The Broken Column: Necrology of the March 2018 Grand Lodge Quarterly Communication

By Robert Huke |

The roll of the workmen has been called, and the following Master Masons have not answered to their name.

At the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts’ March Quarterly Communication, a Necrology was read for the following departed Brothers:

RIGHT WORSHIPFUL ARTHUR LeROY “BUD” ROCKWELL
Raised: Pequosette Lodge, Watertown, March 8, 1951
Junior Grand Deacon: 1967
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Ceara, Brazil: 1972-2018
Grand Marshall: 1972-1974
Henry Price Medal: 1973
Permanent Member: 1974-2018
Senior Grand Warden: 1975
Grand Lecturer: 1981-1986
Veteran’s Medal: July 14, 2000
Entered the Celestial Lodge above: January 18, 2018
A Mason for 66 years, 10 months, 11 days

RIGHT WORSHIPFUL WALLACE JACK BENNETT
Raised: Huntington Lodge #53, Huntington, WV December 27, 1952
District Deputy Grand Master: Natick 23rd Masonic District, 1996-1997
Joseph Warren Distinguished Service Medal: June 22, 1998
Veteran’s Medal: September 23, 2002
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of West Virginia: 2003-2018
Entered the Celestial Lodge above: March 4, 2018
A Mason for 65 years, 2 months, 6 days

RIGHT WORSHIPFUL STEWART A. SWINAMER JR
Raised: Charity Lodge, Cambridge, December 3, 1962
District Deputy Grand Master: 2nd Masonic District, 2003-2004
Veteran’s Medal: February 13, 2012
Entered the Celestial Lodge above: December 21, 2017
A Mason for 55 years, 19 days

RIGHT WORSHIPFUL NEIL THOMAS MULRAIN
Raised: Spencer Lodge, Spencer, February 21, 1970
Meritorious Service Certificate, 1989
District Deputy Grand Master: Brookfield 21st Masonic District, 1992-1993
Entered the Celestial Lodge above: March 4, 2018
A Mason for 48 years, 12 days

RIGHT WORSHIPFUL TIMOTHY JOHN HANKS
Raised: William North Lodge, Lowell: June 10, 1987
Joseph Warren Distinguished Service Medal: June 19, 2004
District Deputy Grand Master: 12th Masonic District, 2005-2006
Entered the Celestial Lodge above: March 12, 2018
A Mason for 30 years, 9 months, 6 days