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Feast of St. JohnWhat Kind of Mason are You

About a week and a half ago I unfortunately had to attend the funeral of a man I new for a long time and had become very good friend with. Over the years I had talked to him many times about Masonry and how he would make a great Mason, how he was already living his life like a Mason should and he should be one... He always came back with several reasons why he could not join. Too busy, involved with other things, not sure he wants to commit. I could never figure out why he would not become a Mason until that night at the funeral home.

You see If you met Pete, that’s what his friend called him, on the street or at his job you would think he is a quiet, keep to himself kind of guy. If he happened to bump you or get in your way he would apologize. If he told you a joke he would come back to you a few minutes later and want to know if it might have offended you in any way. He would help you do anything with no strings attached. I remember once when his son and I were going to...

Posted by: Sheryl Hogges

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