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On The Level
Where Masons share stories of their masonic journey
***Recorded on April 14th, 2016***
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Jack Richey remembers a night in lodge with Senator Barry Goldwater: One of the most memorable things of my career, in the line, was right after I was made Master in 1969. We had a gentleman join the lodge, and his name was Tommy Ross, Tom Ross, and he got his 3rd degree. And his father in law was Senator Barry Goldwater, and his father was also a Mason, Dr. Ross. And the night that he was raised, when he got his third degree, they were (both) in attendance. And it was the only time I have ever been in the lodge that there was not an available seat on the North Side or the South Side of the Lodge. The place was packed“
Jack Richey was initially raised as a Master Mason in 1961 in Harmony Lodge No. 57 and is a Past Master of Harmony Lodge No. 57 in 1969. He is a member of Arizona Lodge No. 2, Sun City No. 72 and regularly attends Peoria Lodge No. 31.
You can hear the this quote and a lot more conversation by listening to the full interview here: https://soundcloud.com/on-the-level-297954005/onthelevel46jackrichey?in=on-the-level-297954005/sets/on-the-level
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