No meeeting on April 24, 2024
Worshipful Brother John Morton Hammond was born on May 18, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois,
Petitioned Compsite Lodge #774 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on July 20, 1983,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on August 8, 1983, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on September 27.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Worshipful Brother Hammond was a Master Mason for 40 years, 7 months and 8 days.
He laid down his working tools on April 4, 2024, having lived 82 years, 10 months,
and 17 days.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.
Brother Howard David Levinson was born on June 22, 1923, in Chicago, llinois,
Petitioned Thomas J. Turner Lodge #409 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on February 11, 1959,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on May 28, 1959, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on October 14, 1959.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Brother Levinson was a Master Mason for 64 years, 5 months and 10 days.
He laid down his working tools on March 24, 2024 having lived 100 years, 9 months,
and 2 days.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.
Brother Peter Andrews was born on January 12, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois,
Petitioned Triangle Lodge #1024 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on March 12, 1957,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on January 14, 1958 and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on March 11, 1958.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Brother Andrews was a Master Mason for 65 years, 10 months and 1 day.
He laid down his working tools on January 12, 2024, having lived 94 years.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.
Brother Howard Wayne Hiller was born on March 15, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois,
Petitioned Veritas Lodge #926 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on July 7, 1968,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on September 24, 1968, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on October 31, 1968.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Brother Hiller was a Master Mason for 55 years, 1 month and 4 days.
He laid down his working tools on December 4, 2023, having lived 76 years, 8 months,
and 19 days.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.
Brother Seymour Leonard Mandel was born on December 6, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois,
Petitioned Sunlight Lodge #323 of Minneapolis, MN for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on April 21,1956,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on May 5, 1956, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on May 28,1956.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Brother Mandel was a Master Mason for 67 years, 8 months and 3 days.
He laid down his working tools on January 31, 2024, having lived 89 years, 1 month, and 25 days.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.
Worshipful Brother Michael Eugene Karasinski was born on July 6, 1940, in Neveri, France,
Petitioned Chicago Lodge #437 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on October 21, 1971,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on November 4, 1971, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on November 18, 1971.
Brother Karazinski was a Master Mason for 52 years, 1 month and 17 days.
He laid down his working tools on January 15, 2024, having lived 83 years, 6 months, and 9 days.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.
Brother Jerome S. Levin was born on July 4, 1927, in Cicago, Illinois,
Petitioned Mt. Lebanon Lodge #1121 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on May 31, 1960,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on February 14, 1961, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on February 28, 1961.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Brother Levin was a Master Mason for 62 years, 10 months and 4 days.
He laid down his working tools on January 4, 2024, having lived 96 years and 6 months.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace
Brother Friedon Hakimian was born on November 11, 1935, in Meshed, Iran.
Petitioned Chicago Lodge #437 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on January 8, 1964,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on February 12, 1964, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on February 26, 1964.
Brother Hakimian was a Master Mason for 59 years, 7 months and 26 days.
He laid down his working tools on October 22, 2023, having lived 87 years, and 20 days.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.
Brother Henry Thomas Jozwiak, Jr. was born on June 3, 1952, in Evanston, Illinois,
Petitioned Chicago Lodge #437 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on October 25, 2003,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on October 25, 2003, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on October 25, 2003.
Brother Jozwiak was a Master Mason for 19 years and 17 days.
He laid down his working tools on September 12, 2023, having lived 71 years, 3 months, and 9 days.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.
Worshipful Brother Neal Ira Gomberg was born on July 7, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois,
Petitioned Radiant-Uptown Lodge #1050 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on March 17, 1958,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on May 5, 1958, and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on June 16, 1958.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Worshipful Brother Gomberg was a Master Mason for 65 years, 4 months and 11 days.
He laid down his working tools on October 28, 2023, having lived 91 years, 3 months, and 7 days.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.
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