Lodge Officers

Greetings from the South! As Jr Warden of Oriental 20, it is my primary responsibility to attend all Lodge functions and assist the Worshipful Master and Senior Warden in the execution of their duties. Beyond that, it is my responsibility to every Brother and the Lodge, as a whole, to provide refreshment and to (symbolically) ensure that the Brethren do not convert this refreshment into intemperance or excess. In line with this function, the Jewel of this Office is the Plumb… which is a stone mason’s instrument used for ascertaining the alignment of a vertical surface and symbolizes upright behavior among Masons. As your Jr Warden, it is my goal to facilitate the pleasure of dining with Brethren on a regular basis and to demonstrate, through my own conduct and service to others, what it means to be a Mason. These responsibilities and the qualities that are required of a man to execute them could not be further out of line with the man that I was 10 years ago. As a young man who was raised by a single mother on the border town of Yuma, Arizona, I received none of the instruction or sense of responsibility that are presently required of me as a Jr Warden. Through much trial and tribulation, at 40 years old, I found myself at a turning point and chose to become that which, up until that point, I was not. In this time, I have learned humility and the value of service to others. I have taken the wreckage of my past and