In Loving Memory of Albert Mason Jr. October 16th, 1932-August 7th, 2025

God, in His infinite wisdom, called anther warrior home.

Albert Mason Jr. was born on October 16, 1932, in Milan, Tennessee, to the union of Albert Mason Sr. and Clander Middlebrook Mason. Albert Jr. was an industrious and responsible child. He made drugstore deliveries and brought water to workers in the fields. He never walked past a penny on the ground, saving them up for special trips to the movies.

Albert Jr. graduated from Gibson County Training (High) School in 1951, and soon after enlisted in the Army, where he served as a Field Wireman from 1953 to 1955.

After taking courses at Historically Black Lane College in Tennessee, Albert Jr. joined many of his siblings and moved North to Chicago. There, he met Barbara Jean Pass, and they married in 1959. From their union came Janet and Darren. When his young wife passed away, Albert Jr. surrounded his kids with aunts, uncles, and cousins, to help raise them. In 1976, Albert married Rosa Marie Garrett, and the family blended with children Nelvin and Sherri. 

Albert Jr. was grounded in faith, family, work, service, and baseball. He owned Spot Guard Dry Cleaners in the 1970s, and then worked until well into his 70s for companies such as Dow Chemical and Sherwin Williams. He was an active member of Holy Cross Parish and then St. Helena of the Cross Parish, where he often attended daily morning mass with just him and the priest. He was a generous neighbor, beautifying the whole block with his landscaping talents. He was a lifelong Dodgers fan and an expert on baseball history and stats. And Albert Jr. opened his home to generations of extended family, including his mother-in-law, siblings, and grandchildren.

Albert Jr. made his transition peacefully on August 7, 2025. He was preceded in death by his parents Albert Sr. and Clander Mason; first wife Barbara Jean and second wife Rosa Marie; sisters Wilbi (Wilma Jean) and Johnnie Mae, and brothers L.B., Johnson Lee, and Welton; stepchildren Nelvin and Sherri; and his son Darren. He is survived by his loving daughter Janet, and an abundance of nieces (especially Terri Campbell), nephews, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.