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Supreme Council Presents Tompkins Medal to Brother
Roger Pellerin, 33°, MSA On May 31, 2022, at the Valley of Nashua’s stated meeting, Supreme Council conferred The Daniel D. Tompkins Medal on Illustrious Brother Roger Pellerin, 33°, MSA, for his outstanding and exemplary service to the Masonic Fraternity at large. The Tompkins Medal is a unique degree and continued directing for the Supreme Council recognition that Lodge of Perfection and Consistory for honors distinguished contributions 15 years. not often witnessed by the general Ill. Brother Pellerin has been an active membership. The medal is named in supporter of the Children’s Dyslexia honor of Daniel D. Tompkins, first Center of Nashua, serving on its Board of Sovereign Grand Commander of the Governors and taking part in fundraising Northern Masonic Jurisdiction (1813efforts, from walk-a-thons to golf 1825) and former U.S. Vice President tournaments. He chaired the popular under President James Monroe. Tony Pace (a Las Vegas entertainer with “One of the great privileges I have as local ties to New England) fundraising Deputy for the State of New Hampshire events. When Brother Pellerin learned is to recognize distinguished Scottish Rite that Tony was going to become a Masons who’ve labored in the quarries Freemason, he traveled with two other in support of our beloved Scottish Rite,” Brothers to be at his raising in Las Vegas. said Ill. Brother Ken Clay Jr., 33˚. Through his craft as an operative “Illustrious Brother Pellerin is stonemason, Brother Pellerin has also the consummate ‘behind the scenes’ created and donated numerous granite supporter of Scottish Rite and New dedication markers to New Hampshire Hampshire Freemasonry,” he said. Grand Lodge. A life-long resident of Hudson, New His additional recognitions include Hampshire, Roger joined Rising Sun the Major General John Sullivan Lodge #39 in Nashua and was raised to Distinguished Service Medal in Bronze, the Sublime Degree of Master Mason presented in 1996 by the Grand Lodge in 1986. Just one month later, Brother of New Hampshire for his dedication to Pellerin joined the Scottish Rite in the the Craft, and the Meritorious Service Valley of Nashua, receiving his degrees in Award from New Hampshire Council all four bodies. He served as Worshipful of Deliberation in 2007. Master of Rising Sun Lodge from 1995-1997 and was coroneted a 33˚ Mason by Supreme Council in 1999 in Atlantic City. He quickly took part in non-speaking roles in the Lodge of Perfection and Consistory degrees, followed by speaking roles, then directed Lodge of Perfection degrees. In 1997, he took over directing the Shown (l to r) are Ill. Brother Roger Pellerin, 33˚, MSA; Ill. Robert Allegorical portion of the 32nd Bianci, 33˚; and Ill. Robert Hansen, 33˚. 20
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