed, he held various offices in the "Lockheed Management Club," serving as its President in 1973.
During much of this time. Skipper was employed by the Corps of Engineers. She also retired in 1983, only
three months after Marks.

Our brother’s Masonic journey began when he petitioned Queen Anne Lodge No. 242 in 1950. He received
all his degrees that year being Raised to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason on December 7, 1950. He
later moved to West Seattle where he became a dual member of West Seattle Lodge No. 287, on November
3, 1953. He became active in the West Seattle Study Club, serving as President of the Club for several
consecutive years. During this time he was appointed to the officer line, serving in every progressive
station being elected as Worshipful Master in 1968. In 1970, Marks was elected Treasurer of West Seattle
Lodge and served in that capacity until 1983. In tribute to his faithful service he was elected Treasurer-

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