The North Carolina Mason

July/August 2019 The North Carolina Mason Page 15 Welcome our neW Brothers Edmondson, Layton Thomas 4 St. John's Bronson, Forrest Matthew 8 Phoenix Blevins, William C 27 Statesville Briggs, Daryl Sheldon 32 Stokes Roman Jr, Luis Danilo 40 Hiram Self, Daniel Robert 40 Hiram Brown, Jody Evan 45 Liberty Ellis, Jerry Thomas 45 Liberty Hassell II, Douglas James 64 Kilwinning Maag, Alexander S 83 Lafayette Rivera, Jean Carlo Merced 83 Lafayette Tingle, Taylor Channing Kane 83 Lafayette Gisser, Michael Ian 102 Columbus Gilstrap, Joshua 114 St. Alban's Bertsch, Matthew Kyle 128 Hanks Cline, Stephen Walter 154 Scotch Ireland Prewitt, Michael Scott 217 Catawba Valley Day, Brian James 262 Hibriten Hightower, James Kevin 262 Hibriten Barnes, Justin Keith 289 Salem Plemmons, Bryan James 289 Salem Holder, Joshua Wayne 289 Salem Pearman, Lukas James Holder 289 Salem Wesseling, Roelof Dirk 314 New Lebanon Durren, Ricky Allen 317 Eureka Winslow, Garrett Wayne 317 Eureka Booker, Beau Bradley 322 Granite Willett, Joshua Logan 352 Durham Sanchez, Nelson Dario 391 Lebanon Jones Sr, William Graham 405 Ocean White, Sean Thomas 428 Stokesdale Johnson, Daniel Frank 429 Seaside Newman, Todd Gary 446 Biltmore Halbedl, Mark Gerald 454 Elkin Lee, Nicholas Wayne 493 Pilot Saulnier, James Paul 496 Mooresville Black, Randolph Scott 502 Cookville Thomas, Mark Lewis 502 Cookville Hatchell Jr, Derek Allen 521 Manteo Alvarado, Dario Angel 556 Neill S. Stewart Campbell, Andrew Lee 564 Richlands Durst, Robert Michael 568 Doric Hudson, Bradford Charles Blackwell Champlin 584 Apex True Sr, Matthew Allen 584 Apex Jarvis, Cody Lynn 606 Riverside Gurley, Dustin Colt 617 St Patrick's Mazzaro, Michael Lavirt 618 Union Christmas Jr, Franklin Jerrett 626 Cannon Memorial Potocnak, Stephen Francis 626 Cannon Memorial Martin, Brian O'Neil 646 Bladen Weyer, Kevin J. 669 Kernersville Dowless Jr, David Wayne 679 Creasy Proctor Mederos, Eric Patrick 680 Semper Fidelis Sharpe, Kyle McCoy 690 Mt. Moriah Mitchell, Julian Bernard 694 Gate City Cashion, David Allen 694 Gate City Amburgey Jr, Bobby Thomas 695 Allen-Graham Nelson, Benjamin Christian 699 Asheboro Bennett, Robert Michael 703 Albemarle Salyers, David Alan 703 Albemarle Swaringen, Joshua Daniel 703 Albemarle Parlier, Steven James 709 Conover Gaddy, Christopher Thomas 710 Advance Warden, Shane Edward 710 Advance Bass Jr, Hilton Thomas 712 Wilson Godwin, Steven Tyler 712 Wilson Antinori, William Kyle 733 Stump Sound Sylvester, Jeremy David 750 Oak Grove Benfield, Gary Joel 757 Denver Steele, Eric Randolph 759 James K. Polk Sollom, Derek Jon 770 State College Lewis, Mark Brandon 771 MESH Cavalry – better known as the Rough Riders. He would rise to the rank of Colonel and be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his bravery. After the war ended in December 1898, the Colonel, as he preferred to be called, won election as New York's governor. e Republican Party later tapped him to run as President McKinley's vice president. Upon McKinley's death, Roos- evelt became the youngest man to date to become president. His administration brought reform, established regulations, estab- lished national parks, and even pursued equal pay for equal work for women. Roosevelt lived life in the fast lane in an evolving nation. He was the first President to fly in an airplane, to embark upon a submarine and to win the Nobel Peace Prize (Russo-Japanese War 1906). Roosevelt realized the uncertainty of life, politics and human nature. In his life of only 60 years, Roosevelt's successes far outnum- bered his failures. e losses he sustained strengthened him. Perhaps the stability of our fraternity and the values and beliefs we treasure and live by served Brothers Washington and Roosevelt in their successful lives. 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