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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Of
M⸫W⸫ Charles McQuery

2006-2007

Most Worshipful Brother Charles McQuery was born in Kansas City,
Missouri, on September 14, 1944, and was one of three children in
the family, with a brother and sister. The family moved to Oregon in
1947, where Charles received his public education in the Corvallis
public schools, graduating from Corvallis High School in 1961.

He initially enrolled at Oregon State University, but transferred to
Portland State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration in 1967. He started his career in
his chosen field, and during the subsequent years he continued his postgraduate studies and
received an MBA degree from Eastern Illinois University in 1978.

His career spanned the breadth and width of the country and many companies, each culminating
in increasing responsibilities. He and his family traveled from Portland to Boston, Massachusetts,
to Danville, Illinois, returning to Portland and finally settling in Seattle. He worked for Hyster
Company, the lift truck manufacturer, for the first 16 years of his career. He then progressed in his
responsibilities and finally settled into his last job with Phillips Medical Systems in 1987. He
retired on June 1, 2004, after a very successful career.

Charles was married June 5, 1965, to his ever-supportive wife, Diane (Johnson). They were blessed
with two sons, Michael and Timothy. He and Diane also have two granddaughters and three
grandsons.

Charles was, and remains, deeply involved in his community. He has served for many years as an
umpire, and continues in his post-Grand Master years. He has served as a little League Umpire at
Alderwood Little League for many, many years, and served as its League Umpire-in-Chief for
several years. Since 1987 he has been a member of the Northwest Baseball Umpires Association,
where he has risen to the community college level, and has officiated at three different State High
School championships. His retirement has allowed him to snowbird, and to continue his umpiring
endeavors in Arizona. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for Big Brothers
and Big Sisters of Snohomish County for seven years and as its President for three of these years.
He has served on an advisory board for the School of Business at Western Washington University
for five years. He is a Board member and past President of Washington Manufacturing Services.

His Masonic record demonstrates a strong Masonic heritage. His father was a distinguished
Oregon Mason and passed on those values to Charles and his brother and sister. Charles joined
Corvallis Chapter, Order of DeMolay, in 1959 and served as its Master Councilor in 1962. He also