Masters of Las Palmas Lodge 1985 to 1990
(numbers refer to findagrave.com memorial links)
1985
Larry Leonard Duba Brother Duba
was born in Seattle Washington and received his BS degree in Electrical
Engineering from San Jose State
College and his MS in Systems Management from USC. After several years of
working for PG & E, he took a 4 year leave of absence to serve in the U.S.
Air Force intelligence service. He then returned to PG & E where he was a
telecommunications
engineer.
He was raised Master Mason in Las Palmas Lodge on February 10, 1977 and served as our Master in 1985. In 1986 his father, Leonard Duba, served as Master of George E. Tutt Lodge No. 722 in Los Gatos, CA.
During his year as Master, Brother Duba raised 8 Master Masons and had 6 Masons affiliate with Las Palmas Lodge.
1986
John Lee Denton Brother
Denton
was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He served
15 years in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1976. He belongs to the
American Institute of Engineers and after leaving the Air Force, he
worked as a plant superintendent in the raisin processing industry.
Brother Denton liked to talk about his adopted home state of Texas and their
customs in his monthly trestleboard message to the members.
Brother Denton was raised a Master Mason in Las Palmas Lodge on March 12, 1981. During his year as Master, Brother Denton raised 10 Master Masons and had 7 Masons affiliate with Las Palmas Lodge.
1987
James
Olin Hall, Jr. (1936 – 1991)
(38345937)
Brother Hall was born and raised in Fresno.
He attended Roosevelt High School and Fresno State College.
He then received his pharmacy degree from The University of Utah.
He also served in the U.S. Navy as a corpsman.
Brother Hall petitioned Las Palmas Lodge in August of 1977and was Raised on April 15, 1977 in Columbia, California. He may be the first Master of Las Palmas Lodge to receive his 3rd degree in the historic Columbia Temple.
During his year as Master, Brother Hall raised 8 Master Masons and had 6 Masons affiliate with Las Palmas Lodge.
1988
Charles Edward Alstrom Brother
Alstrom was born and raised in Fresno.
"I had been a DeMolay in high school but was to busy for Masonry.
I joined Las Palmas Lodge because my father was a
member with no intention
of going through the line.
I was coached by George Holstein (Master 1949) who was also my father's
coach.
Larry Hopper appointed me to the Line and the rest is
history."
He was raised a Master Mason in Las Palmas Lodge on September 7, 1978.
During his year as Master, Brother Alstrom raised 9 Master Masons and had 5 Masons affiliate with Las Palmas Lodge.
He owned and operated College Pharmacy on Van Ness Ave., south of Fresno City College, where he was a pharmacist. The business was started many years earlier by his father.
1989
Lee Irving French MD
(1935 - 2018) (238482613)
Brother French was born in Tofte, Minnesota. He practiced Family Medicine in Fresno and later moved to
Chino Valley, Arizona. He is a veteran of the
U. S. Military.
He petitioned for the degrees of Masonry in April of 1978 and was Raised in Las Palmas Lodge on November 2, 1978. Brother French has the distinction of being the only Medical Doctor to have ever been a Master of Las Palmas Lodge. During his year as Master, Brother French raised 8 Master Masons and had 9 Masons affiliate with Las Palmas Lodge.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
1990
Bill
M. Ennis, Sr. (1944 - 2016)
(161397074) Brother Ennis
owned and managed Ennis Fine China and Crystal in Fresno.
The business was started by his father who was also a member of the
Lodge. Brother Bill also served as
building manager for our temple.
Brother Ennis petitioned Las Palmas Lodge shortly after seeing his father's Masonic Funeral Service. He was raised on September 1, 1983. During his year as Master, Brother Ennis raised 5 Master Masons and had 8 Masons affiliate with Las Palmas Lodge. For several years after being Master, he continued to deliver the Lecture of the 3rd degree on a frequent basis.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
1991
Stephen Michael Harrelson
Brother Harrelson was born in Watsonville. He petitioned Las Palmas Lodge
where he received his first and second degrees in early 1983.
On May 15, 1983 he was raised a Master Mason in Center Lodge No. 465 as they
needed a candidate for their Past Master's Night.
He owned a janitorial service company.
Worshipful Harrelson was the first Master of the newly consolidated Las Palmas-Ponderosa Lodge. During his year as Master, Brother Harrelson raised 4 Master Masons and had 5 Masons affiliate with Las Palmas Lodge.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
1992
Don Wayne
Scott (1926 -
2015) (148725913)
Brother Scott was
born in Everett, Washington. He was a pharmaceutical salesman for Lederle
Laboratories. He was a veteran of the U. S. Military.
Even though he petitioned Las Palmas Lodge for the degrees of Masonry, and was initiated in Las Palmas Lodge, he was Passed in Selma Lodge and raised on June 18, 1883 in the Historic Columbia Temple. During his year as Master, Brother Scott raised 11 Master Masons and had 2 Masons affiliate with Las Palmas Lodge.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
1993
George Randall Forrester
D.C.
Brother Randy was born in Washington D.C. He was an electronics
technician for the California Air National Guard. In 1981 he enrolled in
the Palmer Chiropractic College in Sunnyvale, CA. He started his own chiropractic practice in Fresno
in 1985, the same year he petitioned Las Palmas Lodge.
Brother Forrester was Raised a Master Mason in Orosi Lodge on November 13, 1985 as they needed a candidate for their Past Master's Night. During his year as Master, Brother Forrester raised 12 Master Masons and had 4 Masons affiliate with Las Palmas Lodge.
He received the Hiram Award in 1998.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
1994
& 1995 Lawrence Tipton Banks II.
(1948 – 2008)
(148742489) Brother Tip was
born in Lafayette, Indiana. His
father was a Colonel in the U.S. Army so he and his family moved across the
country while he was growing up. As
a youth he was active in Scouting and earned the Eagle Scout rank.
Upon his father’s retirement, the family moved to Fresno in 1971.
That same year he and his father started Tip’s Complete Automotive &
Towing in Fresno and expanded to Corcoran, Clovis and Friant.
Brother Banks was also in the U.S. Army National Guard where he repaired
helicopters in the 11th-12th Transportation Company.
Brother Tip petitioned Las Palmas Lodge in 1982. He served as our Master in 1994 and due to a last minute resignation by a new Master Elect, he was our first Master to serve two terms as Master. He had a strong deep voice and recorded Community Service announcements for local radio stations and was the voice at the Fresno Air Terminal. During his 2 years as Master, Brother Banks raised 11 Master Masons and had 7 Masons affiliate with Las Palmas Lodge.
In 2000 he was given the Hiram Award.
1996
Cline Culbertson Jack, Jr. Brother
“Cub” was born and raised in Fresno. His father was a member of Las Palmas
Lodge. Brother Jack petitioned Las Palmas Lodge for
the degrees of Masonry in 1962. He is also a plural member of Clovis Lodge
No. 417.
Shortly after becoming a Past Master, he was appointed Inspector. He was also our Lodge secretary for one year. He was then appointed Assistant Grand Lecturer for our district, an office that he still holds. Brother Cub is the father of Curtis C. Jack, our Master in 2001 & 2002.
He received the Hiram Award in 2007.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
1997
Ralph Patrick Medeiros (1934-2018)
(190610065) Brother
Medeiros was born in Makaauo, Maui, Hawaii. He received the degrees of
Masonry in 1972 in United Service Lodge No. 1118 in New York State while he was
stationed there. He petitioned Las Palmas Lodge for affiliation in 1985.
He was a diesel truck mechanic and later worked in the maintenance and cleaning business.
He received the Hiram Award in 2003 from Welcome Lodge No. 255 in Lemoore where he was also a Master. He served as the District Inspector for 11 years.
Brother Ralph spent the last years of his life in Albany, OR.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
1998
John Steven Bjorge
(1947-2012)
(148742815)
Brother Bjorge was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He was a salesman of Toyota automobiles.
He petitioned Las Palmas Lodge on February 19, 1981 and was initiated an Entered Apprentice Mason on April 23, 1981. Ten years passed before he was passed to the degree of Fellowcraft. He was Raised a Master Mason on May 9, 1991 in Las Palmas-Ponderosa Lodge.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
1999
Theodore Eric Sorge (1946 –
2005)
(148743175) Brother Sorge was born and
raised in Fresno. In 1987 he
petitioned Clovis Lodge No. 417 for the degrees of Masonry.
On January 21, 1988 he was made an Entered Apprentice Mason.
During the next several years he became close friends with members of Las
Palmas-Ponderosa Lodge and he and his family attended social functions at the
Lodge. In 1992 he petitioned Clovis
Lodge for permission to drop his membership there and petition Las
Palmas-Ponderosa Lodge for membership and his remaining degrees.
As a member of Las Palmas-Ponderosa Lodge he received his 2nd
degree on May 7, 1992 and was Raised a Master Mason on June 4, 1992.
Brother Ted worked for the City Fresno as an irrigation specialist.
2000
William Richard Freeman
(1959 –
2013)
(148743504) Brother Freeman was born in Castro Valley, California. He was employed in
the outside sales of chemicals and cutting tools.
He was our first Master to have petitioned the newly consolidated Las Palmas -Ponderosa Lodge for the degrees of Masonry. He was Raised on June 21, 1991.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
2001, 2002
& 2026 Curtis Cline Jack
Brother Jack was born in Fresno and graduated from High School in
Fremont, California. In 1990 he graduated from paramedic school as an EMT
and worked for American Ambulance.
He petitioned Las Palmas-Ponderosa Lodge for the degrees of Masonry in 1996 and was Raised on June 6, 1996. He served two consecutive years as our Master due to a Senior Warden moving out of town for employment purposes. Brother Curtis is the son of Cub Jack, our Master in 1996.
2003
James Mitchell Keeton Brother
was born in Newport Beach, California. He petitioned Las Palmas-Ponderosa
Lodge in March of 1997 and was Raised on September 25, 1997.
Brother Keeton owned A-One Chimney Service and was also a contractor and brick mason.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
2004
James Christopher Stahl Brother
Stahl was born in Fresno. He was a sergeant with the State Center
Community College Police District serving at the Fresno City College Campus.
He was Raised in Las Palmas-Ponderosa Lodge on February 11, 1999.
Research is being conducted on the history of this Past Master. If you have information, please contact the Lodge Secretary.