
Christian Hipp, a quiet man, who loved his family, good food and travel and was an intrepid skier, was born September 1, 1943 to George W. and Mary Margaret (Stout) Hipp in Wellsville, NY. He died August 18 in the Oaks at Bethany Village in Mechanicsburg. Chris was a student at Alfred University and Syracuse University, where he received his BS and PhD in inorganic chemistry. During his Syracuse days, Chris was set up on a blind date with his future wife, Anne Elizabeth (McFarland) Hipp. Chris’s order of a mushroom pizza was not a promising start, but he and Anne had an interesting and good life together for 56 years.
Chris went on to Ohio State University for his post-doctoral fellowship; he was part of a group of international students, and he considered his time at OSU as one of the formative and high points of his life. He worked at DuPont and Moore Corporation, starting as a bench chemist and ending his career as Vice-President of Research and Technology at Moore. During his time with Moore, Chris studied and became fluent in Italian to better participate in an Italian joint venture. His business and travel trips to Italy sparked a love of that country with their leisurely meals and good food everywhere and emphasis on family.
Chris is the father of Adriane (Michael) Lioudis and Mark (Jen) Hipp, and grandfather of Elena, Mia, Peter, Christian, Daniela, Lauren and Brynn. He is survived by his wife, Anne, his twin brother, Robert George Hipp, his younger sister, Mary Jo Hipp, his children and grandchildren. He was a quietly proud father and grandfather, generous without measure to his family, but willing to let the tank run dry to get to the less expensive gas on the highway. His loves in life were his wife and family, the OSU Buckeyes, and Alta skiing. He fought the fight against an insurmountable opponent, Parkinson’s, without complaint, always grateful for the life he had lived. A private celebration of life will be held in October.
Contributions in Chris’ memory may be made to: ParkinsonVoiceProject.org/donate
The Sullivan Funeral Home is honored to serve the Hipp family.
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One memory on “Christian Joseph Hipp”
About now I hope Chris is enjoying skiing through fluffy steep and deep powder of heaven that is even better than “The Greatest Snow on Earth”. We certainly enjoyed a lot of great ski days together. I’ll make a few fresh tracks for Chris the next time I’m skiing in fresh powder.
Lots of Love to Chris’s family,
–Paul Bussard