The Broken Column: Necrology of the June 12, 2024 Grand Lodge Quarterly Communication
The roll of the workmen has been called and the following Master Masons have not answered to their names.
R.W. Matthew A. Niedermeier, Deputy Grand Master, read the Necrology at the June Quarterly Communication for the following, departed Brethren:
RIGHT WORSHIPFUL PHILLIP L. SILBERSTEIN
Born at Boston, MA | April 16, 1951
Raised, William Reynolds Lodge No. 667, Iowa | August 23, 1978
Affiliated, Germania Lodge | May 22, 1985
District Deputy Grand Master, Boston 1st Masonic District | 1997-1998
Entered the Celestial Lodge above February 8, 2024
A Mason for 45 years, 17 days
RIGHT WORSHIPFUL LAWRENCE DONALD TONINI
Born at Pittsfield, MA | September 29, 1945
Raised, Wisdom Lodge, West Stockbridge | June 18, 1970
Senior Grand Deacon | 1979
Meritorious Service Certificate | April 17, 1980
District Deputy Grand Master, Pittsfield 16th Masonic District | 1981-1982
Junior Grand Warden | 1984
Henry Price Medal | 1984
Grand Lecturer | 1985-1987
Grand Representative, Grand Lodge of China (Taiwan) | 1986-1999
Robert Johnson Service Award | June 8, 2017
Veteran’s Medal | March 5, 2020
Entered the Celestial Lodge above April 16, 2024
A Mason for 53 years, 9 months, 30 days
RIGHT WORSHIPFUL ALBERT L. HUGHES
Born at Elmira, NY | January 7, 1937
Raised, Hope Lodge, Gardner | April 25, 1974
District Deputy Grand Master, Barre 13th Masonic District | 1992-1993
Entered the Celestial Lodge above May 7, 2024
A Mason for 50 years, 13 days
RIGHT WORSHIPFUL DAVID R. YOUNG
Born at Concord, MA | January 15, 1943
Raised, Frank W. Thompson Lodge, Bedford | April 20, 1976
District Deputy Grand Master, Somerville 6th Masonic District | 1998-1999
Joseph Warren Distinguished Service Medal | December 19, 2000
George Washington Military Service Medal | November 21, 2023
Entered the Celestial Lodge above June 9, 2024
A Mason for 48 years, 1 month, 21 days
At the conclusion of the Necrology, R.W. Walter H. Hunt, Grand Historian and Librarian of the Samuel Crocker Lawrence Library, read Memorials for the following Brethren:
- R.W. THEODORE E. COOLEDGE, Deputy Grand Master, 1992
- R.W. JOHN R. S. HIGGINS, Grand Chaplain, 1999-2024
- R.W. LAWRENCE D. TONINI, Junior Grand Warden, 1984
Well done, good and faithful servants.
