In Memoriam

Ill. A. Norman Johnson, 33°

1926 – 2021

Ill. A. Norman Johnson, 33°

Ill. A. Norman Johnson, 33°, Active Emeritus Member for this Supreme Council for the state of Connecticut, laid down his working tools on Monday, April 5, 2021.

Raised a Master Mason in Wyllys-St. John’s Lodge No. 99, at West Hartford, Connecticut on March 8, 1948, where he served as Worshipful Master in 1958 and Trustee for more than 10 years. Received the degrees of the Scottish Rite in Connecticut Consistory in the Valley of Norwich on May 7, 1949. Coroneted a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33° Honorary Member of the Supreme Council in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 30, 1970. He was crowned an Active Member of the Supreme Council on September 26, 1979 and served as Deputy for the state of Connecticut from 1981-1994. He continued as an Active Member until September 26, 2000 at which time he became an Emeritus member of the Supreme Council.

Awarded the Supreme Council Medal of Honor in 1997 for his distinguished service to Freemasonry. Also presented the “Sword of Merit” by the Grand Encampment Knights Templar Eye Foundation in 2017.

Ill. Charles C. Wicks, 33°

Ill. Charles C. Wicks, 33°

1945 – 2021

Ill. Charles C. Wicks, 33°, an Active Member for this Supreme Council for the state of Indiana, laid down his working tools on May 16, 2021.

Raised a Master Mason in Goshen Lodge No. 12 at Goshen, Indiana, where he served as Worshipful Master in 1980 and Trustee from 1981-83. Received the degrees of the Scottish Rite in the Valley of South Bend on April 23, 1977, where he served as Commander in Chief from 1992-94. Coroneted a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33° Honorary Member of the Supreme Council in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on October 3, 1995. He was crowned an Active Member of the Supreme Council in Philadelphia in August 2010 and was set to become an Emeritus member in August of 2021.