Recent Deaths

Brother Charles (Chuck) Kohn was born on January 29, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois,

Petitioned Evans Lodge #524 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on February 20, 1979,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on April 3, 1979, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on May 1, 1979.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation of his plural Lodge.
Brother Kohn was a Master Mason for 41 years, 4 months and 10 days.

He laid down his working tools on September 11, 2020, having lived 75 years,
7 months, and 13 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace. 

Brother Mark Klitzky was born on February 27, 1923 in Chicago, Illinois,

Petitioned Monroe C. Crawford Lodge #1042 for the Degrees in Masonry,

Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on July 27, 1949,

Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on August 10, 1949 and was

Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on August 24, 1949.

He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.

Brother Klitzky was a Master Mason for 71 years, 11 months and 27 days.

He laid down his working tools on August 19, 20, having lived 97 years, 5 months, and 23 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.

May His Soul Rest in Peace.

Brother Gilbert Raphael was born on March 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, N. Y., 

Petitioned Alert Lodge #1120 for the Degrees in Masonry,  Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on December 19, 1950,  Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on January 16, 1951 and was  Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on March 5, 1951.  He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.  Brother Raphael was a Master Mason for 69 years, 5 months and 6 days.

He laid down his working tools on August 11, 2020, having lived 100 years, 4 months, and 19 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.  

May His Soul Rest in Peace.

Worshipful Brother David Myron Arkin was born on January 31, 1938 

in Chicago, Illinois,

Petitioned Chicago Lodge #437 for the Degrees in Masonry,

Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on March 22, 1961,

Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on April 26, 1961, and was

Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on April 26, 1961.

He served as Worshipful Master of Chicago Lodge in 1979 and 1986, and received the Dellefield Award in 1997.

Worshipful Brother Arkin was a Master Mason for 59 years, 3 months, 

and 4 days.

He laid down his working tools on July 30, 2020, having lived 82 years, 5 months, and 30 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.

May His Soul Rest in Peace.

Brother Melvin Hyam Present was born on August 8, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois,

Petitioned Keystone-Plumb Lodge #1116 for the Degrees in Masonry,

Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on January 20, 1965,

Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on April 5, 1965 and was

Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on May 3, 1965.

He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.

Brother Present was a Master Mason for 55 years, 2 months and 12 days.

He laid down his working tools on July 15, 2020, having lived 76 years, 10 months, and 15 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.

May His Soul Rest in Peace.

Brother Evans Guice was born on June 27, 1934 in Tuskegee, AL,

Petitioned Isaac Cutter Lodge #1073 for the Degrees in Masonry,

Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on April 7, 1994,

Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on May 2, 1994 and was

Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on June 6, 1994.

He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.

Brother Guice was a Master Mason for 25 years, 2 months and 8 days.

He laid down his working tools on August 14, 2019, having lived 85 years, 

1 month, and 18 days.

Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.

May His Soul Rest in Peace.