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His outstanding record in Masonic circles brought him into the limelight at Grand Lodge.
Consequently his election as Junior Grand Warden at Seattle in 1949 was a logical event in a
distinguished Masonic career. He successively attained the position of Senior Grand Warden,
Deputy Grand Master until 1952 at Wenatchee he was installed in the Grand EasL His record as
Grand Master will bear comparison with his illustrious predecessors in that high office.

Our Most Worshipful Brother was married to the former Grace Lorraine Simmons on January 1,
1926. She is a Past Matron of Occidental Chapter, No. 28, O.E.S. Their son, L. Bruce Sims, was a
member of Exemplar Lodge No. 284, Seattle. Before attaining his majority he served as Master
Councilor of Green Lake Chapter, Order of DeMolay, and State Master Councilor of Washington
DeMolay.

Most Worshipful Brother Sims was a valiant worker in DeMolay circles. He was chairman of the
advisory board of Green Lake Chapter from 1938 to 1948, was awarded the DeMolay Cross of
Honor, and was invested with the Honorary Legion of Honor.

He was one of the organizers of Exemplar Lodge No. 284, serving as its Secretary four years. He
was granted honorary memberships in Renton Lodge No. 29, Diamond Lodge No. 83, Lakeside
Lodge, No. 258, and Alki Lodge, No. 152.

It was the ambition of our Most Worshipful Brother, after retirement, to drive through the Southern
States and once again visit his native Alabama. It was while on this trip with his wife that he was
stricken with a heart attack at the home of his sister in Mount Pleasant, Texas. He was rushed to a
hospital in Tyler, Texas, where he passed away on February 23, 1961.