California Masons in the 21sT Century
Annual Report
2008/2009
To Our Members
Freemasonry is dedicated to ageless tenets—brotherly love, relief, and truth.
Through them, we better ourselves and the world we live in.
In this annual report, we share the ways that California Masons, lodges, and
Masonic organizations apply these tenets to our modern world. Innovative
resources directly benefit new and loyal members. Thoughtful approaches to
philanthropy reach more corners of our communities.
Together, we move California Freemasonry forward in the 21st century.
Message From The Grand Master
It’s a great time to be a Mason in California.
We have embarked upon an era of exciting progress and
unparalleled opportunity in California Freemasonry. The men
knocking on the doors of our lodges – and calling, and e-mailing –
are a testament to it.
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We can no longer doubt our fraternity’s relevance in modern
society. The 4,411 degrees conferred this year prove that the
experiences we offer – fellowship and values and earnest
pursuit of a better world – remain important to good men, no
matter the century they inhabit.
This year, it was my great honor and privilege to be the first
grand master since 1965 to grant dispensations for two new
lodges, Prometheus Lodge and Paideia Lodge. What awesome
progress this represents. As I performed each dispensation
ceremony, I reflected on the promise of fellowship and
fraternity awaiting the members of these youngest California
lodges, and felt a renewed sense of pride and excitement in
our craft.
We commenced an important and transformational partnership
with the University of California, Los Angeles – one of the most
respected academic establishments in the world. By doing so, we
broke new ground in California. Through our project to Advance
L arry L . A d a m s o n
the Study and Understanding of Freemasonry, we are supporting
dedicated academic research that will define Freemasonry to
the world and, at long last, celebrate our fraternity’s history and
innumerable contributions to society.
We are growing and looking ahead in other ways. Children
represent our future, and our lodges and members have
embraced a new mission: to rebuild our Masonic youth orders.
With the help of this renewed commitment, DeMolay, Rainbow
Girls, and Job’s Daughters celebrated a number of successes in
California – new local groups, greater lodge involvement, and
more Masons stepping in to fill adult leader roles. We are also
rebuilding our fraternity’s relationship with these youth orders,
imbued with a lively spirit of cooperation and support. We will
continue down this path and remain focused on a healthy,
vibrant youth order presence in California.
Yes, the 21st century is indeed an exciting time for our
fraternity, and I am confident that our future has never been
brighter.
Applied Freemasonry means living our virtues today and
building for a better tomorrow. In California, we truly embody
that commitment.
Grand Master’s Project
Advancing the Study and
Understanding of Freemasonry
The project provides funding for a
partnership between the Grand Lodge of
California and the University of California,
Los Angeles, one of the nation’s finest
institutions of higher learning.
The research and study it supports will
align with the most serious scholarship on
Freemasonry in the world today, dispelling
myths and revealing our heritage in factual,
research-based terms.
Devoted academic research and
coursework will provide important insight
into the early development of Freemasonry
and demonstrate how Masonic values
and tenets shaped countries and civil
societies around the world, including the
development of a constitutional democracy
in the United States.
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Leadership development
Master Masons
raised per lodge
increased to its
highest level
since 1983
attendees
participated in
the Ninth Annual
California Masonic
Symposium
Masonicheritage.org
launched, providing
an online space for
the Henry W. Coil
Library & Museum of
Freemasonry
Bimonthly iMember
Webinars kicked
off in May
Pass It On, a tool
for membership
development
and retention,
was updated
California Freemason
magazine increased
production from four
to six issues annually
Freemason.org
won two Excel
awards for design
and general
excellence
Masons4youth.org
launched, encouraging
more Masons to sign
up as adult leaders
The Leader,
a monthly
e-newsletter for
lodge leaders,
launched in
September
For the seventh
consecutive year,
the Masonic
Homes of California
(MHC) resident and
employee annual
satisfaction survey
results were
above the national
benchmark
MHC achieved
Presidium
Accreditation, a
prestigious honor
recognizing
extraordinary
safety measures
California lodges
partnered with
community
organizations,
from the
Association of
California Nurse
Leaders to San
Francisco Unified
School District,
to offer support
most needed by
their communities
MHC at Union City
won a Promising
Practices Award
for excellence
in disaster
preparedness
training
Community OutREACH
All five Lodge
Management
Certification
Program courses
became available
online – and online
training participation
nearly doubled
from 2007
A new California
Masonry exhibit
debuted at the
Conference of
Grand Masters of
Masons in North
America, the
largest gathering
of grand masters
in the world
4,444 lost members
and widows were
located, and
those in need of
assistance were
connected with
Masonic Outreach
Services
Fraternal CARE
Inspector
Administrative
Seminar
expanded to
include another
full day
Membership growth
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Degrees
conferred
per lodge
increased to
the highest
level since
1978
300-plus
Get Involved!,
a resource kit
for youth order
support, was
introduced to
lodges
YOUTH ORDER SUPPORT
participated
in leadership
training
Member communications
Inspector
Development
Academy was
inaugurated
in northern
and southern
sessions
Lodge resources
1,106 members
July 1, 2008-june 30, 2009
Sharing our heritage
A Leading Jurisdiction
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Expanded
Online Resources
To connect with more members, Grand Lodge
continues to improve its online tools.
Member-Friendly Technology
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It takes modern tools to impress Allan Benavides –
and complete information. When Benavides started
to consider Masonry, his first move was an Internet
search for lodges in his community of Murrieta. He
found temeculamasons.org. There was so much
information there – articles, photos, and videos about
Temecula Catalina Island Lodge No. 524 and Masonry
in general – that he spent nearly three months
researching it all.
“I didn’t want to get involved with something I didn’t
know anything about,“ says Benavides, one of 57
prospects who have contacted the lodge through the
new Web site since January 2008. “Reading the Web
site gave me confidence that Freemasonry was what I
was looking for.“
Temecula Catalina Island Lodge’s new and improved
site attracts prospective members while keeping
current ones connected. In addition to news and
reference materials, the site has features like an
online apparel store, surveys, a dynamic lodge
calendar, past issues of the lodge Trestleboard,
behind-the-scenes search engine optimization, and a
password-protected member area for Masonic study
and online payment of dues and donations. The site
also incorporates the lodge’s unique logo, designed to
unite the brethren under a local Masonic identity.
For Benavides, initiated in March 2009, the modern,
informative Web site is exactly what he needs from
his lodge. In turn, he is already an active member,
recently facilitating a partnership between Temecula
Catalina Island Lodge and the Lake Elsinore Storm,
where he is assistant general manger.
“I do everything online,” Benavides says. “Without the
Web site, I would not have joined.”
Award-winning Web site. Freemason.org
received two 2009 Excel awards from Association
Media & Publishing, recognizing the site’s design,
functionality (brothers can use the site to submit
news items or donate to the annual fund), ease of
use, and content.
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Online leadership courses. Brothers can
complete all five Lodge Management Certification
Program courses online or sign up for free iMember 7
Webinars.
”
I do everything online. Without the
Web site, I would not have joined.
Youth order support. Masons4youth.org
launched in April to involve more Masons as leaders
of California youth orders.
Membership database. Lodge secretaries are
increasingly turning to iMember, a powerful online
database that instantaneously shares updated
membership information with Grand Lodge.
Masonic past and present.
Masonicheritage. org enables a worldwide
audience to access collections of the Henry W. Coil
Library & Museum of Freemasonry.
Partnering for Change
By working with each other and with
community partners, lodges and Grand Lodge
have a greater impact in California.
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Schools. Six lodges and the California
Masonic Foundation (CMF) raised $30,000 to
benefit San Francisco Unified School District,
in partnership with 16 other community
organizations devoted to improving the city’s
public schools. Participating lodges included
California No. 1, San Francisco No. 120, PacificStarr King No. 136, Phoenix No. 144, Mission
No. 169, and Columbia-Brotherhood No. 370.
Nurse education. California Masons help
elevate the quality of health care and reduce
the state’s shortage of nurses through a
partnership with the Association of California
Nurse Leaders. CMF is funding nurse leader
scholarships, hospital certifications, and
nursing education partnerships at state
universities.
Local kids. California lodges teamed up with
the Junior Giants, a charitable after-school
program of the San Francisco Giants, in a
competition to fund the greatest number of
baseball mitts for underprivileged children.
More than $28,000 was raised – enough to
present mitts to 1,400 kids.
Meaningful community investments
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Eleven-year-old Xiisa Bullock Watts loves to read. But
her school, Jose Ortega Elementary in San Francisco,
struggles with budget cuts that prevent it from
restocking the library. In the past, if Xiisa finished a
book quickly, she had to wait an entire week to check
out another.
I’ve always had a love of reading.
I want other kids to experience
that – the joy of reading a book
and learning something new and
sharing it with your friends.
”
Not anymore. California Lodge No. 1 stepped in as a
school partner, and asked what Jose Ortega students
needed most. The answer was a book drive. After a
lodge donation of about 200 used young adult books,
the school now has a new way for students to read
more: “Grab and Go,“ a borrowing program that lets
students pick up books at lunch.
“Now, you can read a book, return it, and get another
one right away – so, during the week, you have
something to do besides just sit around,” laughs
Bullock Watts, who recently completed fifth grade.
She was so excited about the books that she
volunteered to help staff the program for younger
students.
“I’ve always had a love of reading,“ she says. “I want
other kids to experience that – the joy of reading a
book and learning something new and sharing it with
your friends.”
For Jose Ortega Elementary, new books are just the
beginning. In the past two years, California Lodge
has donated about $17,000 to the school. Some
of the money has already been used for teacher
appreciation. Most is earmarked for an upcoming
computer lab, another project at the top of the
school’s wish list.
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Serving our California Masonic family and our communities
July 1, 2008-june 30, 2009
At the Masonic Homes
558 Masons, their wives, and widows received vital fraternal
support and services
378 Masonic Homes of California residents
180 Masonic Outreach Services clients
38 children were provided a safe place to live, learn, and play at Covina
35,702 hours of volunteer time were given by 173 Masonic Homes senior
and child residents
In Our Masonic Family
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4,411 degrees were conferred
1,829 Entered Apprentice
1,328 Fellow Craft
1,254 Master Mason
1,106 members participated in leadership training
88 Inspector Administrative Seminar
225 Secretaries’ Retreats
367 Wardens’ Retreats
251 Lodge Management Certification Program (LMCP) and Masonic Education courses
175 Online LMCP courses
In Our Communities
85,688 were served by our community programs
85,000 children were issued free child IDs
304 educators from 68 schools attended Masonic Student Assistance Program training
384 students received scholarships
225 from lodges (not all reported)
150 from the California Masonic Foundation
9 from the Masonic Homes of California
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Commitment
to the Past
New research on Freemasonry
In the spring of 2010, Freemasonry will have
a new way of defining itself to the world. The
University of California, Los Angeles will offer
two new undergraduate courses, exploring
the history of civil society, fraternalism, and
Freemasonry in America and Europe.
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The courses, funded by the Grand Master’s
Project to Advance the Study and Understanding
of Freemasonry, will study the fraternity’s role
in historical social, political, intellectual, and
cultural circles, beginning in the early 18th
century. Students will learn how Freemasons
introduced ideas about social equality and civil
societies during the Enlightenment, and helped
establish constitutional democracy in the
United States.
The curriculum will be developed by one of
the world’s foremost Masonic scholars, UCLA
history professor Dr. Margaret C. Jacob, with
assistance from a graduate student and a
postdoctoral fellow.
One of those assistants, UCLA Ph.D. student
Matt Crow, is poised to help separate fact from
fiction and tell the truth about Freemasonry –
which, for too many, remains a mystery.
“Freemasonry and similar organizations have
a mysterious, fascinating image in the public
mind,” says Crow, 26. “I think people will be
interested in putting Freemasonry in the context
of American history and democracy.”
After all, he notes, Freemasonry had profound
influence on 18th-century ideas and politics that
helped shape democracy.
“It’s nonpartisan, it’s nonsectarian, but it
also has a language of ethics and personal
morality and civics,” he says. “In the study of
Freemasonry, you can see all these things
connected.”
When it comes to storing, researching, and
displaying the contributions of California
Masons, the Grand Lodge facilities are better
than ever.
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Preserve. Thanks to an extensive
renovation of the archive room, completed
this year, the Grand Lodge has more than
double the storage space for Masonic items.
I think people will be interested
in putting Freemasonry in the
context of American history
and democracy.
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Display. The Henry W. Coil Library &
Museum of Freemasonry has a wider
selection than ever of rare books, archives,
historical photos, and important artifacts.
A new exhibit, which debuted at the 2009
Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in
North America, details Masonry’s leading
role in the development of California.
Share. Since the launch of masonicheritage.org
in May 2009, the public can discover Masonry’s
past from anywhere in the world. The Web site,
a virtual space for the Henry W. Coil Library &
Museum collection, includes a search feature and
the museum’s current exhibit.
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GRAND TREASURER’S REPORT
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The manner in which the Grand Lodge of California and all
of its related entities have been able to weather the difficult
financial and economic storm during the last year is a
testimony to their history of careful, conservative budgeting
and sound management.
Even during the best of economic times, all entities have
budgeted tightly, managed efficiently, and monitored closely.
As a result, the organizations remain in sound financial
condition. While other organizations, for-profit and notfor-profit alike, are slashing expenses, curtailing programs
and services, laying off employees, and even going under,
the Grand Lodge and its related entities have continued to
provide the expected level of services and programs with no
economically induced employee layoffs. The Masonic Homes
of California has retained its AA credit rating by both Standard
& Poor’s and Fitch Ratings.
This has been accomplished by entering the economic
downturn on extremely sound financial footing, by making
G l e n n D. W o o d y
slight cuts in expenses, by lowering the level of distributions
from investment accounts, and by continuing to budget
very tightly.
The Grand Lodge leadership, the efficient and conscientious
staff, and the cadre of hard-working volunteer members have
simply tightened their belts and redoubled their efforts to
plan, manage, and perform at a high level.
Much of the budgeting is based on the use of rolling averages.
Due to the healthy years preceding the recession, this
has helped to ease the effect of the economic downturn.
However, in the next several years, as the rolling averages
lose those good years, the difficult years will have a larger
impact on future budgeting.
One can be confident that this organization will continue to
apply the same sound management principles and remain
financially healthy in the future.
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ExpenSES In support of masonic Values
$ 40,174,000 for fraternal support and care
$ 33,557,000to operate the Masonic Homes of California
(Union City and Covina combined)
$ 3,384,000to provide Masonic Outreach Services
Your Contributions
$6,474,000 was generously contributed
by 6,098 California Masons and
fRiends o f Masonry
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$ 1,027,000 to the Annual Fund to support Masonic
Outreach Services and Masonic Education
and Leadership Training
$ 4,297,000 in Wills and Bequests
$ 606,000 in Charitable Gift Annuities
$ 544,000 to the Grand Master’s Project:
Advancing the Study and Understanding
of Freemasonry (cash and pledges)
$ 3,233,000for Children’s Services residents
July 1, 2008-june 30, 2009
$ 1,753,000 f or education and Masonic leader development
$ 1,296,000 for scholarships and youth ORDER leadership grants
$ 398,000lodge scholarships (not all reported)
$ 737,000California Masonic Foundation scholarships
$ 141,000Masonic Homes of California scholarships
$ 20,000California Masonic Foundation leadership grants
to Masonic youth orders
$ 265,000for Masonic education and leadership TRAINING
$ 192,000in support of public education
$ 165,000for Masonic Student Assistance Program
training workshops
$ 22,000for support of public schools
$ 5,000for California Teacher of the Year awards
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Donors
honor roll of
Philanthropy has been a tradition for California Masons for more than 159 years. In order to live out our enduring
tenets of brotherly love and relief, we raise funds from within the fraternity to support those programs to which
we have dedicated ourselves.
GRAND Secretary’s REPORT
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This has been a remarkable year for California Masonry.
I feel a great sense of pride in our accomplishments, the
milestones we’ve achieved, and the programs we’ve launched.
But more than that, I’m proud of the way we’ve accomplished
these things, and the spirit of innovation and productivity
that we’ve exemplified. I’m proud that our fraternity honors
our rich history every day, but we don’t rest on our laurels.
We continue to look forward, to re-envision what we can do
to improve ourselves and to make the world a better place.
A l l a n L. C a s a l o u
While pursuing these goals and many others, California
Masonry has remained focused on what’s important:
brotherly love, relief, and truth.
We had our best overall membership year since 1978,
conferring more than 13 degrees per lodge. Men are
increasingly seeking out Masonry in California – and
they’re also advancing.
The Masonic Homes continues to provide support and relief
to our most vulnerable members. We’ve located 4,444 lost
members and widows and connected Masonic Outreach
Services with those who need assistance. Despite tough
economic times, donors dug deep to support Masonic causes,
knowing their contributions would aid those who need help
the most. And through community partnerships, generous
member donations, and a renewed commitment to hands-on
involvement, we increased our support of public schools to
levels we haven’t achieved for nearly 50 years.
We’re introducing new programs, such as the Inspector
Development Academy and free iMember Webinars for
secretaries, and tailoring training to member needs. The
entire Lodge Management Certification Program became
available online this year. While 215 members attended onsite, 175 others were able to participate virtually, meaning
that they didn’t have to take time away from their families or
spend money on travel in a tight year.
Our good work is driven by lodges, and I’m also proud of
the improved communication between Grand Lodge and
individual lodges. We’ve increased the exchange of ideas
and information at the committee and board level, with a
dedicated and strong Grand Lodge staff, and through new
communications vehicles like The Leader. Moving forward, we
are committed to keeping these lines of communication open
and working together on advancing Freemasonry in California.
Thank you to the more than 6,000 California Masons as well as the many lodges and Masonic organizations
for your generous contributions. While space does not allow us to list all donors, please know we are grateful
for all contributions.
This Annual Report recognizes
donations during the period
July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
Gifts by Individuals
More than 1,000 California Masons made a charitable gift of $159 or more to Masonic causes.
The $159 Anniversary Level of giving represents one dollar for each year of Masonry in California
and celebrates our long history of relief and charity. We thank all who generously gave individual gifts.
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: Gift was made online
Italics: Grand Master Circle level donor for three consecutive years
Gold Grand Master Circle $5,000 and up
Richard F. Davis :
R. Stephen Doan
W. David Hanisch
Joe E. Huskins
Ernest A. Lantz
Raymond Levy
Harry W. Lister
William J. Lowenberg
William J. Patterson
Ernest L. Prien
Ali Razi
Jack C. Tomlinson
Marian R. Scott
Silver Grand Master Circle $2,500 to $4,999
Anonymous
William J. Bray III
Russell Charvonia :
Clifford C. Clevenger
Tracy W. Scott :
Charles R. Hutchinson
David J. Weiner
Melvin L. H.Matsumoto : Gary A. Yanes
Stanley Zemansky :
Grand Master Circle $1,000 to $2,499
Anonymous
Larry L. Adamson :
Thomas T. Albers :
Angel G. Alvarez- Mapp :
Richard G. Anderson
M. Richard Andrews
Jeffrey L. Bear
Joseph S. Beebe
Mark S. Berasley
Brian P. Bezner
Arthur S. Billings
William L. Bryan
Robert D. Buchanan
James E. Carter
Allan L. Casalou
Gary G. Charland
Honor Roll of Donors
Cornerstone Society
Grand Master Circle $1,000 to $2,499 continued
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Esley C. Cloonan
Gerald Colombi
John L. and
Heather Cooper :
John M. Dennis
Walter S. Dill
David R. Doan
Robert L. Exline
Thomas E. Fanslow
Cecil Finegold
Robert C. Fink
Robert A. Freyer
Ronald J. Fudala
Daniel E. Gibson
Thomas A. Golden
Allen B. Gresham
James G. Groves
Glen E. Guttormsen
Robert D. Haines Jr.
J. Kern Hamilton
Thomas A. Hamilton
Richard E. Hatchett
John W. Hays
Theodore R. Hohl
M. William Holsinger
Richard W. Hopper
John E. Howl :
William D. Hughes
Douglas D. Ismail :
Charles S. Jacobs
David D. Johnson
John T. Kasten II
Benjamin Keh
Sandra Kennedy
David R. Kidd :
Paul H. Kokezas
Ronald L. Koretz
Richard E. Lamb
Robert M. Lee
William T. Lemond
Harry J. Lerwill
Frank P. Liggett
Edmond M. Lim
Joseph D. London
Frank Loui :
John F. Lowe :
Stephen M. Mahr
Vahe Majarian
Jack B. McEnterfer
Wessel J. Mindermann :
Joseph A. Monto
Manuel D. Morris
Merlin T. Murphy
Kenneth G. Nagel :
Melville H. Nahin
Robert L. Nichols
Felix A. Nordyke
Frank A. Norell
James D. Nyfeler
Andrew A. Perris
Harold K. Porter Jr.
Brian T. Potra Sr.
Mark E. Pressey
W. Bruce Pruitt :
Gregory K. Rapp :
Curtis R. Robbins
Charles F. Rogers
Stephen A. Roller
Jack M. Rose
Lionel Ruhman
Donald J. Rumsey
Henry D. Ruppel
Ronald E. Salda
Abbas Satrap
Thomas A. Schiffer
Lawrence H. Shane
William W. Shirley
Clyde E. Shives
Virgil R. Shoemaker
James L. Siler
Robert L. Sills
Milton M. Small
Clarence Soong :
Frederick L. and
Marlene Sorsabal :
Thomas A. Spencer
David W. Studley
Khalil H Sweidy :
Rennic B. Thomas :
Clifford C. Topliff :
Russell G. Vaughn
Walter H. Votaw
Robert S. Watanabe
Arthur H. Weiss
Harvey E. West Jr.
C. Ray Whitaker
Larry W. Woods :
Glenn D. Woody
William D. Zanker
Advocate of
Masonic Philanthropy
$500 to $999
James F. Abraham
Howard E. Antle
John F. Baldwin Jr.
David Banastre
John A. Bermudez
Anthony Beyenhof Jr.
Kenneth L. Breeding
George M. Brown III
David H. Burton
Frederick J. Chudley
Robert J. Comer
Thomas D. Conklin
Dean S. Dagdagan
George Dunaians
Clifford F. Evans
Albert A. Fritz
Luben R. Ganchev
Jeffery H. Gatchell
Billy L. Gillespie
David H. Gladding
Joseph C. Glennon :
Sam N. Gordon :
Berry L. Griffin Jr.
Thomas R. Handell
Philip C. Harris
Charles L. Harrison
Brian D. Hartshorn :
Michael W. Hertzberg
Christopher Herwegh
Christopher L. Holme :
Howard Hubbard Jr.
Norman D. Hughes
Lester R. Irvin
Jay A. Jennings
Benjamin K. Kazarian Jr.
Ebrahim Khannakhjavani
Roy R. Kimbel Jr.
Lauren L. Laird
Ricky L. Lawler
Bernard R. Lawlor
Robin Lee :
Ray W. Lenau :
Raymond H. Levy
Randall S. Limbach
James A. Limerick :
Mark E. Litherland :
Virginia and Jim Lyons
Harry L. Maynard
Harry L. McCluskey
Billie N. McNeer
Ernest P. Meamber
James P. Mills
Richard J. Modolo :
John M. Morrison
Walter J. Moser
Nicholas R. Nieffenegger
Joseph J. Perrigoue :
John A. Pifer
Wesley G. Pitts
John F. Riblett
C. D. Roberts
Joseph M. Rodriguez
Christopher G. Russell
Arthur L. Salazar Jr.
Stephen W. Saracco :
William K. Scheiber
Eric S. Sholty :
John R. Shore
Ralph O. Smith Jr. :
Matthew H. Spencer :
Lucian M. Stanescu :
Melvyn B. Stein
Kraig Stockard :
Mark L. Suycott :
Myron A. Tisdel
Wayne D. Torgerson :
Ion Vasilescu
Frederick J. Votto :
Lynn R. Wallingford :
Bert A. Walters
Ronnie L. Walters
Andrew J. Wolf
Glen A. Worrell
Michael L. Yolton
Sustainer of
Masonic Philanthropy
$300 to $499
William H. Adam
John B. Adams
Dennis P. Anastole
Glenn Ardizzone
William A. Bailey
John N. Baker
Earl R. Barnes
Michael J. Bear :
Lawrence Bennett
William H. Bennett
Warren J. Blomseth
Irvin D. Blume
Joseph A. Buckalew
Roque A Burio Jr.
Harold S. Burk Jr. :
Bobbie L. Byers :
Lionel Carnot :
Robert B. Christensen :
Richard H. Clark
William R. Cobun
Dennis J. Cole :
Kendall C. Cole
Donald V. Colucci Sr. :
Laurence M. Connell
John H. Crossfield
Phillip K. Crumm Sr.
James V. Dingman
Jon A. Donoghue
Maurice V. Dunbar
Gary R. Dunham
Christian E. Eddleman :
William H. Eisley
Wayne Eytcheson
Reginald S. Fogg
Anthony W. Fox
Adolph B. Fraysher
Celso F. Fueconcillo
David J. Garcez :
George L. Geanoulis
Frederick A. Gladstone
Michael R. Glaser
E. Arthur Haglund
John L. Harris :
Sander H. Heller
Richard E. Hendershot
John D. Holland
Christian D. Houge
Marvin D. Hudson
Jeffrey W. Huffman
Alexander C. Innes
Charles E. Jerman
Charles M. Jeronimo
Phillip A. Johnson
Jerry L. Jones
Bobak Kalhor
John H. Kalivoda
Franklin R. Lee
Runo J. Lemming :
William F. Linne III :
Robert W. Logan
Gilbert G. Lynch
A planned gift to the Masonic Homes of California or the California Masonic Foundation is a way
of ensuring the continuation of fraternal support and relief for future generations. The Cornerstone
Society celebrates the legacy of donors to California Masonic philanthropies who have chosen to
provide for the future through their charitable estates. We are grateful for their support.
Italics: Deceased
Founding Members
Karen Joe Abbott, in loving memory
of Charles Gordon Abbott
Wilbert “Bill” Adams
Larry and Lynn Adamson
Thomas T. Albers
Warren J. Blomseth, PGM
John F. and Francene C. Burgess
John L. and Heather Cooper
David and Nancy Decker
George L. Geanoulis
Mark N. Gibson
Allen and Clara Gresham
Jack E. Harrier
Roy J. Henville
M. William and L. Jean Holsinger
David D. and Nora E. Johnson
Howard D. Kirkpatrick
Jack R. Levitt
John Frederick Lowe
Kenneth L. and Beatrice Miltimore
Kenneth G. and Kathy Nagel
Michael D. and Myra E. Neben
Erik E. Peterson
Mark and Beth Pressey
David M. Shull
Fred and Marlene Sorsabal
(Sorsabal Family Trust)
Melvyn B. Stein
Joe F. and Helen C. Storment
Myron A. Tisdel
Frank J. Vaughn
Frederich J. and Ethel E. Wentz
William D. and Louise G. West
Jerry and Norma Wohlfarth
Gary and Deann Yanes
Members
Anonymous (2)
Charles H. and Greta P. Alexander
Marvin R. Andrews, PM
John Balmer and Judith Marshall
James and Jennifer Banta
Lilly S. Birchenall
Lucien A. Bone
Sarah Bradbury
Michael and Patricia Brown
James Mason Busch
Hilda Chapman, in loving memory of
James M. Chapman
Russ and Linda Charvonia
Gary Charland
Maury and Miriam Cohn
Sally Stokes Cole, in loving memory
of Roger Stokes
S. J. Colley
Richard and Jacqueline Comras
Michael and Norma Cornell
David and Henrietta Crawford
William Cunningham
W. Vincent Dilworth
Lawrence K. Dinsdale
Harold B. and Zelma June Friar
Roland R. Ghazal
Robert L. Golden
John and Anne Golia
Alvin Gorenbein
Glen Guttormsen
Charles Guyson
George W. and Catherine M. Helling
Merle and Helen Hough
Joe Edward Huskins
Rick Hutchinson
Dr. Robert and Dr. Louise Hutchinson
Phillip Johnson
James L. Jones
Richard A. and Pamela S. Kellogg
Russell Logan
Jarvis H. and Helyn Luechauer
Melvin and Marilyn Magnet
Harry L. Maynard, PGM and
Carolyn J. Maynard
Jack and Scottie McEnterfer
Dusan Misita
Melville Nahin, PGM and
Alice H. Nahin
Robert M. O’Neill
Glen and Kathleen Patmore
Gary L. Peterson
Michael S. Potopea III
Irwin M. and Shirley Randolph
Walter and Nancy Ringwald
Leland and Gertrude Roberts
Louis and Marie Rusconi
John A. and Mary Schardein
Robert Allen Scott
Joseph and Dorothy Seckelmann
Evelyn Hamil Shopp, in loving
memory of William Hershey Shopp
Robert L. Sills
William B. Simpson
Stephen and Marjorie Smith
Eugene Spencer
Major Thomas A. Spencer, AUS Ret.
Roy Ellis Steinfeld
Eugene Swacker
Charles T. and Shelia A. Sweet
Robert F. Turney
Frank J. Vaughn
Vincent A. and Betty J. Verlod
Buckley and Thelma Walsh
Reino I. Wantin
Alvin J. Weis, PGM
Frederick J. and Ethel E. Wentz
Jeff and Marianne Winters
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Honor Roll of Donors
Gr and
M ast er’s
Project
Sustainer of Masonic Philanthropy $300 to $499 continued
22
Timothy S. Maher
Michael Malkovich
Ara Maloyan :
William E. Mangum
Gerrit J. Marks
Kenneth G. Martensen
Gerald D. Massey
Jaime N. Mauhay
George K. McKiernan
Thomas G. McKinney
Bernard J. McMorrow
George T. Melugin
David D. Miller
Lester W. Miller
William H. Miller
Kendall R. Mills
Laurence W. Milnes
Richard D. Morris
Bernhard D. Morse
Richard N. Moseman
Phillip E. Mossey
Roger S. Murray
Donald E. Myers
James S. Nakada
Robert R. Nelson :
Nicholas E. Nicoletti
John C. Nolan
Cory D. Oakes :
Roger C. On :
Donald C. Palmer
Spyros Pappas
James R. Pearce
Michael A. Pecina
Eldon E. Perkins
Walter J. Portenier
Reynold A. Porterfield
Russell W. Quimby
Arthur R. Radford
Daniel Radman
Frank Raney Jr.
William Rathman
Rory Richardson
Hans L. Richter
Walter R. Ringwald
Richard L. Rosenberg
Melvin D. Rosenberger
Paul D. Rosenberger
Maxwell S. Roth
Wallace F. Rowley
Martin R. Rudolph
Robert E. Sachs
Dean K. Sands
Ralph Santos
Ronald R. Savage
Herman A. Schindler
Larry L. Schmidt
Harry E. Schnepf
Jerrold J. Schwartz
Stanley I. Schway
William G. Scott
Weldon W. Seegers
Earl L. Sherman
Franklin H. Shoffner :
James E. Sims
Glenn B. Soelberg
Martin R. South Jr.
John Spolsdoff
Loyal L. Stark
Ronald J. Stein
Larry C. Taylor
Cleveland Valrey
Arthur D. Vanetek
Robert M. Vleerick
George R. Von Arx
Steven A. Weiss
Joe R. White
Roy M. White
Kenneth E. Whitman
Floyd R. Wilson
Harry K. Wolf
Richard O. Wright
Reuben B. Zari
Anniversary Level
$159 to $299
Martin L. Abrams
Edwin C. Adams Sr.
Joseph W. Aiello
Ray E. Aker
Douglas Alcorn
Lauren E. Alexander
Kurt R. Allen
Thomas P. Allen Jr.
Bruce A. Anders
Charles E. Anderson
George A. Anderson
Franklyn P. Andrews Jr.
William G. Andrews
Leo W. Anselm
Gary W. Armstrong
George A. Armstrong
Tony Arnedo
Wilbur H. Atchinson Jr.
James R. Atchison
Byron D. Athan
Robert W. Atkinson
Emilio H. Augustine
Ohannes Avedikyan
Robert S. Avery
Edward Avetisian
Serob J. Ayvazi
Kenneth W. Baird
Mario A. Balbiani
Raymond E. Baldridge
James E. Banta
Patrick J. Banta
David L. Barnekoff
Julio C. Barrera
Arthur E. Bartlett
Richard D. Baskin
Byron E. Bassett
Warren F. Bates
William T. Bathe
Charles P. Batterson
Michael D. Baumann
Robert F. Beardsley :
Harry E. Beasor
Leon R. Beck
Michael T. Beck
Richard C. Beck
Chris A. Beckman
Allen S. Beddoe
Dennis D. Behrens
John W. Behymer
Robert R. Belchez
James W. Bell
J. Craig Bell
Floyd C. Bentley Jr.
Thomas A. Bergevin
John D. Beringer
Sheldon H. Berman
Charles S. Berney
Montford A. Berney
John R. Bertone
James A. Black
William L. Blanckenburg
Manuel I. Blanco
Charles C. Blight
George R. Blom
Edgar D. Blundell
Gary L. Bohn
John W. Bolen Jr.
Leroy T. Boos
Miguel A. Borras
James B. Bouick III
Eugene H. Bowman Sr.
Edwin W. Branaum
Jimmie L. Bray
Charles A. Brown
Eldon C. Brownell
Arthur A. Bruns Jr.
Robert G. Bryan
William B. Burgle
Kenneth H. Burkhart
Douglas K. Calhoun
Philip A. Calhoun
Edward Calzaretto
Lee A. Campbell
Anthony G. Cappa
Charles D. Carnes
Bruce M. Carswell
Charles E. Casson
Ernest Castillo
Peter Castle
James F. Chamberlain
Norman C. Chapman
David A. Chernik
David L. Chesebro
Glenn H. Choate
Jackie R. Cissell
Claude D. Clark
Kenneth J. Clark
Leslie G. Clark
Melvin S. Clark
Melvin Clause
James C. Clay
Arthur A. Clerici
John A. Clover
William F. Cocking
Gerald J. Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Brian L. Coleman
Anil A. Comelo
Apolinario T. Concepcion
Kevin L. Conragan
John D. Conwell
Charles A. Cooper
Asher B. Cordes Jr.
Michael J. Cornell
Robert C. Craig
Bernard E. Crane
Richard J. Crane Jr.
Paris E. Crenshaw III
Douglas N. Crouse
Lawrence E. Crow
Gilbert Cuevas
George M. Cummings Jr.
William A. Cunningham
Lyle D. Curry
Jay Czarnecki
Raymond F. Dailey
David R. Daley
Robert E. Dalton
Edward J. Damir
Vernon M. Dandridge
Wesley W. Daniels
Darrol D. Davis
Freddie G. Davis
Frederick E. Davis
Glen G. Davis
Matthew J. Davis
Erbie Daw Jr.
Robert J. Dayberry
Thomas J. DeGaetano
Fredric A. DeLong
Darrel R. Deatherage
David C. Decker
Wendell F. Deeter
Basil C. De La Cruz
Theoplis C. Dennis
John A.W. Densem
Robert B. Desmond
Robert N. Deter
Kim B. Dette
Lawrence E. DiGiacomo
James M. Dick
Mauro D. Dimapindan
Walter E. Donovan
Daniel L. Doornbos
Melvin L. Dosch
James W. Dougherty
Kenneth R. Dowell Jr.
Richard J. Downing
Robert J. Driggers
Delmar A. Dring
Loren A. Duffey
Andrew E. Dufresne
Alfred D. Dukeshire
Philip H. Dunlap
Edward O. Earnshaw
Willis E. Eckloff
Jan L. Eddy
Raymond S. Edinger
Harold L. Edwards
Gary R. Ellis
Erdin E. Erginsoy
William C. Eshleman Jr.
Shahriar J. Esshaghian
Hiram K. Evans
Vernal E. Evans
John M. Ewers
Andrew D. Fairbairn
Mohamed A. Farhat
Harry W. Farrell
Wallace T. Featheringill
Frank Feldman
Ralph M. Fellows
Richard C. Field
Donald W. Finton
Steven D. Fisk
Richard S. Flanigan
Thomas O. Fleming Jr.
John E. Follett
Hayward Fong
Andrew J. Ford
Le Roy Forehand
Billy Ray Forester
Jack R. Forseth
Donald E. Foss
Barney G. Foster
Steven E. Foster
Kenneth W. Fowler
Gary R. Frisvold
Leonard B. Froomin
Mervin J. Frydendal
Ross K. Fuller
Donald H. Gage
Andrew J. Gainor
Samuel F. Galatioto
James F. Gallardo
Bruce R. Galloway
Daniel Galustyan
Jose G. Garcia
Stanley C. Gates
Paul J. Geise Jr.
Ronald R. Gerhardt
Stanley B. Gerry
Gregory Ghica
Mark N. Gibson
Scott D. Gillette
Charles H. Givens
Rolfe A. Glashan
Donald M. Goldberg
Richard S. Golden
Eliot L. Golomb
Hiram Gonzalez Sr. :
A. Jeffrey Gordon
Richard Goulden
Robert S. Granas
Billy F. Gray
James M. Green Jr.
Orin A. Grigsby Jr.
Louis D. Gross
Rodney R. Gross
Joel T. Gutierrez
Phillip L. Guttman
Benjamin B. Hagans
Wilbur H. Haines Jr.
Howard G. Hall
Cameron I. Hamilton
Stephen Hamilton
Leslie D. Hankins
Steven S. Hanover
Beryl F. Harris
Charles I. Harris
Gerald E. Harris
Robert Harrod
Howard E. Hawes
Raymond L. Haworth
Lutfallah Hay
Charles S. Hayes
William D. Hayes
Paul H. Haynes
Harvey N. Heather
Steve A. Heglin
Guy G. Heilman
John E. Henion
Paul D. Hennig
Charles L. Hennigan
John F. Hentz
Joseph R. Herberger
Merrill E. Hinrichs
William J. Hoadley
William Hockenberry
Charles L. Hodges
Mark L. Hodges
Phillip F. Hofer
George L. Holbrook :
James R. Hollingshead
Peter J. Holloway
Gary R. Holme
Harvey G. Hopkins II
William R. Hovey
Raymond T. Huddleston
Jimmy R. Huff
Arthur D. Hughes
Arthur F. Hulce
Richard I. Humphreys
Harry H. Humphry
James I. Hunter
Robert G. Hunter Jr.
Wendell W. Huxtable
Loyal W. Iliff
Thomas E. Irving
Leslie J. Jacobson
Peter H. Jantz
Larry M. Japp
Nabil K. Jarjour
Thomas I. Jarrard Jr.
Norair Jemjemian
Bernard L. Jennelle
Jack E. Jensen
Wayne Jensen
Johnny L. Jett
Clyde R. Johnson
Dean A. Johnson
Deane A. Johnson
Donald M. Johnson
Glenn A. Johnson
Thomas W. Johnson
Douglas W. Johnston
David R. Jolliffe
David D. Jones
Eugene C. Jones
James L. Jones
Thomas F. Joy
Peter D. Kaplan
Charles W. Kasper
Robert E. Katz :
James R. Kaufman
Wallace A. Kelley
Michael D. Kellner
Richard A. Kellogg :
Alfred Kennedy :
Erson E. Kern
Brent J. Kerr
Donald R. Kerr
John H. Keyser Jr. :
Walter P. Khazoyan
Clyde E. Kidd :
James N. Kindig
Raymond C. Kinney
Alan L. Kirby
Samuel B. Kirkland
William A. Kjontvedt
Gary W. Knutila :
Robert O. Konsesky
James S. Kontur
Paul M. Kornegay Jr.
John D. Kortz
Merle M. Krantzman
Withold U. Kreeger
James A. Kurupas
Ralph Kussner
William F. La Valley Sr.
Loren E. Lacque
Charles E. Ladd
William L. Lammie
Hugh K. Lancaster Jr.
Raymond A. Lanfear
Royle M. Langton
Merle E. Larrabee
Alton W. Larson :
John H. Larson
Dennis R. Lashbrook
Donald E. Lawson
Robert L. Lehow
Vernon C. Leif
John C. Lemieux
Frederick T. Lezak Jr.
James G. Liggett
Frank E. Lind
Advancing the Study and
Understanding of Freemasonry
Leadership Level Gifts
Khanuma Blake Trust
(Raymond Levy, Trustee)
Bush Masonic Relief
Theodore John Haddad Trust
(Melville H. Nahin, PGM, Trustee)
William J. Lowenberg
Jack C. Tomlinson
Supporting Gifts
Larry L. Adamson
Brian P. Bezner
Crocker No. 212
David R. Doan
Downey United No. 220
Charles R. Hutchinson
Liberty No. 299
Masonic Homes of California
at Union City
Napa Valley No. 93
Orange County Lodges and
El Bekal Shrine
Phoenix No. 144
Ali Razi
Redlands No. 300
Riviera No. 780
Lionel G. Ruhman
San Francisco Lodge of Perfection
San Francisco No. 120
Abbas Satrap
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Top 25 Most
Charitable Lodges
by Indivi dual Givi ng
Anniversary Level $159 to $299 continued
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Richard S. Liss
Helmuth R. Litfin
Wilbert A. Little
Wen-Pen Liu
Kenneth H. Lloyd
Basil A. Lofton
David R. Long
Rafael K. Longo
Herbert S. Louden
Paul W. Lowers
Albert G. Mac Bride
Edward A. Mackerley
William K. Mackey
James A.D. Macrae
Harold A. Macy
Robert M. Mahr
Harvey L. Malone
Rush M. Manbert
John A. Mancini Jr.
Akop S. Mandanyan
Richard W. Mansfield
Khachik Manvelian
Don L. Marchman
Gordon W. Markley
Robert L. Marks
Mark C. Marquez :
Bradley D. Martin
Alfred Martinez
Jason Martinez
Joseph M. Martinez Jr.
Lorenzo U. Martinez
Harry Maslin :
Alan C. Mathewson
Larry D. Matson
Robert D. Matson
James R. Mature
James M. Maule
Roy E. Mayhugh
Sidney B. McCaleb Jr.
Donald B. McCaw
Robert H. McClain
George G. McClellan
Robert S. McClure :
Robert L. McDermott
Archie D. McDonald
Mark D. McEuen
DeWitt H. McFadden
David B. McFall
Tildon H. McGill
Michael B. McGlone
John R. McGrath
N. Bert McIntosh Jr.
Jack E. McKinney
Lawrence R. McLaughlin
Alexander S. McLean
Dan R. McQuitty
Manouk Meguerditchian
Richard A. Meyers
Jack R. Michael
William J. Miklos III :
Stephen L. Miley
Harold G. Miller
Kenneth R. Miller :
Kenneth W. Miller
William J. Miller
Benjamin D. Minter
Nicholas H. Mitchell :
Robert J. Mitton
Godfrey F. Mix
George E. Moffett
Joseph R. Montiel :
Michael P. Moore
Robert A. Morgan :
Adam W. Morrill
James R. Morris
Arthur V. Morrison
Jordan C. Morse
John R. Morton
Richard L. Moss
Robert J. Moss
Ellsworth L. Moynier
Walter H. Mueller :
John J. Mulhall
Richard H. Mullard
Thomas E. Mullen
George W. Munroe
Henry D. Murphy
Richard L. Murphy
Roger A. Murray :
Jesse V. Myer
Robert Myers :
Christopher W. Nagel :
Karen Nalbandyan
Mark J. Neiman :
Bill W. Nelson
Judith L. Nelson
John P. and Anne Nelson
Michael G. Nelson
William Nemoy
Lawrence E. Newman
Paul H. Newquist
Kenneth C. Nix
Walter G. Noack
James A. Noel Jr.
Herbert Nootbaar
Harold D. Norton
William J. O’Brien II
Francis J. O’Connell Jr.
Gary U. Okamoto
Hector R. Olivares
Alfred S. Ostrom Jr.
Edgar A. Owre :
Rolf L. Owre
James A. Oxe
James E. Page
Rodger J. Page
Robert D. Palmer II
Jeffery C. Papp
Jack D. Paris
Sanford P. Paris
Richard B. Parkin Jr.
Nishan O. Partamian
Max Paster
Kenneth E. Patterson Sr.
Walter R. Paynter
Frank E. Pearson
Gary S. Peery
Lyman C. Penning
Ernesto R. Perez
John E. Perry Jr.
Martin D. Perry
Gregory H. Peters
Gary L. Peterson
Marshal M. Petty
Paul G. Philipp
Thomas P. Pico III
George W. Pike
Victor H. Pinkerton
James T. Piper
Loren E. Piper
Charles C. Plummer
Robert L. Pogue
Paul E. Poole
Kenneth J. Potts
David Pugatch
Ernie A. Quiroz
William B. Race
Victor H. Raineri
Thomas G. Ramar
Elmer F. Rand Jr.
Bernard W. Randall
Gilbert R. Rankin
Robert Raudso
Roy A. Ray
Merritt E. Read
Aaron S. Reddoch
Milo D. Reisner
Jay E. Remley Sr.
David L. Revels
Buenaventura F. Reyes
Philip A. Reyes
Forest O. Riek Jr.
Edwin R. Riksheim
Dean C. Ritchie
William V. Ritchie
Thomas B. Roa
Timothy A. Robards
Roger G. Roberts
Brian W. Robinson
Robert A. Rogers III
William L. Rohde
Daniel P. Rohlinger
Victor M. Ropac Jr.
Wayne A. Rose
Jean Claude Royaute
Robert Rudolph
Charles W. Rummelsburg
Ronald C. Rundell
Francis A. Russell Jr.
James J. Ryan
Robert B. Sackerson
Albert A. Salah
Donald E. Salisbury
Neofito T. Santos
John M. Sathrum
Joel T. Saxberg
Donald M. Schauer Sr.
Ronald E. Schemm
Gary L. Schlussler
Michael R. Schmitt
Clinton E. Schmutz
Stanley S. Schoenefeld
Harold F. Schultz
Gordon T. Scott
Harold E. Scott
Robert F. Seeba
Marvin P. Seidman
Daniel J. Seidner
William J. Selling
David A. Settles
John R. Shaffer
George Shaterian
Neil H. Sherman
Timothy J. Shiner
David M. Shull
Marion C. Sickman
Orval F. Sievers
Donald L. Sinnar
De Mell L. Skelton
Andrew T. Smail
Shirley C. Smart
Gordon E. Smith
Robert A. Smith
William H. Smith
Domingo R. Sola
Semyon T. Solomon
Donald K. Sorsabal
Roger B. Soshea
Peter E. Spalding
Jack T. Spaulding
Franklyn W. Spencer
Salem Spitz
Herbert Spitzer
Ralph L. Sprague
Henry M. Springer Jr.
William R. Stadler
Donald F. Stai
Matthew A. Stammerjohan
Joe F. Stastney
Harry A. Steffan
George P. Stein Jr.
Edward J. Steinmetz
Arvid A. Stenstrom
Melvin C. Stevenson
Teddie L. Steverson
James F. Stites
Thomas O. Stodgel
John A. Stohr Jr.
Robert D. Stone
Douglas D. Strother
Donald R. Strunk
Everett W. Sturdy
Andrew P. Sugapong
John L. Sullivan
Eugene W. Swacker
William A. Sweet
Frank C. Taggart
Stanwood E. Talbot
Robert G. Tallmadge Jr.
James R. Tandy
Sebastien L. Taveau
David E. Tavernetti
Alexander Teodoro
Jack E. Terry
Ernest A. Thiem
David C. Thimgan
Robert G. Thompson
Robert R. Thompson
Kendall R. Thornton
Gottfried N. Tidemann
Ronald W. Tilley
Donald C. Tofft
Philip Torf
James Toy
Daniel H. Traen
Gilbert M. Travis
Jake Trieu
Louis N. Trigg
Robert E. Trogden
Alfred R. Truslow III
George C. Turegano
Daniel B. Turrentine
Harry H. Underwood
David R. VadBunker
Royce L. Van Bebber
Benjamin P. Van Iderstine Jr.
Emmett R. Van Ness
Clinton D. Vance
Victor L. VandenBerghe
Ronald M. Vanevenhoven
Gary R. Veerkamp
Harvey J. Vicchio
Lawrence Vincenzini Jr.
Mark P. Wade
Rudolph O. Waiton
Douglas C. Walter
Don Warren
Donald Washer
Carl F. Watson
Harrison W. Weaver
Kirk D. West
Theodore West
Jeffrey D. Wheeler
Otto L. Wheeler
James L. White
Mahlon R. White
Marshall L. White
Wesley P. Whitworth
John A. Wickey
James G. Widdoes
Leslie M. Wilcox
Theodore H. Wildenradt
Jeffery M. Wilkins
Charles E. Williams
Richard D. Williams
Robert W. Wilson
William N. Wine
Aubrey M. Winn Jr.
Fred C. Wohlfarth
Elwin A. Wolcott
Donald C. Wood
Frank L. Wood
Kenneth E. Wood
Warren J. Woodworth
John D. Works III
Stephen G. Wright
Stuart A. Wright
David G. Wynn
Jeffrey W. Yates
Lawrence E. Yoder
Barrett W. Young
David A. Young
Frank R. Young
Ian W. Young
Raymond A. Young
Chester E. Zinn Sr.
Walter Zolezzi
Gifts by Lodges
and Other
Organizations
Thank you to the leaders
of these lodges, concordant
bodies, corporations, and
other friends of Masonry
for their kind and generous
support.
Gold Grand Master
Circle $5,000 and up
Bush Masonic Relief
California Community
Foundation
California No. 1
Hattie Givens Trust
Khanuma Blake Trust
Liberty No. 299
McClew and Rose
Randolph Trust
Mission No. 169
Napa Valley No. 93
Natoma No. 64
North Hollywood No. 542
Riviera No. 780
San Francisco No. 120
San Jose Scottish Rite
Foundation
Theodore John Haddad Trust
Yount No. 12
Silver Grand Master Circle
$2,500 to $4,999
Brownie’s Shrine Crew
BBQ Trust
Columbia-Brotherhood
No. 370
Friendship No. 210
Mountain View De Anza
No. 194
Orange County Lodges and
El Bekal Shrine
Petaluma-Hamilton No. 180
Phoenix No. 144
San Jose No. 10
Tesero Corporation
Union Bank of California
Willow Glen-Fraternity No. 399
Sacramento Community
Foundation
San Francisco Lodge
of Perfection
Scitor Corporation
Silver Gate-Three Stars No. 296
Soroptimist International L.A.
West/Santa Monica
Three Great Lights No. 651
Vitruvius No. 145
Washington No. 20
Advocate of Masonic
Philanthropy $500
to $999
Academia No. 847
Al Malaikah Shrine
American River No. 795
Grand Master Circle
Angels Gate No. 198
Artesia Sunrise No. 377
$1,000 to $2,499
ATEL Corporation
Antioch-Brentwood No. 175
Berkeley Foundation
Arcadia No. 278
Brawley No. 402
Clear Lake Callayomi No. 183
Burbank No. 406
Crocker No. 212
California National Bank
Crow Canyon No. 551
Covina No. 334
Downey United No. 220
Delano-Wasco No. 309
Inyo No. 221
First Harvest Pistachio
Los Altos No. 712
Orchard # 3
Marin No. 191
Masonic Homes of California at Golden Trowel Norwalk
No. 273
Union City
Hands of Friendship
Montebello-Whittier No. 323
Ionic Composite No. 520
Mt. Moriah No. 292
Los Angeles No. 42
Pacific-Starr King No. 136
Maya No. 793
Redlands No. 300
Morgan Hill No. 463
Roseville No. 222
Mosaic No. 218
The 25 most charitable lodges are determined
by the percent of lodge members that make
individual gifts, the average size of each gift,
and total dollars given by each lodge. These
lodges and their officers deserve a great deal of
credit for their success. We thank them for their
demonstrated leadership in charitable giving.
1. Liberty No. 299
2. Ionic Composite No. 520
3. Riviera No. 780
4. Acalanes Fellowship No. 480
5. Irvine Valley No. 671
6. North County Daylight No. 843
7. North Hollywood No. 542
8. Mosaic No. 218
9. El Segundo No. 421
10. Sunset No. 369
11. Solomon’s Staircase No. 357
12. California No. 1
13. Santa Monica-Palisades No. 307
14. San Francisco No. 120
15. Placerville No. 26
16. Los Altos No. 712
17. Mission No. 169
18. Downey United No. 220
19. Napa Valley No. 93
20. Francis Drake No. 376
21. Phoenix No. 144
22. Washington No. 20
23. Orinda No. 122
24. Lux No. 846
25. Oxnard No. 341
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Honor Roll of Donors
Advocate of Masonic Philanthropy $500 to $999 continued
26
Naval No. 87
Northern CA Research
No. 1003
Old West No. 813
Orinda No. 122
Pacific Rim No. 567
Palo Alto-Roller No. 346
Pasadena Lodge of Perfection
Placerville No. 26
San Leandro No. 113
Santa Maria No. 580
Sotoyome-Curtis No. 123
Southern CA Research
No. 1005
Sunnyside No. 577
Sunset No. 369
Torrance University No. 394
Van Nuys No. 450
Windsor No. 181
Woodland No. 81
Sustainer of Masonic
Philanthropy $300 to $499
Amador No. 65
Ben Ali Shrine Past Master Unit
Channel Islands No. 214
Claude H. Morrison No. 747
Conejo Valley No. 807
Golden Rule No. 479
Nevada City York Rite
Oceanside-San Dieguito
No. 381
Order of the Golden Slipper YOD Chapter
Pasadena No. 272
San Diego No. 35
Santa Monica-Palisades
No. 307
Siminoff Daylight No. 850
Valley of Santa Ana
Almoners Fund
Vesper No. 84
Yolo No. 195
Anniversary Level
$159 to $299
Alhambra No. 322
Anaheim No. 207
Bakersfield No. 224
Burlingame No. 400
Central California Past Masters
Chico-Leland Stanford No. 111
Eureka No. 16
Fellowship No. 668
Harding San Juan No. 579
Heartland No. 576
Keith No. 187
Los Angeles Harbor No. 332
Masonic Service Bureau of
Los Angeles
Nevada No. 13
Reading No. 254
San Bernardino Scottish Rite
San Diego Past
Imperial Masters
Santa Barbara Lodge
of Perfection
Santa Rosa Luther
Burbank No. 57
Siskiyou No. 297
South Pasadena No. 290
Tehama No. 3
United Scottish Society
Upland-Mt. Baldy No. 419
Planned Gifts
Benefiting
California
Masonic
Charities
Planned giving through
charitable estate and asset
planning has always been a
very important component
of our charitable program.
Whether the planned gift
is a small cash bequest, a
charitable gift annuity, or a
complex charitable trust, we
are grateful to the Masons,
their wives, widows, and
families who have chosen
to make a difference in
the lives of others through
philanthropy.
Trusts and Bequests
Addie Allred
Robert Baaba
Elizabeth Becker
Hazel Bigham
Arthur H. Bilderback
Khanuma Blake
Sarah Bradbury
Helen Brame
Simona Bruml
Dorothy Burdin
California Community
Foundation
Paul W. Carrington
Clara Chappelow
Lucile Conlan
Cooper Family
George Critzer
Hazel Culp
John Cummins
Jeanette Daley
Clarence Davis
Margaret Delaney
Kenneth Duchscherer
Margaret Duncan
Keliel Erem
Lillian Ferry
Steven Gassett
Theodore J. Haddad
Maud Hamilton
Eleanor Herzman
August Heuer
Louise Hill
Fred G. Hirsch
Marion Hobart
Manuel Hoffman
Lea Iler
Charles Jacobs
Evelyn Keeney
Benjamin Keh
Paul Madsen
Clair R. Marshall
Roy S. Melvor
George Miller
Dusan Misita
Moore Family Trust
Paul Morgan
Jean Patton
Thorpe C. Penny
Marion Peters
Clifford Phipps
Carol Rastall
Kenneth Rheingans
Oddis Robinson
Robert Ross
Edward Saurman
Dorothy Schraft
Lillian Smith
Deena Sneddon
Horace Spencer
Cleo M. Stater
Alfred Strei
Eugene W. Swacker
C. E. Towne
Harvey Twyman
Thomas Walker
Charitable Trusts and
Charitable Gift Annuities
Wilbert B. Adams
Charles H. and Louise
A. Alexander
John E. Balmer
George M. Bliss
George E. and Bernice
Bowser
John F. and Francene Burgess
James M. Busch
Maurice H. and Miriam Cohn
Richard and Jacqueline Comras
David H. and Henrietta
Crawford
Lincoln and Theresa Cryne
Lawrence K. Dinsdale
Harold B. and Zelma June Friar
Robert L. Golden
Alvin Gorenbein
Charles F. Guyson
Jack E. Harrier
George W. and Catherine
M. Helling
Robert H. and
Louise Hutchinson
Charles L. Jacquelin
Jarvis H. and
Helyn Luechauer
Russell L. Logan
Harry L. and Carolyn
J. Maynard
Kenneth Miltimore
Glenn T. and
Kathleen Patmore
Gerald C. Peters
Walter and Nancy Ringwald
Leland B. and
Gertrude Roberts
John A. and Mary
L. Schardein
Robert A. Scott
Joseph D. Seckelmann
William H. and
Evelyn H. Shopp
David M. Shull
Stephen E. and Marjorie
A. Smith
Eugene R. Spencer
Vincent A. and Betty J. Verlod
Arthur I. Vogt
Thelma Walsh
Frederick J. and
Ethel E. Wentz
Pooled Income Fund
James F. and Mary Lou
Abrahham
Nelson E. and Winifred Bartoo
Donald L. Bates
Lilly S. Birchenall
Rebecca B. Cramer
Eleanor E. Culver
Ralph W. and Rose Danklefsen
W. Vincent Dillworth
Marvel Dee Eacret
Spencer P. and Elaine Hope
Merle E. and Helen Hough
Perry B. Livingston
Irene H. Marengo
James S. Martin
Anna Mardelle Mason
Nancy L. McVean
Paula C. Milker
John W. Ramsey
Irwin M. and Shirley Randolph
Betty Lou Schneyer
Walter N. Smith
Dena L. Spielberger
Laura I. Taylor
Lauryn H. Taylor
Charles V. Taylor
Ralph Vanderlip
Vincent A. and Betty Verlod
Norma Zimmerman
Gifts to Honor
or Celebrate
Masons, their wives, and
friends of Masonry
Morris J. Abber
Thomas C. Abell
Glen F. Achley
George Affolter
William T. Alcorn
William W. Annis
George Atherton
James Atkinson
Paul J. Auer
Elbert Bade
Wayne Baird
Howard Baker
Rodney W. Baker
Randy L. Barksdale
Vartan Barsamian
Kenneth D. Bartell
Cameron J. Beck
Tom W. Beck
David A. Bellomy
Mr. and Mrs. Allen C. Bell
John J. Bender
Neal Benson
Edna Bermudez
Clarence M. Berry
W. Charles Black
Eugene H. Bowman Sr.
David B. Bracken
Brenda A. Breiner
Albert Brinhendler
Elmer Brown
John Bucholtz
Walter Burger
Delroy Buzzell
Dessie Marie Byers
Wesley W. Byers
Charley Campbell
Ernest G. Campbell
Laurie Canterbury
Elmer J. Carey
Ray V. Carter
Anthony Carvalho
Bertram S. Christensen
Douglas W. Clark
Richard B. Clark
Roger Clark
James Clarke
Helena Maria Clay
William Cochran
Charles S. Coffeen
Donald R. Coffey
Seymour Cohen
Elmer E. Cole
Reuben W. Coleman
Robson A. Collins
Frank A. Colloms
Anil Comelo
Illuminado S. Concepcion
Harry Conom
John D. Conwell
John L. Cooper III
Norman Cooper
Louis La Verne Cote
Howard K. Covey
Harvard Cunningham
George G. Curry
Al Curtis
Norman G. Dalgaard
Louis Damore
Pam Dane
Howard E. Daniels
Ronald M. Davos
Roz deBruin
Henry W. Declairfille
Joseph DeLozier
Stanley Diamond
E. Roy Dietz
William A. Dippel Sr.
R. Stephen Doan
Laurence Douglass
Saxon L. Downs
Darby H. Dreis
Gerri C. Duchscherer
David Dunn
Robert D. Dunn
Lowell Durham
Harry M. Dyck Sr.
William H. Dyer Jr.
Alfred H. Eddleman
Terril Efird
Earnest G. Eib
Dexter Elliott
Tustin Ellison
Thomas P. Emery
Employees of Masonic Children’s Home 1993-94
Wallace Ervin
Escalon No. 591
Louis Esquer
James R. Evans
Tommy Farr
Frances L. Fitzgerald
Charles J. Forbes
Chester Forsberg
Robert Forsblad
June Franceschini
Robert L. Frandsen
Robert A. Freyer
Wesley F. Frick
Benny Friedman
John A. Fulco
Richard L. Fulton II
Frank S. Gai
Stephen A. Gassett
Maurice Genter
Bill Gibson
Harold Gilbert
Nick Glowa
Art Gonzalez
Candelario Gonzalez
James D. Gooden
A. Jeffrey Gordon
Charles F. Gordon
Alexander Graf
Alvin L. Gunderson
Bertrand F. Hall
Calvin Hamilton
Frode R. Hansen
James Harrison
Charles J. Hawkins
Roy J. Henville, PGM
Ralph A. Herbold
Roy Leo Herrin
Norman Hoffman
Horace Holbrook
Millard Holt
Eldon Hovey
John E. Howl
Ralph Hubbard
Claude C. Hunter
Jack E. Hursh
William A. Hymes
Les L. Imler
Alvin C. Inman
David F. Islander
Margaret C. Jacob
Johnnie Jarvis
John K. Jennings
James T. Johannes
Edgar S. Johnson
James E. Johnson
Lowell Johnson
Leonard Juell
Mehrdad and Elizabeth Karimi
Wilfred W. Karl
George C. Keil
Alfred N. Kennedy
Elias C. Kfoury
William W. Kilroy
John Kirk
Graham Klein
Sam Kliewer
Ken Knight
Paul H. Kokezas
Ruth Kurtz
Theodore J. Laase
John R. Lamb
Peter F. Lanes
Matthew B. Langstaff
Homer J. Loudermill
Clinton B. Lee
Frank B. Lemmon
Reginald E. Lester
Betty Lou Limerick
Willis B. Lindsey
Frederick C. Lipking
Rex M. Littlefield
James A. Lowe Jr.
Allen H. Lucich
James Lustenberger
David P. MacCulloch
Harlin C. Mahon
Donald D. Marlow
Claire R. Marshall
Ken Martensen
Celia A. Martin
Lodges With
100% Officer
Partici pation
i n Annual Fund
All officers of the lodges listed below
contributed to the Annual Fund,
demonstrating true leadership and
commitment to Masonic philanthropy.
Academia No. 847
Acalanes Fellowship No. 480
Anacapa No. 710
Anaheim No. 207
Artesia Sunrise No. 377
Bicentennial Daylight No. 830
Downey United No. 220
El Segundo No. 421
Fresno No. 247
Ionic Composite No. 520
Irvine Valley No. 671
Liberty No. 299
Napa Valley No. 93
North Hollywood No. 542
Pittsburg No. 429
Rosemead No. 457
San Diego No. 35
Sunnyside No. 577
Temple No. 14
Visalia-Mineral King No. 128
Windsor No. 181
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Gifts to Honor or Celebrate continued
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Merlin Mathis
Ray Matlock
Chester F. Mayeski
Gordon McCloskey
Bill McNeer
Maxine W. Meyers
Stanley Michelsen
Billy Mills
David Mitroff
Milford E. Mohr
John P. Monahan
Efrain A. Moreno
John D. Mullendore
Emmett H. Neal
Lillian Nelson
Raymond Newman
James P. Nunn
Roy H. Osterhout
Way T. Owings Sr.
William B. Owre
William Owyang
Pacific Rim No. 567
Donald Padgett
John K. Pampel
Robert J. Paquette
Dick Parish
Arvin Parrent
Mary Paul
Larry Pedersen
Donald R. Perkins
Charles F. Pernick
Joe and Vanessa Perrigoue
Andrew A. Perris
Wendell Peterson
Merritt H. Peterson III
Gerald Petievich
David F. Philips
Willis H. Pierce
John R. Polk
Darlene Puett
Rizal Quimpo
Karl K. Raadik
Marion W. Raglin
Beverly P. Ragsdale
Hugo Ramos
Leonard Rasmussen
Gary Rawlings
George R. Relock
Lawrence W. Richardson
William D. Richardson
Edmund M. Robben
Robert M. Roberts
Roberta M. Roberts
Gordon Robertson
Carlos S. Rodriguez
Damon E. Roemer
Oliver P. Roemer
Jack C. Rollins
Charles Rose
Irwin Rosenberg
C. Everett Ross
Charles N. Roth
Mordy Roth
Earl Rowe
Russell F. Ruch
John W. Runcie
William J. Sabanovich
Fredrick Sage
Jeff Salgado
Wilfred Salmon
Harry E. Sands
Ralph Santos
Ernest R. Saracco
Earl B. Sayre
Lillian Schauer
Zella Schenck
Jerrold J. Schwartz
Leonard Schweitzerhof
Elliott Shane
Randy Shelton
Abe J. Sherwood
John H. Siegel
George Simmons
Vernon Sipes
John R. Skillman
Earl F. Skinner
Laurence Smith
Leonard Smith
Daniel Soper
Lucy Southworth
Mark H. Stafford
Bucur Stanescu
Robert W. Stark
James S. Stecki
Sherman R. Steele
Joseph Stewart Jr.
John A. Stohr
John E. Swaim
James L. Swain
Mercedies Swift
Enis G. Tatro
Joseph W. Taylor
Lauryn H. Taylor
Peter S. Teasdale
Abbott E. Thibodeaux
Rayburn B. Thompson
Dexter Trone
Robert Udoff
Elvin E. Van Horn
Cesar Villalvazo
Donald Vlcek
Robert H. Vleerick
Nellie Ward
Wayne Welcome
Trent H. Wells Jr.
Robert O. West, PGM
Kenneth W. Whalen
Dale E. Wheeler
Robert F. Will
Bill A. Williams
Clay Wilson
Albert Winchenbaugh
Lawrence E. Wine
Keith Wong
Gerald E. Wood
William J. Wood
Gilbert Wyland
Norman Yenter
Michael Yolton
Athanasios Zacharakis
David H. Zimmer
Edwin and Mary Zulauf
2008/2009 Elected Officers
of the Grand Lodge of California
Grand Master | Larry L. Adamson, Sunset No. 369
Deputy Grand Master | Kenneth G. Nagel, Liberty No. 299
Senior Grand Warden | William J. Bray III, North Hollywood No. 542
Junior Grand Warden | Frank Loui, California No. 1
Grand Treasurer | Glenn D. Woody, Huntington Beach No. 380
Grand Secretary | Allan L. Casalou, Acalanes Fellowship No. 480
Grand Lecturer | Paul D. Hennig, Three Great Lights No. 651
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