The North Carolina Mason

Page 6 The North Carolina Mason May/June 2009 WeLcome our new Brothers BeneaTh The Oaks By Allen Hughes Administrator Masonic Home for Children at Oxford In whom do we put our trust? 1 ......................Craig Lee Blasingame 1 ....... Ronnie Matthew Humphrey Jr. 1 .......................Steven James Kimbro 3 ...........................Jamie Leigh Player 7 ....................Edward Brian Basnight 8 ......................... Ronnie Dean Lewis 8 .. Marco Antonio Pastrana Marentes 8 .................John Alexander Millward 8 ......................... Jeffrey Ross omas 8 ............................ Christopher Velez 17 ....................... Edward James Buck 32 ......................... Justin Alex Kessler 32 ........................ Joseph Glenn Plott 40 ..............Joseph Edmund Lippy III 45 .......................Tracy Lee Anderson 45 ....................... Steven Scott Handy 45 .................... Vernest Edwin Taylor 53 .................................Joseph Bielski 53 .......... Benjamin Griggs Roberts Jr. 58 ........................ Daniel Mark Cenci 64 ....................James Fredrick Paxton 76 ...................Mark Edward Johnson 76 .....................James William Myers 76 .......................Michael Neal Myers 81 ...................Malcolm Henry Smith 83 ............................. Tony Ray Frank 83 .....................................Paul Morin 83 ............. Brian Christopher Raynor 84 ............ Anthony Alan Andreola Jr. 84 ........................... James Trent Price 85 .................. Dennis Wayne Wooten 90 ......................... David Nash Grant 90 ...........William Russell Mobley III 90 ............ Matthew Alexander Nihoa 98 ................... Emory omas Brown 102 ........Christian Monroe Campbell 102 .................... Brian Robert Glover 104 ............. Raymond Gary Williams 109 .....................Daniel Kline Barton 109 .................Zachary omas Davis 109 ................ Patrick Paul McCarthy 109 .................... Robert William Noe 109 ................. Micah Kenric Shepard 112 .................Oscar Henry Barker Jr. 114 ................ Wesley Michael Coffey 123 ........................Bobby Joel Oakley 125 ....................... Gary Mac Herring 127 .................. Cleo Forrest Burleson 129 ...........Vernon Elliott Cardwell Jr. 129 .........................Jason Lee Gibson 129 ......................John Richard Stone 134 .................. James Carter Goforth 134 .........................Paul Kemal Ressa 137 ............. Bertram urman Horne 143 ........................ Kim Michael Beal 143 ................ Clifton Ray Langley Jr. 143 ....................... James Lester Scott 143 ............ Charles Brantley Webster 145 ................. James Carey Anderson 145 .................... Leon Michael Ditch 146 ........ Kenneth Edward Henson II 146 .................... Jeffrey Richard Keen 146 ............ Reginald Peter Whittaker 147 .......... Christopher Allen Barfield 147 ................Christopher Ray Hayes 147 ................. Brian O'Kelly Johnson 147 ........... Matthew Aaron Meredith 147 ......................... Chad Pace Smith 150 ............... Steven Richard Cycotte 154 .................... Herman L McIntyre 176 ..................Kevin Robert Schaffer 198 ..................... Blake Douglas Burd 198 ................Edward Raymond Carr 198 ...........Adam Christopher Martin 198 .....................Chad Alston Reeves 202 .................... Frank Oliver Crump 205 .....................William Riley Cook 205 ........ William Donnie Lanham Jr. 205 ........................ Benedict Pepitone 205 .................... Bruce Philip Watson 207 ......................James Albert Bailey 207 ............Christopher Alan Pridgen 230 ......................Frank Leroy Hobbs 230 ....................Jeffery Scott Morgan 230 .................. John Curtis Simmons 230 ................Michael Dean Woolard 249 ........... Richard Wayne Chaney II 249 ............... Logan Archibald Curry 249 ................. omas William Gore 249 ............................Jesse Lee Pierce 253 ...................... Jr. John David Eller 253 .............. Michael Steven Henline 261 ........................ Ketan Dhan Shah 262 .................... Jacob Eugene Allred 262 ................. Darrell David Douglas 262 ........................Jesse Neal Ramsey 263 ............. Michael David McSwain 271 ...................James Alfred Bouldin 271 .......................James Randall Cox 271 ......................... Jeffrey Allen Cox 276 ...................Jerry Dean Church Jr. 276 ............ Nicholas Houston Griffin 276 ............... Joseph Martin Jones III 276 ..................Zachiary Todd Stegall 277 ................ James Matthew Riddle 283 ..................... James Clement Furr 283 ...................... Ralph Scott Luther 283 ............... Jason Michael Peschock 283 ......................Phillip Dale Rogers 293 ................... Joshua Keith Shelton 296 ..................Jason James Whitfield 299 ...................... Joshua David Cope 299 ...................... Scott Merle Lykins 300 .................. Michael Ray Harmon 301 ................Rea Colfax Williams Jr. 304 ................. William Dean Elmore 319 .............. Francis Stanton Blake Jr. 319 ..................... Kenneth Gale Cecil 319 ............... Darren Cecil Goodman 319 ..............Richard Walton Howard 322 ...................... Duane Paul Hawks 339 ................................. Mark Smith 343 ....................Kevin Randall Burch 343 ................... Bryan Jason Edwards 343 .......... William Henry McNeill Jr. 343 ................... Terry Rayford Moore 348 ...................... Jason Luther Naves 358 ......................Mark Bryant Evans 358 ..........Benjamin Joseph Green III 358 ...................... Mark Clifton Shull 358 ........................ Phillip Tyler West 358 .....................Bobby Ray Willover 359 ................... James Warren Arthur 363 ...................Justin Russell Horton 363 ....................... Bryan Scott Miller 363 ..........................Casey Lee Miller 363 ................... omas James Proffit 363 ........... omas Benjamin Wilhite 363 ..................Benjamin Daniel York 369 .................. Timothy Jones Brown 369 ..................... James Alvin Gibson 373 ......................David Clyde Maine 380 ................ William Steven Rogers 381 ....................Jason Dwayne Toney 384 .....................Timmy Lee Canady 386 ................ omas Patrick Anglin 387 ...............Bruce Sterling Newman 388 .................... Derek James Barkley 388 ...................... Dean Allen Bingen 388 ............ Timothy Kale Henderson 391 .........................Kerry Lee Clancy 395 .................. Danny Wayne Morris 395 ........................James Brian Nunn 397 ............... Gary Marshall Gavenus 397 ..................... Dustin Lee Ramsey 404 ................William Grayson Allen 404 .................. John Timothy Bullins 404 ................... Eric Kennedy Surratt 405 ..................... Ronald Irving Gohr 405 ...Frederick Julian John Luhmann 405 ......................Paul Henry Padrick 407 ............... Phillip Mark Alexander 407 ......................... Alan Dale Brown 407 .................Wesley Steven Minton 408 ........... Jacques Maurice Menache 409 ................ Clyde Alvin Billings Jr. 409 ................Dale Preston Counts II 409 ...................Brian Louis Emerson 409 ........................John Scott Ingram 409 ..................Clyde Eugene Kimrey 420 ....................... Michael Allen Ray 428 .................... Todd Stedman Sugg 429 ............James Edmund Gillentine 429 .......... Harvey Mack Grimmett Jr. 429 ................ omas Benson Peluso 429 ...................... Bobby Lee Trigleth 429 .........Christopher Ryuji Williams 431 ............... Henry Gene Johnson Jr. 432 ................. Jason Wayne Clemons 432 ................Larry Wayne McCloud 433 .................... Dennis Arron Dixon 433 .................... Brandon Scott Feller 433 ....................John Raymond Mills 434 ............... Jonathan Paul Rothrock 437 ...................... Jeffrey Ray Dorsett 446 ............ Roberto Pedro Bogdanoff 446 .......................Jeffrey Scott Wood 460 ..................Jeffrey Francis Greene 460 .......................Steven Ray Greene 461 ................Mark Wayne Campbell 461 ............... Michael James Childers 461 .................Marvin David Johnson 461 ...............Curtis Rodney Johnston 461 ............................Barry Lee Jones 461 .............. Richard Alan Kratochvil 461 .......... Patrick Nicholas Marranca 461 .......Richard Arthur Schrecengost 462 .......... William Alexander Bryson 462 .................... Zachary Taft Bryson 462 ................ Dewey Huston Howell 462 ....................... Barry Jason Moore 462 .................. Joshua Venson Moore 462 .................. omas Bruce Moore 462 ..............Matthew Rhyne Stroupe 472 ................ Stephen Wade Henson 472 ................... Ted Darrell Inman Jr. 473 ...................Daniel George Miller 483 ......................Terry Dean Church 483 ...................... James Rodney Hall 483 ......................... James Ray Jordan 491 ..................... Paul Trent McCraw 496 ....................... William Kelly Hill 499 ............ William Harold Keith III 500 ................ Jason Whitfield Moore 500 ..............Michael Brian Whitfield 500 ......... Robert Owen Whitfield III 505 ........ Douglas Bruce Blackburn Jr. 505 ...................... Mark Wayne Davis 505 .............. Joseph Brian Lamacchia 515 ................... Matthew Ross Foster 515 ..................Terry Leonard Walker 517 ................Carnie Earl Hedgepeth 520 ....................Michael Allen Gibbs 520 ...............William Jason Williams 521 .............. Herbert Leon Holleman 521 .................... Brian Michael Marti 521 ............ Robert Forbes Reardon II 525 ..................... Mark David Boykin 525 ..................... Hubert Lee Cox III 525 ......................Johnny Lane Issette 535 .................... Charles Bert Canipe 543 ...................Jeremy Allen Johnson 550 ...................... Jimmy Willis Allen 550 .........Charles Daniel McClendon 554 ........................ John Darrell Jones 556 ................. Robert Cassidy Dukes 556 ......................... Carl Earland Lee 556 ............... Harold Leonard Moore 561 ........................Justin James Ayers 563 ................ Gentry Mark Coleman 564 ....................... Kerry Lee Stratton 565 ..................Jeremy Douglas Reese 571 ............Kenneth Frederick Moore 578 ...............................Ricky J Burris 584 ........ Christopher Colt Benninger 584 ................ Dean Anthony Caputo 584 ..................... Peter Mark Gervase 589 ..........Dennis Alton Roberson III 593 ............................... Roy Justice Jr. 594 ...... Zachariah Steven Edwardson 594 ........... Christopher Bryan Neaves 598 .................... Robert Lee Braswell 598 ............ Johnathan Charles Harris 602 ...............Christopher Allan Kiser 607 ................... Teddy Ray Bullard II 616 ........................ James Ray Collins 616 ............................Cory Lane East 616 ............................ Tony Gray East 616 ..............Charles Jimmy Newman 616 .................. Michael Dean Walker 618 ..........................Brian Allen Beck 654 ............... Leonard William Brock 657 .................. James Michael Finger 657 ....................Robert Alan Rawson 669 ..............Zackary Halley Hopkins 669 ................ Gregory Scott Norman 669 ....................Jerry Lydelle Redden 670 ....................Michael Leon Swink 673 ................... Loran Alex Brown Jr. 673 .................James Lamar Powell Jr. 673 ................... Phillip Wayne Ruppe 676 ............Tilden Monroe Counts Jr. 679 .................... Jr. Robert West Byrd 680 ....................John omas Gainey 680 ...................... Joseph Lynn Houle 680 .................. Ronald Keith Mallow 680 ................... Jason Patrick omas 685 ......................Philip Kent Hamby 687 ..............William Bryant Fields II 688 ...................Johnny Leo Austin Jr. 688 ................ Robert Edward Hamm 688 ............... Matthew Scott Wyandt 690 .......... Michael omas Lowrance 692 .............. Robert Lindo Harvell Jr. 692 ....................Samuel Paul Trawick 692 ...........William Gary Underwood 699 .................... Freddie Lee Latham 699 ............... Bradley Wayne Morton 699 .................... Jack Louis Steinberg 701 .......................David Jay Hildreth 701 ................ Greer Stephens Marley 703 ................ Gary Wayne Herlocker 703 .................Tom Adam Morgan Jr. 703 ......... Jonathan Allen Underwood 703 .................. William Todd Wright 705 ..................... Jimmy Pierce Hurst 708 ......... Reginald Donald Bradshaw 708 ................. Eric Benjamin Frasure 708 .............. Scott Lamarr McLaurin 708 .............. Anthony Scott Williams 709 ............... Michael Edward Smyre 712 ..................... William John Fardy 712 .........Fredrick Laverne Satterfield 718 .......................Joseph Arlie Smith 720 ...................... Larry Brian Heintz 722 ................Zackerie Tylor Dawson 724 ..........................David Paul Craft 724 ............. Christopher Keith Drake 724 ......... omas Arrowood Kellis Jr. 725 ...............Brentley Shephard Hart 725 ................. Charles Buck Jernigan 727 .....................James Patrick Caton 727 ................Brandon Dale Fulwood 727 ................Michael Ryan Fulwood 730 ........................... Reed David Fail 730 ..........................David Alan Gray 730 .................Ronald Dion Stephens 733 ........................Randy Ray Hoffer 734 ..................Robert Michael Hazle 735 ........... Raymond Charles Daniels 735 ........................Terry Scott Sholar 737 ............. William Cary Bellamy Jr. 737 ................... Francis Vernon Knox 737 .................... Ronald Dean Peigler 737 .......... Gary Clifford Rhinehart Jr. 740 ..................... John Harrison Jones 741 .........................Cecil James Tosto 744 ......................James Harold Allen 744 ..................... Joey Lynn Patterson 744 ................... Larry Scott Patterson 746 ................. Matthew Lee Johnson 750 ............... Michael omas Albers 750 ............ Lewis Edward Bowles III 750 ................ Robert Wayne Johnson 750 ..................... Jaysen Todd Maiura 750 ..................... Zachary Taylor Roll 755 .................. Leonard David Miller 757 .....................William Bixby Cork 757 ........................ Scott Joseph Wise 762 ........Rahul Padmakar Deshpande 762 ............. Paul Mitchell McKinney 762 ... Brandon Christopher O'Daniel 762 ............... Brian Patrick Troutman 762 .............. Michael Osborne Young 763 ............... Wilbert Henry Allen Jr. 763 .............. Jimmie Donald Bullis Jr. 763 ..... Christopher Shaun Hendricks 763 ...................Joseph Todd Hinnant 763 ...................... John Charles Holly 763 .....................Henry Reid Morton 763 ................... Justin omas Rosser In our Masonic journey, one of the first things we are asked is in whom we put our trust. As we progress along the journey, we learn that we need to place our trust in other people as well. As we grow in Masonry and as members of other associated fraternal organizations, we realize how much our personal success and the success of our Masonic charities depend on our trust in others, as well as the trust our charities place in each of us. We should and must believe that we can trust others to do what they say they will do. rough our obligations, we vow to be trustworthy and loyal to our commitments. Trusting others and showing they can trust us are central to our obligations. So much of our personal success (or failure) in life and that of the charities we support depend on our trust of others. ere was a time when business transactions and other obligations were bound by one's word and sealed with a handshake. Many of us were taught that is the way it should be, and that is the way some of us still do business. Almost without exception, our success and personal safety are dependent upon trust in others. As children, even those who came from meager beginnings, we were taught the value and importance of trust. Asking some people to put it in writing carries the implication that they are not trusted. If we, as Masons, truly subscribe to the pledges we made, without hesitation we will trust our Brothers, if no one else, to do the right thing. Unfortunately, we get frequent reminders that the times they are a changin' as we are barraged by the many examples and stories of wrongful appropriation of funds, embezzlement, falsification of official documents on which we make critical decisions, and simi- lar illegal actions by influential leaders in whom so many people have placed their trust. And yes, unfortunately, we occasionally have had Brothers who strayed from their oaths, but we should not let the bad deeds of a few destroy our ability to trust. Our examples are seen, heard, and absorbed by our children. For many of the children we care for at the Home, the concept of trust has no meaning because they have been lied to so many times and have had so many promises broken that they often anticipate the opposite of what they're told. Once lost, it is hard to regain the trust of someone. Despite the pervasiveness of deeds of mistrust, it is important that we try to instill a sense of trust with each other, especially with our children. Life can be so much easier and more pleasant if we can do things with the confidence that we will be able to rely on others to do the right thing. We must learn to accept each person for who he or she is and not make broad judgments based on what others in the same position have done. Our Masonic charities the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford and WhiteStone (Masonic and Eastern Star Home) have been harmed many times by rumors or distortions of the truth that were initiated by disgruntled Masons. Despite a lifetime of experiences in dealing with similar situations, it boggles my mind that so many good, intelligent people will latch onto and spread false information without question. From my earliest association with Masons, I have perceived that Masonry is a right way of living and that all who participate are just and honorable men. Having worked closely with many Masons during my eight years as assistant administrator and administrator of MHCO, my per- ception of Masonry has been reinforced, but I also have learned that there are some flies in the ointment. Maybe it is our belief that a Mason does not lie that leads us so easily to accept misin- formation or misstatements by a Brother. On several occasions I have visited a lodge with a former administrator or others to address false allegations about e Masonic Home for Children, and our truthfulness has been challenged because we had the au- dacity to say that what they had been told by "reliable" sources was incorrect. On more than one occasion, we have been questioned as to whether the money sent to the Home is being used for the intended purpose. All too often, I have heard comments like, "I'm not going to send any more money because they're using it for people who don't need it." To all this I say, if you do not want to support our charities then don't; I simply ask that you not try to justify your failure to do so by making untruthful comments in which others put their trust. While I know I shouldn't, I take it as a personal affront when wrongful allegations are made about the operations of our Home. As a young boy at Oxford Orphanage, I learned one of life's valu- able lessons which stuck with me. I think that most people who knew me as a boy here will say I usually did what was expected of me. I was trusted by the staff and even at times when I was in a place I shouldn't have been. (Yep, I'll admit I occasionally strayed.) I rarely was challenged because of my reputation for do- ing what I was supposed to do. Shortly after my 14th birthday, partly through the threat of getting beat up by an older boy, but more so because of an offer of money, I took advantage of my position of trust and tried to steal a pair of shoes. As fate would have it, things went awry and I didn't complete the act, but I did enough wrong to get in trouble. With suspicion pointing in my direction, I was faced with the choice of compounding the crime or confessing, opting for the latter. e sermon I received for my transgression was loud and clear, and to this day I still can hear Mr. Regan saying, "If we cannot trust you, who can we trust?" It hit me between the eyes, and I had instilled in me that day that my word and my actions should be my bond. Since then I have tried to live by that lesson. I share this because I want you to feel you can trust me and all of us who have been given the responsibility to do the right thing for this Home and the children. I also ask you to trust the leaders of WhiteStone to carry out their responsibilities in similar fashion. e Boards of both charities have evolved well beyond rubber stamping administration's actions and are providing professional guidance and direction with the best interests of all concerned at heart. Fulfill- ing our obligations to those we serve is challenging enough without constantly having to justify to others that we are doing what we have been asked to do and that our mission is worthy of your support. We who are entrusted to manage our charities cannot do so effectively if we are not trusted to act in the best interests of those in our care. e missions of our charities are hurt, and support is adversely affected, when our focus on those we serve has to be diverted to answer base- less allegations by well-intended Brothers. If you can't put your trust in us to do the right thing, get rid of us and get someone who will. is Home is my home, and you can trust me when I say I'll be the last one to do anything to jeopardize the care of our children or the future of the Masonic Home for Children. We need you to trust us as we provide the care needed. Guinness Distinction to Mason MILWAUKEE — Detective Lieutenant Andrew F. Anewenter of the Milwaukee Police Department recently received the Guin- ness World Record for the longest serving police officer in the world, serving for 61 years. Brother Anewenter was a past master of McKinley Lodge, a member of the Tripoli Shrine, and the Valley of Milwaukee Scot- tish Rite where he was the Chaplain in 1977. Brother "Andy" Anewenter passed away three months after setting the record in 2003. — From The Wisconsin Masonic Journal, May 2008

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