The North Carolina Mason

WeLcome our new Brothers 1 ............................. Weaver, Ashley Elliot 1 ....................... Baynard II, Carl Franklin 1 .............................. Cyphers, James Ryan 1 ...........................Flaherty, Paul Edmund 1 .....................Roberts, Vernon Chadwick 1 ...............................White, Philip Curtis 8 .......................Boland, Christopher Alan 8 ........................McMillan, Kevin Vernon 17 .................... Knowles, David Lawrence 31 ................. Lueck, Charles Christopher 31 ...................... Simpson, omas Jordan 31 ......................... Starratt, Zane Zebulon 53 ............... Montgomery, Britt Hamilton 58 ...................... Bell, Christopher Robert 76 ........................... Jones, Charles Arthur 76 ..................... Campbell, Marshall Ryan 76 ............................... Ukleja, Bryan Jared 83 ............................. Brucchi, Dante John 83 ......................... Humphrey, Joshua Lee 83 ...................... Mayes Jr., William Allen 83 ................ Anderson, Damion Anthony 85 ...................... Cameron, Jerry Anthony 85 ...........................Bowden, Edward Earl 90 ............................ Meeks, Johnny Elliot 95 ........................ Cranford, Jeremy Craig 98 ........................ Smith Jr., James Roland 99 ........................ Gover, Franklin Delano 104 ...................... Cornelius, Ernest Alvin 109 ..................... Becker, Byron Lawrence 109 ......................... Peregoy, Jules Weston 114 ....................... Jacobs, James Cameron 115 ......................Magnusson, Jesse James 125 ............... Apolinario, Arthur Eugenio 125 .........................Martin, Jason Gordon 134 ............................ Lory, Shayne David 137 ........................ Ingle, Garrett Michael 137 ........................Payne, William Joseph 138 ..................... Mysiuk, Daniel Andrew 143 ..................... Raines, Anthony Wayne 145 ...........McConnell, Christopher Brian 147 ................................ Byrd, Cody Ryan 151 ...........................Perry, Dodd Michael 154 .................. McDaniel, Michael Shane 165 ............................. Raynor, Kenny Ray 181 ........................Wendler, Erick Jerome 188 ............................. Gunn, Arlie Terrell 198 .........................Graham, Nathan Kyle 198 .................... Lynch, Shawn Matthew 207 ......................... Gerald, Alan William 207 ............................... Ward, Rohn Alan 207 .......................... Ellis, James Anthony 207 ................. White Jr., Wallace Bernard 217 ........................... Ennis, Ronnie Dean 217 ..................... Mull, Joseph Livingston 217 .............................. Deal, Robert Jason 217 ................................. Lane, David Ray 217 ......................Mode, William Richard 217 ........................... Monk, Shelby Travis 217 .....................Scronce, omas Vernon 231 ..................... Flippo, Geoffery Robert 231 ................... Grishaw, Richard Warren 231 .......................Haas, Brandon Greater 231 ............................... Hair, Aaron Scott 231 .................... Smith, Andrew Brandon 231 ............................. Riedesel, Erik John 237 ....................Lister, Mark Christopher 248 ................. Costner Jr., Donald Wayne 257 ........................ Brown, Richard Travis 257 .......................... Brown, Robert James 259 ................... Minchew, Jeremy Charles 261 ............... Campbell, Lawrence Davon 261 ........ Schneider, Adriano De Bernardi 262 ........................ Bolick, Keaton Harley 262 ...........................Chester, Marc Roger 262 ........................Stewart, Steven Darryl 263 ................................ Ducsay, David R. 267 ........................Galloway, Boyce Ricky 267 .......................Galloway, Robert Terry 267 .................... Shelton, Michael Lorene 271 ...................... Andrews, Samuel Craig 271 ......................Kennedy, William Todd 271 ......................... Brent, Matthew Ryan 271 ............................ Harris, John Lyman 271 ............................ Harris, Kenyon Lee 271 ................. McGilvray, Stephen Philip 272 ...............................Moore, Jason Paul 272 ............................ Smith, Stephen Ray 277 ................................. Johnson, Jerry D 283 ............................ Culbert, Kurt James 283 .......................... Gray, Brian Nicholas 284 ............................ Carico, Leslie Craig 284 .......................... Hayes Jr., John Davis 292 .................. Adams ,. Samuel Clement 292 .................... Gahagan, Anson Donald 292 ...............................Wells, Jason Allen 301 ................... Ledford, Timothy Moore 304 ...........................Lewis, Joshua Glenn 319 ...................... Watson, Samuel Powell 339 ...........................Roper, Daniel Ethan 339 ............................... Wray, David Alan 340 ........................Young, Jason Matthew 344 ......................... Zugger, David Joseph 357 ....................... Garland, Elmer Daniel 359 ........................ Fischer, Jerome Joseph 363 ........................Blackmon, Scottie Ray 363 ....................... Byers, Clinton Edward 363 .......................... Handy, Evan Quincy 363 ....................... Keller, omas Randall 375 ................... Patterson, Matthew Ryan 380 ...................... Lowery Jr., Tony Alfred 391 ...............Dodgen, Alexander Michael 391 ...............................Flores Jr., Roberto 391 ....................... Pugsley, Dylan Tiapula 397 ...........................Penland, Joseph Paul 404 ..................... Shannon, Joseph Patrick 409 .............................Spence, Brian Peter 409 ................. Berglund, Daniel Edmund 413 .....................Wells, Jonathan Michael 413 .............................Wright, Jason Tyler 428 ........................... Gullickson, Larry L. 428 ............................... Reitzel, Leo King 428 .......................Phillips, Douglas Brian 428 ...............................Ramsey, Tony Lee 429 ...........................Horst, Evan Witmer 429 .......... Pogroszewski, omas Michael 433 ....................... Anderson, Aaron Cecil 434 ........................Choplin, James Daniel 434 ...................Gertz II, David Lawrence 439 .............. McHan Jr., Charles William 446 ........................... Holland, Craig Alan 454 ................... Greene, Matthew Patrick 454 ..................... Johnson, Michael Lavon 459 ...........................Bryson, Kevin David 459 ......................... Justice, Donovan Eric 459 ......................... Londo, Evan Michael 461 .............................. Gurian, Jason Paul 463 ...................... Bell III, Horace Wright 463 .........................Cartwright, Todd Ray 472 ......................... Hannah, Jeffery Scott 473 ...................... Hedrick, Michael Scott 473 ...................... Koonts, Marion Patrick 473 .................... Owens, Raymond Baxter 473 ...................... Parde, David DeWayne 474 ..........................Stieber, Jonathan Lee 479 .................... Gainey, William omas 483 .................Hutchinson, Joseph Walter 491 .............................. Messer, David Lee 492 .......................... Perkins, Otis Eugene 493 ........................... Hall, Andrew Glenn 493 ............... McHone II, James Jonathan 495 ..................... Bullard, Benjamin Jacob 495 ........................ Meece, Robert Wayne 499 .......................... Hixson, Eric Eugene 500 .................Gillespie, Richard Marston 500 ................................. Smith, Shawn T. 500 .............................Soper, Jason Daniel 500 .................... Todd, Michael Christian 500 .......................DeFiglio, Michael Paul 500 ...............Hemingway, Robert McCoy 500 ....................... Young, William Boone 502 ..................... Dunigan, Jonathan Dale 502 .......................Livert, Truman Chance 502 ...............................Miller, Eric Hoyle 502 ........................... Shull, Daniel Steven 505 ................. Earwood Jr., Gary Bennett 505 .........................Cook, Wesley Eugene 527 ...................... Price, John Christopher 535 ........... ompson, Zachary Steadman 543 .................... Melton, Lonnie William 543 ....................... Murguz, Jason Andrew 562 ..................................... Ferrebee, Kyle 562 ...................... Hartwell, John Michael 562 .................................McGrouther, Ian 563 ................ McPherson, Michael Blake 564 ........................... Rouse, Sean omas 564 ..................Tarkowski, Jonothan Todd 573 ..................... Rhoades, Timothy Loyd 573 ................... Campbell, Joseph Melvin 576 ............................Hahn, Justin Wayne 578 ..................Dukes, Christopher Travis 579 .......................... Yelton, Jasper Luther 583 ..................................Tripp, Terry Lee 590 ...................................Walter III, Paul 592 ............................ Deaton, Brett Allan 606 .......................... Bowen, Robert Allen 626 ..................Blackwelder, Dalton Blake 650 ............... Blankenship, James Michael 667 ................. Lach, Christopher omas 669 ........................... Baker, Joshua Aaron 669 ...................... Wear, Damon Jonathan 669 .................... McGrew, James William 669 ............................Hill, Jonathan Jacob 675 .................... Waters, William Charles 675 ................................ Perry, Miles Rick 676 .............................. Gonzalez, Giovani 679 ...................... Bates Jr., Keith Andrew 679 ......... Lynch, William Charles Robert 679 .............Wilson III, Woodrow Wesley 680 ...................... Coffman, Adam Joseph 680 ..................... Whitson, Casey Eugene 680 .........................Cobb, Brandon Shane 680 .............................. Cobb, Brett Dylan 680 ...........Truby-Arena, Alexander James 686 ............... Jenkins, Matthew Benjamin 687 ........................Bebout, Chad Michael 687 ...................... Shiflett, Adam Michael 688 ............ Dams, William Herman John 691 ............................Jarrell, Scott Garner 698 ............................ Gray, Kenneth Seth 702 .........................Russell, Scott Edward 708 .............................. Hicks, Tom Jeffrey 708 .............................Wirth, Brian James 709 ........................ Matty, Michael Joseph 713 ....................... Beale, Carroll Anthony 713 .......................Canipe, Mark Anthony 722 .................Morgan, Benjamin Eugene 722 .................... Roddy, Jordan Alexander 725 ........................................ Patel, Ninad 727 ........................ Lockner, Adam David 730 ..................Brewington, Samuel Mark 730 ..................... Starling, Curtis William 732 ...........................Pierce, James Carson 732 .......................Ross, Herbert Timothy 733 ................................... Miller, Austin J 734 .....................Glenn, William Michael 735 ......................... Malone, David Taylor 737 ..................... Scott, Raymond Charles 739 ....................................... Chakra, Sary 740 ............... Grissom, Jeremy McCollum 747 ........................ Ely Jr., Gerald Eugene 749 ........................ Mercer, Richard Allen 751 ......................... Joyce, Joseph William 753 ......................Morgan, Michael Jason 753 .......................... White, Frankie Dean 756 ........................Adams, David Randall 756 .......................Bernhardt, John Phillip 756 ......................... Dean, Nicholas Ryan 756 .................... Dutterer, Wayne Edward 756 ............................... Eaton, Conor Lee 757 ........................... Helms, Michael Lee 757 .......................... Nation, Ryan Russell 758 ........................ Hanna, Jeremy Daniel Page 6 The North Carolina Mason May/June 2015 Byrd birthday at lodge CREEDMOOR — Creedmoor 499 threw a party for Ar- thur Byrd after their March 23 meeting. Byrd, their senior member, was celebrating his 85 th birthday. They got him a cake and gave him a money tree as a gift. Twenty-five friends and Brothers attended. — Tommy Keith A family affair WAXHAW — It's common for Freemasonry to be a family tradition. On March 31, two of Waxhaw 562's officers advanced their personal family lodge experiences by raising family mem- bers. Senior Deacon Robert Tanzy (a second generation Mason) raised his son-in-law John Hartwell. Senior Steward Jim Cox raised his step son Kyle Ferebee. Seen here, from left, are Tanzy, Hartwell, Ferebee, and Cox. — Robert Tanzy Masons tidy up WENDELL — Wendell 565 fulfilled their Adopt-A-High- way responsibilities April 11. They take care of Wendell Bou- levard. Seen here on duty are Phil Lee, Tim Reese, Lloyd Lan- caster, and Eric Pippin. — Scott Wilkinson Scott Wilkinson photo RALEIGH — Yes, cross that one off my bucket list! I ap- peared on Jeopardy! My Jeopardy story begins in January 2013 when I took their online exam. In March of that year, I was invited to an audition in Tampa, Florida. At that point I entered the pool of eligible contestants. It wasn't until December 2014 that I received a call from the producers that I would appear on the show. I went out to Culver City, California in January 2015 for filming. We arrived at the studio at 7:30 in the morning. We were taken to the Green Room (which is beige) and given donuts, coffee, etc. We were then briefed and interviewed by three lovely young ladies from the production staff. I was ushered into the makeup chair where my head was made very un-shiny. We then met our legal counsel — yes, we all had a lawyer to represent us in case there was some kind of error on the show. en, it was out to the promised land, the Jeopardy stage itself ! Out there we were shown where the cameras were and which one to look at. ey taught us how to use the podiums to write our names and how to use the buzzer. e contestants come from all different backgrounds and for the most part are sociable with each other. e director, John Lauderdale, came out and had us tape our introductions. We met the voice of Jeopardy, Johnny Gilbert. My on-camera interview during the game centered on my Masonic affiliation and the continued relevance of the fraternity today. e audience was let in. We sat among them but couldn't speak to them. e lights went down, and drumroll… Alex Tre- beck! e taping of the game began. e champ lived up to his billing and disposed of his first four competitors, amassing a staggering $97,000! e game tapes five shows per day on Tuesday and Wednesday with each show taking about 30 minutes to complete. At breaks for commercials, host Alex Trebeck takes questions from the crowd. He is a very likable, intelligent, and friendly guy. We went back to the Green Room before game three. Game three begins and by the end, the champ was eliminated. We broke for lunch. Again, we were segregated from everyone else lest we cheat. We went back in for games four and five. At the commer- cial break, we each got a picture taken with Alex. I was chosen for game five. ere is an audience of about 100 people. e contestants sit among the audience, but don't speak to anyone to protect the in- tegrity of the game. Recording the shows in advance made it a less stressful experience — no huge television audience was watching at the game moment. It allowed me to get into a rhythm and fo- cus on the game and timing my buzzer. It was actually a lot of fun, especially when I was leading. It was a huge surprise for me to have chosen a $2,000 clue in a category on John Quincy Adams that dealt with his candidacy as a member of the Anti-Masonic party (and yes I got it right!). Alex even remarked about that coincidence after the show. I came close, but in the end $20,800 slipped through my fin- gers, but it was go big or go home. It was a very interesting and fun experience and crossed off one of the items on my bucket list. Tom Imler is a member of Hiram 40 in Raleigh. Raleigh Mason on Jeopardy By Tom Imler How Will You See? In the days of the great cathedral builders, a student of Ma- sonic philosophy came to study under a renowned master archi- tect. When he was departing a few years later, the master warned him: "Studying the truth speculatively is useful as a way of col- lecting material for books and lectures. But unless you meditate constantly your Masonic light may go out, and then how will you see that which you are studying?" — ZenMasonry.com

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