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Temple of the Shrine and is a Past Associate Guardian of Job's Daughters.

He accepted his first Grand Lodge appointment as Deputy of the Grand Master in District No. 27
in 1964, and was reappointed in 1965. In 1966 he was appointed Senior Grand Steward, in 1968
Grand Marshal, in 1969 Chairman of the DeMolay Committee, and in 1970 a member of the
Credentials Committee.

Harold took some time off from Grand Lodge activities to be of service to the Lutheran Church he
and Shirley attend. He served on the Board of Deacons and as a lay minister.

Activities in Grand Lodge resumed in 1981 serving on the Masonic Research and Education
Committee, in 1982 on the Special Lodge Resources Development Committee, and on the Masonic
Home Endowment Committee in I983. Harold was elected Junior Grand Warden In 1985 at the
128th Annual Communication in Tacoma.

As Grand Master he brought forth his message of a strong belief in the family unit; that
Freemasonry and its concordant and appendant bodies should live and work as a family. He was a
hands on Grand Master, working with the individual as well as the Lodges. He was equally capable
of helping one of the residents at our Masonic Home as he was at handling the most difficult
administrative matters which came before him.

Additionally, he implored lodge leaders to “use imagination to promote better attendance and give
the Brethren something of substance so they will be glad they came.” To quote further from his
message: “If we can regain Pride in ourselves and our work, then through positive and innovative
leadership our Lodges will have Pride and Masonry will grow! Expect more from yourself and
your officers than you think you or they can do, and all will attain the goals. Expect less and that
is what you will get!”

Our Past Grand Master’s words continue to ring true today.