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Scottish Rite News Quarterly Publication of the Valley of Chicago VALLEY of CHICAGO Spring 2018 Scottish Rite News Quarterly Publication of the Valley of Chicago VALLEY OF CHICAGO SPRING REUNION APRIL 13-14, 2018 Scottish Rite News SPRING 2018 Annual Meeting Announcements The Bodies of the Scottish Rite, sitting in the Valley of Chicago, State of Illinois, acknowledge and yield allegiance Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection to the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite The Annual Meeting of Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection will be held at the Scot- of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the tish Rite Cathedral, 383 E. Lake Street, Bloomingdale, Illinois, on Thursday, May 24, United States of America, whose Grand East is in Lexington, 2018, at 7:00 pm for the consideration of the reports of Officers, election of Officers, Mass., and whose officers are: Ill. David A. Glattly, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander; Ill. Gregory L. Clark, 33°, Deputy and such other business as may regularly come before the meeting. for Illinois, and whose other Active Members for the State of Illinois are: Ill. Gregory L. Clark, 33°; and Ill. James L. Tungate, Donald E. Esser, VA, MSA, Thrice Potent Master 33°; Ill. Randall R. Milone, 33o and Ill. Norman R. Buecker, 33°; Emeritus Ill. Lawrence D. Inglis, 33°; Emeritus, Ill. Lee B. James W. Patton, 33°, Fraternal Secretary Lockwood, 33°; Emeritus Ill. Harold E. Witte, 33°; Past Active, and Ill. Richard L. Swaney, 33°. Chicago Council Princes of Jerusalem Correspondence concerning the magazine or mail delivery The Annual Meeting of Chicago Council Princes of Jerusalem will be held at the Scot- should be addressed to Edward J. Witas, III, MSA, 33° , Executive tish Rite Cathedral, 383 E. Lake Street, Bloomingdale, Illinois, on Thursday, May 24, Secretary and Chief Operating Officer. 2018, immediately following the Annual Meeting of Van Rensselaer Lodge of Per- Volume LXIII • Spring 2018 • Number 1 fection for the consideration of the reports of Officers, election of Officers, and such Scottish Rite News (ISSN 0893-5114), Vol. LXIII, is other business as may regularly come before the meeting. published seasonally, March, June, Sept., and Dec. by the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association of Chicago, 383 E. Lake St., Stephen W. Ford, Sovereign Prince Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108. James W. Patton, 33°, Fraternal Secretary Periodicals Postage Paid at Palatine, IL. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to SCOTTISH RITE Gourgas Chapter of Rose Croix NEWS, 383 E. Lake St., Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108. The Annual Meeting of Gourgas Chapter of Rose Croix will be held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 383 E. Lake Street, Bloomingdale, Illinois, on Thursday, May 24, 2018, Phone: (800) 774-3467 Fax: (630) 439-3401 immediately following the Annual Meeting of Chicago Council Princes of Jerusalem www.ScottishRiteChicago.org for the consideration of the reports of Officers, election of Officers, and such other business as may regularly come before the meeting. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO John W. Quinn, President Frank P. Lasick Jr., MSA, 33°, Most Wise Master Ahmad M. “Andy” Hassan, 1st Vice President James W. Patton, 33°, Fraternal Secretary R. Bruce Dement Jr., 2nd Vice President Michael E. Ehle, Donald E. Esser, Stephen W. Ford, Oriental Consistory Andrew A. Keppy, Frank P. Lasick Jr., J. Kenneth Ludwig, James E. McKinnon, Jerry D. Sparks, Frank S. Winans The Annual Meeting of Oriental Consistory will be held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 383 E. Lake Street, Bloomingdale, Illinois, on Thursday, May 24, 2018, immediately following the Annual Meeting of the Gourgas Chapter of Rose Croix for the consider- Edward J. Witas, III, Executive Secretary and C.O.O. Wallace B. Dunn, Treasurer ation of the reports of Officers, election of Officers, and such other business as may regularly come before the meeting. PUBLICATION STAFF Editor Edward J. Witas, III, MSA, 33° Assistant Editor David R. Koss Andrew A. Keppy, 33°, Commander-in-Chief Reviewing Editor Martin P. Starr, 33° James W. Patton, 33°, Fraternal Secretary Support Lee Bradley, 33° Art Director Debbie Pasiewicz Photography Jim York Scottish Rite Cathedral Association of Chicago The Annual Meeting of The Scottish Rite Cathedral Association of Chicago will be held OFFICIAL NOTICE Meetings of the coordinate bodies of the Ancient Accepted at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 383 E. Lake Street, Bloomingdale, Illinois, on Thursday, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Valley of Chicago, IL, for the May 24, 2018, immediately following the Annual Meetings of the coordinate bodies period April, 2018 to July, 2018, are listed in this issue. (which meet starting at 7:00 pm on said date), for the consideration of the reports of Donald E. Esser, VA, MSA, Thrice Potent Master Officers and the Finance Committee; the election of three Directors at Large to the Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection Board of Directors of said corporation; the affirming of four Presiding Officers of the Stephen W. Ford, Sovereign Prince four coordinate bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of the Valley of Chicago Chicago Council Princes of Jerusalem as members of the Board of Directors of said corporation; and for the transaction of Frank P. Lasick Jr., MSA, 33°, Most Wise Master Gourgas Chapter Rose Croix such other business as may regularly come before the meeting. Andrew A. Keppy, 33°, Commander-in-Chief The seats on the Board of Directors up for election are those held currently by Ahmad Oriental Consistory, S.P.R.S. M. “Andy” Hassan, R. Bruce Dement Jr. and James E. McKinnon all of which are eligible James W. Patton, 33°, Fraternal Secretary for re-election to a second three-year term. Ahmad M. “Andy” Hassan originally filled David R. Koss, Assistant Fraternal Secretary an open seat within a term therefore he remains eligible for re-election. Marvin L. Selock, 33°, Fraternal Treasurer John W. Quinn, President © 2018 Scottish Rite Cathedral Association of Chicago. Edward J. Witas III, Executive Secretary & COO All rights reserved. 2 SCOTTISH RITE NEWS • SPRING 2018 In Memorium... John T. Phillips, 33o (1947-2018) John Thomas Phillips was born July 2, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, to Glen T. Phillips and Evelyn M. (Fitzgerald) Phillips. After graduating from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois, he attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Master in 2003. He was a Charter Member of Illumination where he graduated in 1969 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. Lodge, No. 5, A.F. & A.M., in Bloomingdale, Illinois. He served He obtained his Juris Doctor in 1972 from the University of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in several capacities, but most Iowa with Distinction. notably as a member of the Legislation Committee. On April 22, 1988, he married the love of his life, Catherine He joined the Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago as a member Marie Amann who survives him along with his children, of the Spring Reunion Class of 1996, where he served as David (Brandy) Baker and Matthew (Maureen) Baker; an officer of the Oriental Consistory. He was coronated a five grandchildren, Cameron, Kaylee, Avery, Landon, and Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Thirty-third Degree, Grayson; his siblings, Noreen (Dan) LaValle, Johanna (Jim) Honorary Member of the Supreme Council on August Blockinger, and Glen Phillips; and many nieces, nephews, 30, 2005, in Grand Rapids, Illinois. He became an Active and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents and Member of the Supreme Council on August 29, 2006. At beloved grandson and superhero, Noah Baker. the time of his death, Illustrious Brother Phillips was serving our Supreme Council as Grand Lieutenant Commander and John served in the Unites States’ Air Force and Air Force Deputy for Illinois. In 2017, he was honored as a recipient of Reserves and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before the Supreme Council’s Medal of Honor. entering the private practice of law and becoming a partner at the Grayslake, Illinois, law firm of Churchill, Baumgartner In addition to his membership in the Scottish Rite, John was and Phillips, Ltd. He was appointed associate judge in 1993 a member of Medinah Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles in Lake County, Illinois; then elected circuit judge in 2006. of the Mystic Shrine, where he was active as a member of the He was selected by his peers in 2014 to serve as chief judge, Military Unit, as well as the Chain O’ Lakes and Lake County retiring from the bench in January 2016. One of John’s most Shrine Clubs; Waukegan Chapter, No. 41, Royal Arch Masons; notable professional achievements was his role in helping Lake Council, No. 2, Cryptic Masons; and Bethel Commandery, to establish the specialized Lake County treatments courts, No. 36, Knights Templar. He was a member of Frank S. Land which include the Lake County drug court, mental health Preceptory of the Order of DeMolay, Legion of Honor, court, and veterans court. After retirement, he continued to serving as Dean in 2009. John was elected to membership serve on the Special Supreme Court Advisory Committee for in the Illinois College, Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Justice and Mental Health Planning of the Illinois Supreme Foederatis and St. John’s Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine, Court. serving as Sovereign in 2018. He was a member of the York Rite College, No. 15, and a Designate for the Purple Cross of He was an active community member, serving as president the York Rite Sovereign College of North America. of the Antioch Rotary Club, member of the Antioch VFW Sequoit Post #4551, past president and secretary of the Illustrious Brother Phillips lived seventy years, six months, Deer Trail Hunting Club, and past president of the Stick and and four days, thus ending the record of a just and upright Rudder Flying Club.
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