August/September/October 2007


Feature Articles:


Pilgrim Degree of Merit Conferred upon 174 Moose Fellows

HOUSE OF GOD, MOOSEHEART
MAY 26, 2007


Seated front, from left: Director General William B. Airey, Class Candidate Bruce Masopust, Pilgrim Governor Thomas Hatcher.

Photograph by Ken Zink, KZ Studio - Earlville, IL

Calvin Allen
Oak Grove, LA 2281

David B. Anderson
Jamestown, NY 1681

Ray A. Archer
Glendale, AZ 2243

James G. Armstrong
Greenville, MI 1939

Karl J. Armstrong
Harrison, MI 2235

Tony Avalos
Santa Maria, CA 719

Kenneth J. Bagnall
Wayne, MI 835

David K. Baker
Anderson, SC 2018

James A. Baker
St Cloud, MN 1400

Robert R. Bakman
Tehachapi, CA 1678

Peter V. Baldino
St Charles, IL 1368

Thomas E. Barbara
Pasadena, TX 1721

Richard A. Baum
Kenton, OH 428

Kenneth B. Bennett
North Little Rock, AR 942

William A. Bennett
Cokeburg, PA 1625

William W. Bennett
Tallahassee, FL 1075

Gorden H. Berry
Lockport, IL 1557

Brian B. Best
Westfield, NY 118

Paul D. Bonner
East Mesa, AZ 2082

Jeffery J. Bonnin
Eau Claire, WI 1408

Bradley K. Bowker
Wood River, IL 1349

Terrance R. Bowling
Vicksburg, MS 1581

Maurice E. Boyd
Inverness, FL 2112

Richard L. Boyd
Delton, MI 1649

George C. Boyer
Superior, WI 606

Robert H. Bragg
Rainelle, WV 1647

Vernon F. Burkett
Frederick, MD 371

John B. Burnette
Greensboro, NC 685

Earl W. Campbell
Newport, NC 2194

John W. Carrico
Smyth County, VA 1004

William J. Carter
Corvallis, OR 1411

Allan A. Charlton
Pismo Beach, CA 1409

John J. Cihak
Sparrows Point-Dundalk, MD 1228

Pasquale P. Cofelice
Edgemere, MD 537

Frank H. Cooper
Ruskin, FL 813

James G. Cornell
Pahrump, NV 808

Charles L. Curtis
Manchester Richmond, VA 699

David E. Cushwa
Indian Lake, OH 1533

Michael H. Dalleo
Johnstown, NY 1185

William C. Dalrymple
Pompano Beach, FL 2157

William J. Daniels
Birch Run, MI 2426

Robert C. Danielsen
Morgan County, CO 1857

Edwin V. Davis
Vancouver, WA 1774

Michael L. Day
Warner Robins, GA 1688

Stephen J. Del Corso
Bonita Springs, FL 1454

Pierre J. Delisle
Pacifica, CA 1944

William M. Dixon
Jonesboro, AR 1729

Robert C. Dostal
LaCrosse, WI 1920

Harold E. Ebersole
Colonial City, OH 2555

Ronald R. Ellerman
Monroe, MI 884

Daniel A. Engelke
Saginaw, MI 82

David L. Farrell
Genesee Valley/Henrietta, NY 2290

Charles J. Ferdock
College Park, MD 453

Thomas L. Ferguson
Tulsa, OK 862

Vance A. Fields
Grand Prairie, TX 1818

Robert G. Fillback
Alton, IL 951

Junior R. Fisher
Westminster, MD 1381

Gregory P. Fort
St Charles, MN 1114

Lester T. Frazier
Shreveport, LA 2239

Bob Frost
Richmond, IN 167

Raymond S. Gabrylewicz
Millville, NJ 2488

Michael F. Gavulic
Lawrenceville, PA 581

Robert W. Gibbons
Newburgh, IN 2439

Arthur L. Glazier
Geneseo, IL 990

Glenn Goehmann
Northville, MI 1190

Clarence M. Goldade
Medicine Hat, AB 1073

Daniel E. Gooch
Woodbury, NJ 2585

Donald F. Graczyk
Milwaukee, WI 49

Jeffrey L. Green
Hillsboro, NH 1091

David L. Greenaway
Essex, PA 70

Darrell G. Greenhill
Mansfield, OH 341

Jerry B. Grizzle
Lapeer, MI 2433

Alvin R. Grogan
Marion, NC 1705

Royal C. Groshong
Eugene, OR 686

Bradley J. Gruber
Marion, OH 889

Harold A. Gunsallus
Grassflat, PA 941

Gordon P. Gustin
Topeka, KS 555

Robert Halstead
Grants Pass, OR 2454

Charles D. Hamilton
Mattoon, IL 803

Deane B. Hamm
Hamburg, PA 523

Robert A. Hansford
Miamisburg, OH 1645

Thomas G. Hickman
Golden Triangle, FL 874

Clarence B. Hill
St Catharines, ON 936

William O. Hines
South Hill, VA 1872

Robert L. Hollandsworth
Fairmont, WV 9

Dennis J. Holweg
Mc Kinleyville, CA 208

Mark B. Hornbaker
Mercersburg, PA 1790

Robert L. Hyland
Marysville, OH 1651

Nicholas A. Insogna
Cape Coral, FL 2199

John R. Johnson
Savanna, IL 1095

William J. Johnson
Sandston, VA 1937

James R. Johnston
Livonia, MI 1317

Louis J. Kaminski
Anchorage, AK 1534

James L. Keel
La Porte, IN 492

Roy B. Kellison
Ravenna, OH 1234

Neil D. Kimberly
New Smyrna Beach, FL 1835

Leroy N. Klein
Sedalia, MO 1494

Joseph R. Kopsic
Nanty Glo, PA 207

Geoffrey Kovenich
Monroe, MI 884

Albert E. Kunst
Stevens Point, WI 1572

David J. LaBorgne
Buffalo, NY 8

Thomas G. Lacrosse
Sault Ste Marie, ON 535

Gerald B. Lambert
Davenport, IA 28

Robert G. Lanier
Princeton, IL 1339

Mark L. Letterman
Camden/Wyoming, DE 203

Charles L. Lewis
Owensville, MO 878

Allen H. Limberg
Sheboygan, WI 438

Jerry L. Loudin
Buckhannon, WV 598

Michael J. Martin
San Jose, CA 401

Adrian C. Martinez
Albuquerque, NM 1517

Robert B. McComiskey
Revere, MA 1272

James A. McGuffey
Griffin, GA 1503

Jerry L. McLawhorn
Greenville, NC 885

Mac McNaughton
Brownstown/Dearborn, MI 1620

David S. Milkeris
Wellsville, NY 601

Michael E. Moldenhauer
Brandenburg, KY 1177

Philip M. Morse
St Petersburg, FL 1145

David D. Murdock
Ironton, OH 701

Duane R. W. Murtomaki
Surfside Beach, SC 2351

Glenn H. Neil
East Palestine, OH 467

Frank F. Nekola
Suwannee River, FL 325

Robert C. Nelson
Leisure City, FL 2258

John D. Neu
Bullhead City, AZ 1860

Monty R. Niles
Paradise, CA 2227

Edward C. Noble
Lower Niagara, NY 584

John O. Olsen
Kalispell, MT 1922

Norman D. Peck
Gladwin, MI 287

John Pesce
Atlantic City, NJ 216

Jerry W. Pfeifer
Portland, IN 417

Harry E. Pfifferling
Aragona Village, VA 1198

James W. Pizarek
Michigan City, IN 980

Larry G. Pontious
Circleville, OH 2440

William J. Py
Bucks, PA 1169

Jeffry S. Racich
Joliet, IL 300

Kevan G. Randall
Wimbourne Town, UK, GB 216

Jerry C. Ranels
Martinsburg, WV 120

Glenn L. Rasberry
Hattiesburg, MS 1804

Howard D. Reed
Montour Falls, NY 426

Clarence G. Renno
The Dalles, OR 2075

Michael N. Rhoads
Owensboro, KY 756

Freddie R. Rich
East Portland, OR 1891

Norman D. Riley
Okeechobee, FL 1753

John B. Robinson
Whitehall, OH 1245

Arthur W. Rowlee
Scottsbluff, NE 459

Wesley C. Rye
Yankton, SD 1356

Ronald A. Schetgen
Sunnyvale, CA 2049

James G. Schlarp
Elkhorn, CA 2060

Donald C. Schlau
Mint Canyon, CA 2173

Harry M. Schmidt
Maplewood, MN 963

Thomas B. Seierup
Ketchikan, AK 224

Normand J. Shaw
Burlington, VT 1618

Ralph W. Shockley
Salisbury, MD 654

Chester H. Simmons
Iowa City, IA 1096

Jimmy W. Smiley
Johnson City, TN 1831

Waford M. Smith
Selmer, TN 1321

William F. Smith
North Platte, NE 551

James M. Stafford
Port Jefferson, NY 1379

Richard G. Stewart
Grayson County, KY 2453

Robert E. Stewart
Rochester, NY 113

Paul B. Stoppenbach
West Allis, WI 1019

Edward D. Talbert
Darlington, SC 595

John N. Taylor
Shallotte, NC 710

Phil D. Thorp
Montpelier, OH 312

David L. Upperman
Corry, PA 98

Jose M. Valenzuela
Vacaville, CA 1967

John E. Vlach
Hayward, WI 1867

Walter L. Walker
Decatur, IL 684

Joseph L. Weinschenk
Clinton, IA 363

Russell E. Westhaver
Bellingham, WA 493

Charles P. Wilkerson
Mechanicsville, MD 495

Russell R. Withrow
Beckley, WV 1606

Bobby G. Young
Granite City, IL 272

Timothy W. Zarpentine
Indiana, PA 174

Honored Candidate:
Bruce T. Masopust
Lodi, NJ 1971
(Class Candidate)






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The Pilgrim Degree of Merit banner exits the House of God after the conferral ceremony.



























Pilgrims parade into the House of God prior to the conferral ceremony.

























Past Supreme Governors (from top) James Chappell, Ray Kesling and Ed Moneypenny escort Mooseheart children involved in the conferral out of the House of God after the ceremony.