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Winter 2018 Scottish Rite News a Quarterly Publication of the Valley of Chicago VALLEY of CHICAGO Winter 2018 Scottish Rite News A Quarterly Publication of the Valley of Chicago VALLEY OF CHICAGO IN THIS ISSUE! The Marvin L. Selock, 33o Class Reunion Wrap-up Winter Events People To Know Spring Reunion Nominations Procedure Scottish Rite Cathedral Board Scottish Rite News LET IT BE KNOWN that the annual meeting of the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association WINTER 2018 will take place on Thursday, May 23, 2019, following the annual meetings of the Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection, Chicago Council Princes of Jerusalem, Gourgas Chapter The Bodies of the Scottish Rite, sitting in the Valley of of Rose Croix of Heredom and the Oriental Consistory of Sublime Princes of the Royal Chicago, State of Illinois, acknowledge and yield allegiance Secret, which will begin at 7:00 pm. to the Supreme Council, 33°, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction The anticipated agenda for the meeting will include reports of the President, Finance of the United States of America, whose Grand East is in Committee, House Committee, Executive Committee, Nominating Committee, and the Lexington, Mass., and whose officers are: Ill. David A. election of three Directors at Large for the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association Board. Glattly, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander; Ill. Gregory L. Clark, 33°, Deputy for Illinois, and whose other Active The seats on the Board of Directors up for election are those elected or held by John Members for the State of Illinois are: Ill. Gregory L. Clark, Quinn who was replaced by Daryl Selock because of resignation, and Frank Winans. The 33°; and Ill. James L. Tungate, 33°; Ill. Randall R. Milone, 33o; Emeritus Ill. Lawrence D. Inglis, 33°; Emeritus, Ill. Lee B. terms for these seats are three years. A special election will be held to fill out the term for Lockwood, 33°; Emeritus Ill. Harold E. Witte, 33°; Past Active, the seat of Michael Ehle who was replaced by Anthony Cracco. The term for this special and Ill. Richard L. Swaney, 33°, Michael E. Ehle, 33° . election will be one year. Correspondence concerning the magazine or mail delivery Seat 1: John Quinn Elected / Daryl Selock Replacement (Full Three Year Term) should be addressed to David R. Koss, Editor. Seat 2: Frank Winans (Full Three Year Term) Volume LXIII • Winter 2018 • Number 4 Seat 3: Michael Ehle Elected/Anthony Cracco Replacement (Special One Year Term) Scottish Rite News (ISSN 0893-5114), Vol. LXIII, is Nominations for Director at Large may be sent to the Assistant Fraternal Secretary Dave published seasonally, March, June, Sept., and Dec. by the Scottish Rite Cathedral Association of Chicago, 383 E. Lake St., Koss, c/o Scottish Rite, 383 E. Lake Street, Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108. Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108. Any member may submit to Assistant Fraternal Secretary Dave Koss, the name of a person Periodicals Postage Paid at Palatine, IL. eligible to be a Director before Thursday, April 5, 2019. Any 32nd Degree Valley of Chicago POSTMASTER: Send address changes to SCOTTISH RITE Member in good standing is eligible. NEWS, 383 E. Lake St., Bloomingdale, Illinois 60108. Any member may nominate in writing any other member for the position of Director Phone: (800) 774-3467 at Large by registering such nomination with Assistant Fraternal Secretary Dave Fax: (630) 439-3401 Koss on or before April 5, 2019. No nominations may be made after April 5, 2019. All www.ScottishRiteChicago.org recommendations made, as well as any other nomination registered, will be prominently OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS posted and published for the benefit of the Membership. SCOTTISH RITE CATHEDRAL ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO Jerry D. Sparks, President If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dave Koss at J. Kenneth Ludwig, 1st Vice President (630) 439-3400. Frank P. Lasick Jr., 2nd Vice President Michael W. Behm, Anthony R. Cracco, Donald E. Esser, Stephen W. Ford, Andrew A. Keppy, Antwane O. Lee, Daryl W. Selock 33rd Degree Jewels Lance J. Welter, Frank S. Winans The 33rd degree is conferred upon those members of Michael E. Ehle, Deputy Representative the 32nd degree who have been outstanding in their contributions to Freemasonry, the Scottish Rite, or who Greg L. Clark, Deputy for Illinois have shown in their communities the leadership which G. Nick Graff, Active marks them as men who exemplify in their daily lives the true meaning of the Brotherhood of man under the Wallace B. Dunn, Tre asurer Fatherhood of God. PUBLICATION STAFF Editor David R. Koss This is an honor that is bestowed upon members. It Reviewing Editor Martin P. Starr, 33° cannot be sought by application, but must be such a Support Lee Bradley, 33° Art Director Debbie Pasiewicz man as described above who has been selected by the Photography Brock Bousman Deputy of his state. It is one of the highest honors of the Scottish Rite. These men are presented with a 33rd OFFICIAL NOTICE Meetings of the coordinate bodies of the Ancient Accepted degree jewel that they prominently wear and then Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Valley of Chicago, IL, for the present back to the Scottish Rite upon their passing. period January, 2019 to May, 2019 are listed in this issue. This jewel is worn as a legacy of those men that have Donald E. Esser, VA, MSA, Thrice Potent Master been honored before them. Van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection Stephen W. Ford, Sovereign Prince We would like to share the heritage of the jewels that Chicago Council Princes of Jerusalem those honored with the 33rd degree from the Valley of Antwane O. Lee, Most Wise Master Gourgas Chapter Rose Croix Chicago wear. If you are a 33rd degree member, please Lance J. Welter, VA, MSA, Commander-in-Chief send us a picture of your jewel and your name. We will Oriental Consistory, S.P.R.S. track the lineage and present to the membership the James W. Patton, 33°, Fraternal Secretary history of the jewel you wear with such pride! David R. Koss, Assistant Fraternal Secretary Marvin L. Selock, 33°, Fraternal Treasurer Please send pictures and your name to Amanda Wolf at © 2018 Scottish Rite Cathedral Association of Chicago. All rights reserved. [email protected]. 2 SCOTTISH RITE NEWS • WINTER 2018 2018 FALL REUNION 2018 Fall Reunion The 2018 Fall Reunion was a huge success for the Valley of Chicago. With one of the largest candidate class sizes in recent history, the Valley worked hard to put its best foot forward and welcome the new members in style. The theme of the Reunion was “Are you a traveling man?” created by Ruben Owens and Guide Sobecki. The theme focused on Ancient Craft Degrees and their significance to the Fraternity. Saturday’s degrees toured candidates through the various countries and sagas of our heritage and included short presentations on the diversity and complexity of Masonic practices. It revealed how our Brothers around the nation and around the world carry out our universal obligations within their local cultures and values and addressed the importance of Masonic travel and the amazing unity across mankind that our fraternity has given the world. Each degree was well performed and gave the candidates another #1 Top-line Sponsor important lesson in their Scottish Rite journey. The Valley was pleased to welcome over 100 new candidates. Walter J. Andersen Many of these started their initiation back in June 2018 at the Grand Master’s Festival and finished with the Oriental Consistory’s 32nd Degree, directed by Marc Brofka. Commander-in-Chief, Lance Welter, took time to knight each candidate and Class Marshall, Ken Ludwig, spent the day giving them orientation and education. The largest applause of the day went to Class Honoree Marvin Selock for his lifetime of contributions to Freemasonry, Scottish Rite Valley of Chicago, and Illinois Council of Deliberation. A special thank you goes out to all the members and volunteers who made this experience unique for our candidates. Please take time to introduce yourself to the new members and make them feel welcome in their new home. WINTER 2018 • SCOTTISH RITE NEWS 3 Grand Master’s Festival and Fall Class 2018 Honoring Marvin L. Selock, 33o Omer Amro Mario V. Amurao Reynaldo J. Aquino John J. Avelino Gilberto Bautista Zachary R. Bazianos Gregory A. Becker Lester Benavides Anthony A. Bianchi II Andre’ Bober Arnell A. Brady John E. Brayton Erick C. Brown IV Alex J. Buckwinkler Kevin E. Bullock Michael J. Camara Jeremy M. Carlson Joseph W. Colello Elias D. Cook Javier A. Cruz Arcadio Delgado Quentin Delgado Joseph E. Dennehy Thomas J. Dennehy William J. DeSmidt Joseph M. Escobedo Martin Estrada Justus E. Fischer III Robert M. Fitzgerald Richard A. Fleischer 4 SCOTTISH RITE NEWS • WINTER 2018 Grand Master’s Festival and Fall Class 2018 Honoring Marvin L. Selock, 33o Thomas C. Flock Michael D. Flowers Cesar Gandia Jose A. Gonzalez Sr. Albert L. Gunn Guillermo W. Jimenez Jr. Manuel R. Jurado Bartell K. Keithley Charles R. Kerner Samer Khatib Zirignon F. KoKo David A. Liddy James E. Lilly Mike S. Lisciandrello Robert M. Lorens Joseph W. Lustig Luis B. Magno Michael D. Mahoney Emilian Man Jose S. Martinez Matthew C. McAloon Anthony L. McCaskill Luis E. Mendez Earl Merritt Adam A. Miranda Richard W. Mitchell Kenneth P. Mykisen Thomas F. Nugent Jason D. O’Brien Bob Papadatos WINTER 2018 • SCOTTISH RITE NEWS 5 Grand Master’s Festival and Fall Class 2018 Honoring Marvin L. Selock, 33o Brad D. Parkinson Patrick J. Perry Andy Pieczko Stephen W. Pore Delaney R. Rivers Gibran H. Rodriguez John Sachanda Patrick J. Sand Ricardo Santiago Matthew J. Schultz Robert E. Storm Leonard O. Svoboda Piotr Szczerba Timothy U. Thomason Joaquin T. Torres III Ricardo Torres Brian L.
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