Gary Lee Heinmiller [Lee Miller]
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Gary Lee Heinmiller [Lee Miller] R.’.W.’. Heinmiller was born in Albany, NY, on 8 Mar 1943, the son of Ithamar Spencer Heinmiller and Harriet Ruth Carey. He was raised in a Loudonville a northern suburb of Albany, New York, and received his early education in Loudonville Grammar School, and Milne High School (Albany). When he was 14 he moved with his parents to Syracuse, attending T. Aaron Levy Middle School (9th), Nottingham High School (10th), and Jamesville-DeWitt High School, from which he graduated in 1961. He then attended Norwich University, the military university of Northfield, VT, where he majored in Mechanical Engineering (Freshman), and Syracuse University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Advertising Design and as a Distinguished Military Graduate in 1965. At Syracuse University he served as Captain in the Army R.O.T.C., Upstate Battalion Executive Officer for Pershing Rifles (Major), and Captain (Commander) of the Counterinsurgency Company. Upon graduation he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army as an Assistant Adjutant General, attending the Officer Basic Course at Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, and assignments as follows: U.S. Forces Dominican Republic (USFORDOMREP); Records Management and Administrative Officer; Achievement Award; Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal. Fort Jackson, South Carolina; Survivors Assistance, Line of Duty Investigating, Special Courts Martial and Administrative Officer; Army Commendation Medal U.S. Army Procurement Agency, Vietnam (USAPAV), Saigon/Cholon; Captain; Adjutant; Vietnam Service Medals; Bronze Star Medal Nevada Test Command, Defense Atomic Support Agency (DASA), Camp Mercury, Nevada; Adjutant; Achievement Award Upon leaving the service in 1970 Bro. Heinmiller was Agent and Deputy Director of Loss Prevention for the Family Bargain Centers, Syracuse, covering from Connecticut to Iowa; North Carolina to the Canadian border. Upon the sale of that company he was with P&C Foods, Syracuse, serving as Account Payable Supervisor, Field Auditor and then Office Services Manager. In 1982 he became the owner of The Scriptorium, Ltd., Liverpool, New York, specializing in custom calligraphy, graphic design and framing, which profession he continues to practice. He is an avid reader and researcher and writer. He has two children, Christopher of San Francisco and Kimberly of Rye, NY, by whom he has 5 grandchildren. He resides in Liverpool, NY, with his Lady Vicki, and has 4 lively step-grandchildren, by her son Jim and his wife Kimberly. Jim is owner of LaVallee’s Karate Studio, Liverpool. Masonic Record: Degree Lodge or Body Number City State Date (To/From) Title/Office Mbr No. Grand No. 1 Liverpool 525 Liverpool NY 2-Feb-87 EA x x 2 Liverpool 525 Liverpool NY 2-Mar-87 FC x x 3 Liverpool 525 Liverpool NY 16-Mar-87 MM 1340 A172400 4 Riverside Chapter, RAM 260 Baldwinsville NY 6/13/1987 MMM x x 5 Riverside Chapter, RAM 260 Baldwinsville NY 6/13/1987 PM x x 5 Riverside Chapter, RAM 260 Baldwinsville NY 6/13/1987 MEM x x 7 Riverside Chapter, RAM 260 Baldwinsville NY 6/13/1987 RAM 589 213366 8 Central City Council, Cryptic Masons 13 East Syracuse NY 11/9/1988 RM 9 Central City Council, Cryptic Masons 13 East Syracuse NY 12/14/1988 SM 10 Super-Excellent Master, CC Council 13 East Syracuse (Utica) NY 11-Nov-95 SEM Pluto Cavern, Knights of Birmingham 23 Baldwinsville NY 3-Oct-87 New York College, MSRICF , 7th Grade NY Oct-89 Asst Secy 110 Area 11 Historian, Grand Lodge of NY, Onondaga & Oswego NY 2/8/1994 Current Historian x x Trustee, The Chancellor Robert R Livingston Library of Grand Lodge NY 3/7/1996 5/7/2002 Trustee x x Steward, Liverpool 525 Liverpool NY 1988 1989 Steward x x SMC, Liverpool 525 Liverpool NY 1990 1991 SMC x x JD, Liverpool 525 Liverpool NY 1991 1992 JD x x JW, Liverpool 525 Liverpool NY 1992 1993 JW x x SW, Liverpool Syracuse, F&AM 501 Liverpool NY Jun-97 Jun-98 SW x x Master, Liverpool Syracuse Lodge 501 Liverpool NY Jun-98 Jun-99 Master x x Acting Secretary, Liverpool Syracuse 501 Liverpool NY 20-Jan-96 5/20/1996 Actg Secy x x Lodge Historian 525/501 Liverpool NY 1992 1997 Historian x x Secretary, Liverpool Syracuse, F&AM 501 Liverpool NY 6/3/1996 Jun-97 Secretary x x Founder & Archivist, Onondaga Masonic Districts Historical Society NY 15-Nov-95 to present Director 2 Two Libraries & Museums, Liverpool and Phoenix Temples Website at: www.omdhs.syracusemasons.com By Laws at: http://www.omdhs.syracusemasons.com/By%20Laws/OMDBYLAW.pdf What’s New Pages at: http://www.omdhs.syracusemasons.com/whats_new.htm Links Pages at: http://www.omdhs.syracusemasons.com/links.htm American Lodge of Research New York NY 1996 1997 Member Paper, “A Visit to the Sixth Liberal Art,” published in their Transactions, Volume XXVI, 1997. Finger Lakes Council, AMD 42 Geneva NY 9/3/1996 Member 1 Scottish Rite Research Society Washington DC 1996 1999 Member 4291 Right Worshipfuls Association of CNY Syracuse NY May-96 Member Onondaga Masonic Dist. Charities, Inc. Syracuse NY 1996 Member x x Secretary, Liverpool Syracuse, F&AM 501 Liverpool NY Jun-99 Current Secretary x x Asst Secy, Liverpool Syracuse 501 Liverpool NY Jun-02 Asst Secy Lodge Historian 501 Liverpool NY Jun-02 Current Historian Founder & Archivist, Oswego Masonic District Historical Society NY Dec-98 Director Quatuor Coronati Lodge No.2076 London Jan-97 Jan-02 Corr. Mbr Northeast Conference on Masonic Libraries; Buffalo and Utica Chairman, Lodge Mural, North Wall, Liverpool Temple Jun-07 Dec-07 Consolidation Committee, Seneca River Lodge No. 160 By Laws Committee Anniversary Lodge of Research No. 175, New Hampshire Sheldon K. Blank, SGW Banquet Committee, Utica District Apron Presentation Dinner, Publications Committees Jun-05 Current C. Richard Trust, Grand Commandery, stationery graphic package R.’.W.’. Manfred Liehs, High Priest, stationery graphic package Riverside Chapter, RAM - Anniversary Program design and publication Masters, Wardens and Deacons - Directory design and publication Masonic Medical Research Laboratory - several Citation designs for presentation to the GL of Florida, and the Research Lab; copies hanging at the Admin Bldg (Trustees Room) and MMRL at Utica Lecturers on Masonic History and/or Philosophy Ars Collegium - Scottish Rite, SMJ New Jersey Pioneer Lodge, New Jersey Military Lodge No. 93 Manlius, NY Philo-Mt Sinai Lodge, Fayetteville, NY Oct-07 Orient Lodge, Copenhagen, NY Masonic Veteran's Association of Central New York Past Masters Association (Investiture) Skaneateles 2008 Liverpool Syracuse Lodge No. 501 Website Chairman - Onondaga & Oswego Masonic Districts Historical Societies (OMDHS) - www.omdhs.syracusemasons.com Lectures: The Five Senses & Perception The Preparation Room The Point of Masonry & KST (Geometry) The Builder's Art & Divine Proportion Raising a Lodge of MMs Masonic Symbolism Craft Masonry, 1390 to 1826 Variations on the Square & Triangle Craft Masonry - Onondaga County Preston's Lectures The Four Veils of the Royal Arch The Receptions of a Mason A Visit to the Sixth Liberal Art - Astronomy Book: Freemasonry and a View of the Perennial World Philosophy, 1999. 8 ½ x 11 paperback,189 pages (see Table of Contents below) Other Masonic Writings Masonic Geometry, Parts I-IV 2002 Masonic Geometry Part I A View of Contemplative Geometry in Freemasonry Masonic Geometry Part II Preston’s ‘Masonic’ Geometry Masonic Geometry Part III Fra Luca Pacioli, Leonardo DaVinci and Others . Masonic Geometry Part IV From a Point to a Line to a Superfices to a Solid Masonic Geometry Part V Receptions of a Mason Grand Masters of England 121 pages 2006 Grand Masters of Scotland 44 pages 2006 Grand Masters of Ireland 37 pages 2006 Grand Masters of New York, 350 pages 2007 Other Grand Lodge Offices of New York 70 pages 2007 Craft Masonry in Onondaga County - Parts I, II and III 2007 Craft Masonry in Onondaga County 1799-1826 Craft Masonry in Onondaga County, Part II, 1826-ca 2001 Craft Masonry in Onondaga County, Part III. 2002 to Present 2 Craft Masonry in Oswego County 2007 33rd Degree Masons, Valley of Syracuse 180 pages 2008 Civil War Masons in the State of New York ~600 pages 2008 5 Volumes Volume I Preface Table of Contents Alphabetical Listing of Freemasons of New York State in the Civil War Report of Grand Historian Ross – 1890 A-B Biographical Sketches Volume II C-G Biographical Sketches Volume III H-Q Biographical Sketches Volume IV R-V Biographical Sketches Volume V W-Z Biographical Sketches and Appendices Lodge Name Listing of Freemasons of New York State in the Civil War Lodge Number Listing of Freemasons of New York State in the Civil War Lodge Number Listing and Recap in this present work Full Lodge Listing and Masonic Districts – 1899 Others at website: www.omdhs.SyracuseMasons.com : Early American History Freemasons of NY in the Revolutionary War Freemasons of NY in the War of 1812 Early Masonic Lodges in Northern New York State Freemasons of NY in the Civil War – Vol. I of V Onondaga County History Craft Masonry in Onondaga County 1799-1826 Craft Masonry in Onondaga County, Part II, 1826-ca 2001 Craft Masonry in Onondaga County, Part III, Active Lodges as of2007 Local History Prospect Hill and Richard Husted Parker Liverpool Telegraph District History Ensign Robert Wilson at Yorktown - Military Lodge No. 93 Colonel Henry A. Barnum Freemasons in the Ancestry of L. Frank Baum Illustrious Bro. Orrin Welch and Commodores Perry District Deputies of the Onondaga District Bros. Gardner, Redfield, Longstreet, Teall and Tyler Families Bro. T. Walker Gaggin, Architect of Syracuse