Brothers,

It is with heavy heart that I report to you that Ann Arbor Fraternity Lodge #262’s Most Worshipful Brother Richard H. “Dick” Sands died Monday evening at age 94.

Dick was truly a remarkable man and one of the greatest Masonic scholars any of us will ever know.

Dick was initiated, passed and raised in Golden Rule Lodge in 1964, where he went on to become the Master of the Lodge. He was installed as Grand Master of Masons in the State of Michigan on 1/1/1985. He was an honorary member to many lodges and received numerous awards but his greatest contribution to Michigan Masonry was writing Beyond The Northeast Corner .

By trade Dick was a physics professor and was a Professor Emeritus from the University of Michigan where he had been the chairman of the Physics Department for many years. Though Dick had been nominated for the Nobel Prize during his career, he was just “Dick” around the Lodge and at the Grotto where he enjoyed golfing, trap shooting and camaraderie—especially at Tom n’ Jerry parties.

Dick is survived by his wife Mary Sands, his sons our Masonic Brothers Bob Sands and Tom Sands and his two daughters Christine Sands and Karen Tinucci as well as numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Dick was predeceased by his wife Emma, who was the (national) Supreme Mighty Chosen One of the Daughters of the Mokanna.

The family will be requesting a Masonic funeral sometime in the spring of 2024.

Thank you WB Rich Kinsey for putting together this wonderful passage about MWB Dick Sands.

Sincerely,

Dakota Legge

Worshipful Master

Ann Arbor Fraternity #262