Next meeting: August 12, 2020
Recent deaths
David Arkin
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.
Melvin Hyam Present
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.
Evans Guice
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.
Boris Bernard Bernoff
Worshipful Brother Boris Bernard Bernoff was born on September 5, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois,
Petitioned River Jordan Lodge #1068 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on October 6, 1952,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on November 3, 1952 and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on February 2, 1953.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Worshipful Brother Bernoff was a Master Mason for 66 years, 12 months and
11 days.
He laid down his working tools on February 23, 2020, having lived 97 years,
5 months, and 18 days.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.
Morris Ehrensaft
Brother Morris Ehrensaft was born on June 18, 1917 in Chicago, Illinois,
Petitioned Bee Hive Lodge #909 for the Degrees in Masonry,
Was Initiated as an Entered Apprentice on November 5, 1947,
Passed to the Degree of Fellow Craft on November 19, 1947 and was
Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on January 1, 1948.
He became a member of Chicago Lodge # 437 by consolidation.
Brother Ehrensaft was a Master Mason for 71 years, 3 months and 4 days.
He laid down his working tools on April 11, 2019, having lived 102 years,
10 months, and 23 days.
Thus Ended the Record of a Just and Upright Mason.
May His Soul Rest in Peace.