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"The only hope

of preserving

what is best, lies

in the practice of

an immense

charity, a wide

tolerance, a

sincere respect

for opinions that

are not ours."

-P.G. Hamerton

In this issue:

Master’s Message

Jack Terry’s passing

October Event Pics

George Washington

Celebrated

Veterans Day

November Calendar

Thank you all for a very eventful month of Oc-tober. We initiated a new brother into our lodge and with that spread some light. Family day was a suc-cess and we had lots of fun. The pink apron degree was hilarious and we were able to help out the Ferris chapter with their scholarship to the Ferris High School. This coming month we plan on more initia-tions and more fellowship. Be sure you check our website for updates and new happenings at lodge. We plan for some great dinners so come hungry and with your fat pants on.

Some Friendly Reminders Visit our Facebook and our website for updates and

current events with lodge. WWW.Dealeylodge.com

Veterans day is Wednesday November eleventh, be sure to thank a veteran and their family.

GBD lodge will be having our Thanksgiving dinner on November eighteenth at seven o'clock

We are still doing a Toy Drive for the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, bring in some unwrapped toys, coloring books, and board games.

Thank our Worshipful Master for arranging the Pink Apron Degree. We were able to donate a good amount of money to a good cause.

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Master’s Message

Greetings Brethren,

Well another Family Day has come and gone. Everyone that participated had a great time.

I would like to thank the following people for their time and effort in the cook off, making

and serving the food in our food booth, and working the merchandise booth:

Mike Kinney Denise Kinney Shea Browning Norma Tobias Joshua Boyd Lori Elaine Frances Woodruff Robert Weston Holly Story Taylor Kennedy Danny Hylton Gene Smith Don Hutson

Without all of you, family day would not have been possible.

Thank you to Mike and Denise Kinney for smoking our briskets for the cook off and the meat for our booth. For those that don’t know him, Mike is Taylor’s future father-in-law and is not yet a member of our lodge but he chose to help out.

A special thank you goes to Bovie and Sarah Joseph. Without their extreme efforts, Family Day would not have been as smooth as it was.

Now for a part of my office that I do not like. At Octobers Stated meeting, our treasurer informed us of shortfalls in our General Fund that is at a crisis level. For those that were not there, I made a plea for all Life and Endowed members to please consider paying “dues” this year. This would help alleviate the crisis and keep us from having to pull from our building fund. I have already led by example and paid my “dues” and would hope that you all would consider doing the same to help keep our lodge moving forward and keep our building fund intact.

I would ask for continued prayers for Bill and Rosie Presly. And I pray every one of you have a great November. Remember this is a time for giving thanks for all we have and a time to spend with family.

Also, due to Thanksgiving, George B. Dealey lodge will be dark November 25th be-

cause families will be traveling. Prayers also for safe travels.

WM Ray Brown

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In loving Memory Of Jack Terry

We have found out that one of our Past Masters, Jack

Terry passed away this last July. I ask that we let his fami-

ly know that we have not forgotten him and still honor

his memory. Please follow the link below to leave some

kind words on the guest book for the family.

Jack Terry’s Obituary

“Jack was a beloved father, brother grandfather, and great grandfather. He entered eternal

life on July 16, 2015 after a short battle with cancer. Jack's honored wish was to have his body donated

to the LSU Medical University. Jack was born on August 10, 1927 in La Ceiba, Honduras. During his sen-

ior year of high school he was drafted and served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged on

July 17, 1947. After being discharged he finished high school and graduated from Pasadena High School

in Pasadena, Texas. He was a longtime helicopter pilot for PHI. Jack flew in South America and Saudi

Arabia and later in the states until his retirement. Jack is survived by a brother Wayne Terry and wife

Dee, daughters Terry Lee Krueger and husband Royce, Jerry Lynn Terry and a son Jack Humberto Terry,

Jr. He is also survived by four grandchildren Christian and wife Megan and Cory Krueger, Kacey and Kori

Pacetti and five great-grandchildren. Jack was preceded in death by his wife Geraldine Terry, parents

Humberto and Chloe Terry, sister Jean and brother Joe. “

http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Jack-

Terry&lc=7199&pid=175316000&mid=6522871

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October Event Photos

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On November 4th, 1752, a twenty-year-old young

man named George Washington became an Entered

Apprentice at the Lodge of Fredericksburg, in the Brit-

ish colony of Virginia. (This lodge still exists today as

Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4 in the Grand Lodge of

Virginia AF&AM.)

Lodge records indicate that George Washington was

Entered on November 4, 1752, Passed on March 3,

1753, and Raised on August 4, 1753 .

Washington himself was really something of a nobody

at the time of his initiation: the oldest surviving son of a

landowning family, yes, but poorly educated. He was

just beginning his military career. He would gain notice

the very year he was Raised during a dangerous mis-

sion as a messenger to an important Native American

chief in the run-up to the French and Indian War; dur-

ing that conflict, he distinguished himself on several

occasions .

At his first inauguration in 1791, President Washington

took his oath of office on a Bible from St. John's Lodge

in New York. During his two terms, he visited Masons in

North and South Carolina and presided over the cor-

nerstone ceremony for the U.S. Capitol in 1793.

In retirement, Washington became charter Master of

the newly chartered Alexandria Lodge No. 22, sat for

a portrait in his Masonic regalia, and in death, was

buried with Masonic honors.

Such was Washington's character, that from almost the day he took his Masonic obligations until his death, he became

the same man in private that he was in public. In Masonic terms, he remained "a just and upright Mason" and became

a true Master Mason. Washington was, in Masonic terms, a “living stone” who became the cornerstone of American

civilization. He remains the milestone others civilizations follow into liberty and equality. He is Freemasonry's “perfect ash-

lar” upon which countless Master Masons gauge their labors in their own Lodges and in their own communities.

So, this great American leader was a Mason. His Masonry involved months between receiving his degrees. The Masonry

of his era required lodges to be resourceful in solving their own problems and challenges. Even then, there was an inter-

est in the high degrees of Masonry. The attraction to the Fraternity was its principles, precepts, and ritual--in a word, its

secrets--not its famous members or actual history; there was precious little of either of those latter items.

George Washington Celebrated

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Remembering our Veterans

George B. Dealey Lodge would like to thank all the veterans who served this country in its time of need.

And great thanks also go out to the family of those who fought for our freedom . Eternal gratitude goes

out to you all. Thank you.

On this Veterans Day, let us remember the service of our veterans, and let us renew our national promise to

fulfill our sacred obligations to our veterans and their families who have sacrificed so much so that we can live

free.

Dan Lipinski

While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the

sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms.

Randy Neugebauer

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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Daylight

Saves

Ends

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Stated

Meeting

Election Day

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Michael Ely’s

Birthday

9 10

MHT Stated

Meeting

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Practice

Meeting

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Veterans

Days

13 14

15 16 17 18

Dealey

Thanksgiv-

ing Dinner

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22 23 24 25

Lodge Is Dark

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Thanksgiving

27 28

Dallas Gun

Show

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Dallas Gun

Show

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November 2015