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she taught in Wisconsin schools for a short time before marrying Albert on August 29, 1942 in Hollywood,
Florida. The couple then moved to Bakersfield, California, where Anne worked at a shipyard while Albert
served in the Pacific during WWII.

The couple would settle in Walla Walla in 1946, where our Grand Master had been establishing a law
practice. Anne taught for a few years at St. Paul's Episcopal School for girls in Walla Walla. Later in life,
she worked at the Walla Walla Community College Library. Anne was a member of the Eastern Star and
served as Grand Marshal of the Grand Chapter during the 1959-1960 term.

A real human being with warm impulses, love for his fellow man, an impressive sincerity, and a deep
regard for his obligations as a citizen, a father, a member of his profession and a Mason are qualities that
are not hidden by the veil of judicial dignity and official rank.
Those who closely followed his career in the Grand Lodge can appreciate the time, energy, thought, and
the physical discomfiture he has endured for the cause of Washington Masonry. In the closing paragraph
of his Annual Message to the Grand Lodge, he poured out his heart in detailing the sacrifices he made to
serve the Grand Lodge of Washington. "Despite the memorable experiences of the last four years, they
have also contained some of the loneliest hours of my life. I pray someday my wife and boys will read
this and know I have always loved them, and those five and six hour drives home alone were spent
planning the things we were going to do together when my term ends, God grant that it is not too late,"

Only the deepest love for Masonry could command service of such magnitude.
In his dedicated service to the Craft, Most Worshipful Brother Albert Naron Bradford not only maintained
in their fullest splendor the traditions of Masonry, but he faithfully observed the precepts of the Great
Light of Masonry. His star shines brilliantly with those of the Illustrious Brethren who have preceded him
in the East of our Grand Lodge. His record of the past year remains a challenge to those who will follow.

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