In Memoriam

Ill. Eric Ginette, 33°

1946-2019

Ill. Eric Ginette, 33°

Ill. Eric Ginette, 33°, an Active Emeritus Member of this Supreme Council for the state of Vermont, died on Tuesday, December 31, 2019.

Raised a Master Mason in Green Mountain Lodge No. 68, in Cabot, Vermont, on August 27, 1994. Completed the degrees of the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Montpelier (now Valley of Central Vermont) in 1998. Coroneted a Sovereign Grand Inspector General, 33°, on August 30, 2005. Crowned an Active Member in 2006. Served as an officer in all three bodies of the Valley as well as RW District Deputy Grand Master from 2013- 2014. Recipient of the John Barney Medal for his outstanding service to Vermont Freemasonry in 2016.

Ill. John Sharp Wright, 33°

1928 – 2020

Ill. John Sharp Wright, 33°

Ill. John Sharp Wright, 33°, an Active Emeritus Member of this Supreme Council for the state of Ohio, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Raised a Master Mason in Harper Woods Lodge No. 585, Harper Woods, Michigan, in 1960. Completed the degrees of the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Columbus in 1962. Coroneted a 33° Mason and Honorary Member of the Supreme Council on September 28, 1983. Elected an Active Member of the Supreme Council in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 1, 1993.

Ill. Royce G. Wheeler, 33°

1926-2020

Ill. Royce G. Wheeler, 33°

Ill. Royce G. Wheeler, 33°, an Active Emeritus Member for this Supreme Council for the state of Maine, died on Saturday, October 10, 2020.

Raised a Master Mason in St. Andrew’s Lodge No. 83, of Bangor, Maine, on February 16, 1950. In the Grand Lodge of Maine, served as District Deputy Grand Master of the Sixth Masonic District in 1967-68. Received the degrees of the Scottish Rite in the Bangor Valley in 1959 and Maine Consistory in 1960. Coroneted a 33° Mason and Honorary Member of the Supreme Council on September 26, 1979. Crowned an Active Member of the Supreme Council on September 25, 1986 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Ill. Warren F. Schueler Sr., 33°

1925-2020

Ill. Warren F. Schueler Sr., 33°

Ill. Warren F. Schueler Sr., 33°, an Active Emeritus Member for this Supreme Council for the state of Delaware, died on Friday, December 4, 2020.

Raised a Master Mason in St. John’s Lodge No. 2, in New Castle, Delaware, on November 20, 1956. Received the degrees of the Scottish Rite in the Delaware Consistory in May 1981. He served as Thrice Potent Master at the Wilmington Lodge of Perfection from 1985-1986. Ill. Bro. Schueler was Coroneted a 33° Mason and Honorary Member of the Supreme Council in Grand Rapids on September 27, 1988. He was Crowned an Active Member of the Supreme Council on September 25, 1990 in Milwaukee.

Ill. Richard G. Hawk, 33°

1928-2020

Ill. Richard G. Hawk, 33°

Ill. Richard G. Hawk, 33°, an Active Emeritus Member for this Supreme Council for the state of Pennsylvania, died on Thursday, December 24, 2020.

Raised a Master Mason in Hyde Park Lodge No. 339 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on March 16, 1971. Received the degrees of the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Scranton in May 1971, serving as Most Wise Master in 1977-1978 and Commander-In- Chief in 1986-1987. Coroneted a 33° Mason and Honorary Member of the Supreme Council in Cincinnati, Ohio, on September 24, 1986. He was Crowned an Active Member of the Supreme Council on October 3, 1995 in Milwaukee.

Ill. Bill C. Anthis, 33°

1926-2020

Ill. Bill C. Anthis, 33°

Ill. Bill C. Anthis, 33°, an Active Emeritus Member for this Supreme Council for the state of Indiana, died on Monday, January 25, 2021.

Raised a Master Mason in Columbia Lodge No. 450 at Patoka, Indiana, on November 7, 1948. Received the degrees of the Scottish Rite in the Fort Wayne Consistory on November 13, 1965. Coroneted a 33° Mason and Honorary Member of the Supreme Council in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 28, 1977. Crowned an Active Member of the Supreme Council in Chicago in September 1992. Awarded the Supreme Council Medal of Honor in 2008.