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Valley of Cleveland Masonic
Portrait By George F. Qua
William R. “Bill” Wilson, was recently honored with the award of the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Senior Scouter Award. The award was presented by Harvey Morrison, Esq., Past District Deputy Grand Master of the 22nd Masonic District, representing William P. Mayberry, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. The ceremony took place at a meeting of Euclid Lodge no. 599 located in Lyndhurst. Mr. Wilson is a 32° Mason, a member of the Valley of Cleveland, a Knights Templar and member of Al Koran Shrine. According to the Fact sheet for Masonic Scouter Award, “The Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award is appropriately named in honor of one of the founders of the Boy Scouting Movement worldwide. Brother Dan founded a male youth program in the late 1800s called the ‘Society of the Sons of Daniel Boone.” By 1905, the program had become the ‘The Boy Pioneers.’ Lord Robert Baden-Powell of Great Britain read of Beard’s program and, based on his own military experience, developed what is now known as the ‘Boy Scouts.’ The new Boy Scout program came to America in 1910, when Brother Dan merged his organization into the ‘Boy Scouts of America’ and became its first National Commissioner. Brother Dan, now known affectionately as ‘Uncle Dan’ by millions of Boy Scouts, worked tirelessly to develop the Scouting program by designing the elements of the Scout badge and Scout uniform, and wrote and illustrated various early publications of the Boy Scouts of America. Brother Dan was a member of Mariner’s Lodge no. 67 of New York, and exemplified the Masonic ideals throughout the Scouting program. The Grand Lodges of Masons in the United States dedicate this program in his honor. Accompanying Mr. Wilson were several Greater Cleveland Area Scout Leaders including George F. Qua of Qua Buick-Pontiac, who facilitated the award. Also attending were Mr. Wilson’s son, Douglas E. Wilson, along with Mr. Wilson’s two grandsons, Brian and William, representing three generations of Eagle Scouts. Bonnie Wilson Erickson, Mr. Wilson’s daughter and her husband Charles Erickson were also in the audience. According to Mr. Qua, “The award process is normally simple. However, for Mr. Wilson it was quite complicated because Robert M. Zegarac, 33°, originally of Broadview Heights, who initially nominated Mr. Wilson, now resides in Florida”. The next step was to verify Mr. Wilson’s service in Scouting which was done by John Cadwallader, the Scout Executive of the Greater Cleveland Council, Boy Scouts of America who said “I am very pleased to see that Bill is being honored in this way. It was only a few years ago that we honored him for fifty years of membership in the Boy Scouts of America.” Because Bill joined Aberdeen Lodge no. 187, A.F.& A.M. during his initial military service at Aberdeen Proving Ground during WWII, he retained his membership in that Lodge in Maryland. The initial Masonic approval was done by William Dula, the current Lodge Master of Aberdeen Lodge. Once Mr. Dula approved, the paperwork had to go to Bernie G. Owens, the current Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland. Following this, the nomination needed to go to the Pennsylvania Youth Foundation, who serves on behalf of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Pennsylvania and the Boy Scouts of America in issuing the recognition kit which consists of a certificate, a medal featuring the Masonic emblem, which is suspended from a blue and gray neck ribbon, and a knot patch to be worn on the Scouting uniform which contains a gold-colored square knot supported by a purple background with a gold border. The recognition kit was then returned to Grand Master Owens, who has jurisdiction over Aberdeen Lodge. Mr. Owens then sent it to the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ohio. The new Grand Master, William P. Mayberry, selected Harvey Morrison, Esq. to make the presentation. In conclusion, Mr. Qua said, “ I hope that this will be the first of many such recognitions in the Greater Cleveland area”. In order to facilitate future awards, the previous Grand Master of The Grand Lodge of Ohio, Thomas E. Reynolds, appointed a committee called The Grand Lodge of Ohio Daniel Carter Beard Scouting Committee. The member of that committee representing northeastern Ohio is David Leifer. Nomination forms and additional information can be obtained by calling Mr. Leifer by phone at (bus) 216-368-0204 or (home) 440-255-7969 or by mail to 9038 Edgehill Road, Mentor, Ohio 44060. There are many unique things about Mr. Wilson’s background in Scouting. In 1930 he was a member of the first Greater Cleveland Council Cub Pack, Pack no. 1 of Lomond School in Shaker Heights. Following this, he was a member of Troop no. 132 and received his Eagle Scout Badge from that troop. As a Scout, he was also involved in Sea Scouting. He has designed over 200 Scout Patches for various Scouting activities and Scout Units not only here in Cleveland, but also throughout Ohio and the U. S. According to Bill, his employer, Rogers Displays, was very supportive of his involvement in the Boy Scouts. In addition to the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award, Mr. Wilson has also been awarded the Silver Beaver, Scouting’s highest award for volunteers in Scouting in a local geographic area, the District Order of Merit, the Scouter’s Key, the James E. West Award, the Scouter’s Training Award, the Ben Hauserman Award and the Silver Arrowhead Award. He has served in many positions including Scoutmaster, Unit Commissioner, Merit Badge Counselor, Woodbadge Coach Counselor and as a member of the Greater Cleveland Council’s Public Relations Committee and it’s Camping Committee. He is currently involved in Scouting as a committee member for Troop #662, sponsored by Christ Episcopal Church in Shaker Heights. About his wife, Libby, who died in 1997, Bill Says “ She too served Scouting in many capacities as a Den Mother and as a member of our Troop Committee. Accordingly, she knew the importance of Scouting in young people’s lives and she supported me in everything I did.” Congratulations William Wilson on receiving this special award from the Boy Scouts of America and the Grand Lodge of Ohio. SCOTTISH RITE SUBLIME PRINCE Robert H. Lamoreaux celebrates
At 98 years young on September 27, 2002, Brother Robert H. Lamoreaux could possibly be the oldest living active Mason in Ohio (in age only). Wellington Lodge hosted a 98-year birthday party for Lamoreaux in his new residence at the Sprenger Retirement Assisted Living Complex in Wellington. There were 22 officers and brethren of his lodge present to help celebrate the event. His only son Scott and his wife Sandy were able to attend the reception held in the Assisted Living Complex Dining Room. Bob has been a widower since 1990. Brother Lamoreaux is a 37 year member of Wellington Lodge where he was Raised on February 8, 1965 and up until four years ago, he would climb two flights of stairs to attend meetings on the third floor and assist the lodge by being the Candidate Proficiency Examiner for every candidate that Wellington Lodge initiated, passed and raised. For two decades he has been introduced as Wellington Lodge’s “Chief Examiner.” Bob was drafted into the U. S. Army in 1942 at the age of 37. During his 39 months of active duty in World War II, he was awarded several medals. He received the Purple Heart twice, being wounded during combat Beach Head invasions at Port Laossi, Morocco, and again in a combat Beach Head invasion in Tunisia. Brother Lamoreaux has resided and worked in Wellington his entire life.He is proud to have been a Wellington mail carrier for 23 years with a daily 12-mile walking route, which calculates to walking over 75,000 miles as a carrier. Bob states that walking keeps you active and youthful. He is proud to state that his longevity is from not smoking, moderate drinking, and having a belief in a “Supreme Being”. Coordinator for the Birthday Party was Worshipful Brother Delbert C. Mohrman. Scottish Rite Mason shows Ill... Dale R. Finley, 33°,trains and shows Ill... Dale R. Finley, 33° and his wife Lee are not just “horsin” around these days. They are fully involved in the training and showing of Tennessee Walking Horses with the start-up of their business Windcliff Tennessee Walkers, Inc. that show, buy, sell and breed these spectacular horses. A light horse breed founded in Middle Tennessee, this breed is a composition of Standard, Thorough-bred, Morgan and American Saddlebred stock.
Tennessee Walking Horses are best suited as a recreational mount due to its smooth, easy ride and its general disposition. A calm docile temperament, combined with naturally smooth and easy gait insures the popularity of the Tennessee Walking Horse as the “World’s Greatest Show, Trail and Pleasure Horse.” They weigh 900 to 1200 pounds and possess a pretty head with small, well placed ears. Tennessee Walking Horses come in all colors and a variety of patterns. The Tennessee Walking Horse performs three distinct gaits: the flat foot walk, running walk, and canter with the running walk, the inherited, natural gait unique to this breed. A true Tennessee Walker will continue to nod its head while performing the running gait. The Finleys have four show horses: • Generators Hot Fudge...a Trail Pleasure Class Walker that Dale rides, was the 1999 Buckeye Ohio Trail Pleasure Champion. The more stride...the better walker it is considered to be. • Pride’s Bama Tiger....Lite Shod Class, that Lee rides, is a four time World Champion in the Lite Shod Class and was the 2000-2001-2002 individual High Point Ohio Champion. Manners are paramount for a pleasure horse in this class which receives serious consideration when being judged. • Generators Miss Trixie...a 5 year old Plantation Mare who has been both a World and Ohio Champion. • Prides Terminator, ...Walking Horse Padded Class, that Dale rides. Prides Terminator was the 2000 owner/amateur Gelding World Champion. This Class is shown in English attire and tack. It executes the basic gaits with more animation and accentuated brilliance. They also have three other horses, two of which are under two years old. The Finleys have ridden in the World Championship, called “Celebrations”, the last two years in Shelbyville, Tennessee. This year Lee was 9th in her Plantation Class and Dale was 13th out of 35 in the O/A Gelding World Championship. In October of this year, they both won Ohio Champion Stake Classes at the Ohio Celebration. Generators Miss Trixie. ridden by Lee, won the English Plantation 2 gait Grand Championship and Dale won the Walking Horse (Padded Horses) 2 Gait Grand Championship on Pride’s Terminator. Miss Trixie was the 2001 Juvenile High point World Champion ridden by a 14 year old friend. Dale is a member of Strongsville Lodge no. 728 and a Past member of the Board of Trustees for the Valley of Cleveland. He was President of the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland from 1978 to 1993, and now is President of Echo Marketing & Sales, Inc. in Strongsville. He is a former Mayor of the City of Strongsville and in his spare time in winter, Dale is a Certified Ski Instructor and on the staff at Peek & Peak Resort in Western New York. Congratulations Dale and Lee on your outstanding accomplishments with Tennessee Walkers and we wish you the best in the future. |
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