Author: Girbe
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Grand Master Robert W. Sanborn 1982-1983
Robert W. Sanborn was born in Geneseeville, Michigan on February 10, 1929. His family moved to Clio shortly after his birth. He graduated from Clio High School and started his own retail gasoline business at the age of 19. In 1952 he changed to the wholesale petroleum business and owned the Sanborn Oil Company in…
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Grand Master Ira S. Slaven 2007 – 2008
IRA S. SLAVEN MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER 2007-2008 Ira Sherman Slaven was born in Taylor, Michigan on February 1, 1942, the third child of AY and Ruby Slaven. Ira was educated in Taylor Schools and graduated from Taylor Center High School in June 1960. He joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at K…
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Grand Master Wayne Turton 1990 -1991
Most Worshipful Grand Master, 1990-1991 Wayne E. Turton was born in Felicity, Ohio on January 1, 1929. The family moved to Centerville, Ohio when Wayne was five years old. He obtained his elementary school education in the Centerville and Miamisburg schools and his high school education at the Centerville High School, graduating in 1947. After…
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Grand Master Richard P. Ruhland 2005-2006
Richard Patrick Ruhland was born on September 29, 1950 in Denver, Colorado. He spent his formative years there. During his junior year of high school his family moved to New Jersey. Immediately after graduation from high school the family moved to Michigan. He attended Oakland Community College and majored in Business. He received his Bachelor…
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Master Mason Chuck Zilch, PM, Edmore Lodge No. 360
The Legacy Series: Oral Histories with Masons of Michigan. In this segment, Keith Bankwitz, Dir. of Philanthropy for the Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation, interviews Chuck Zilch, Past Master of Edmore Lodge No. 360. The interview was conducted at Pathways the Masonic Retirement Community in Alma, MI. The date was June 5, 2013.
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Grand Master Robert P. Conley, PGM 2000 – 2001
Most Worshipful Grand Master, 2000-2001 Robert P. Conley was born on March 21, 1959 in Harbert, Michigan. He completed his education in the River Valley School System and settled into life as an apprentice Engraver working in the company his father founded in 1961. He took over the ownership of Robert Conley Engravers in 1991.…
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Grand Master Robert W. Stevens, PGM 1997 – 1998
Robert W. Stevens was born on March 21, 1943 in Saginaw, Michigan. He graduated from Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw and began employment with the General Motors Corporation as a Journeyman Patternmaker. He retired in December 1994 after thirty-three years with the Corporation. At that time, he became the Assistant to the Secretary…
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John G. Polzin Tribute Dinner
The Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation hosted a dinner on October 15, 2012 in the Kalamazoo Anchor Lodge #22 to pay tribute to MWB John G. Polzin, PGM (1975 – 1976).
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Grand Master Mike J. Jungle Past Master 2008 – 2009
MICHAEL JUNGEL MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND MASTER 2008-2009 Most Worshipful Brother Michael J. Jungel was elected Grand Master of Masons in Michigan at the 182nd Annual Communication held at the Detroit Masonic Temple in the City of Detroit on May 31, 2008. Mike was born July 3, 1946 in Paw Paw, Michigan the eldest son of…
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Master Mason Charles F. Fick’s Oral History
We interviewed Charlie Fick at the Super 8 Motel in Grayling, Michigan on July 28, 2011. The Super 8 Motel is part of “Charlie’s Country Corner,” in Grayling and includes a Marathon Gas Station, an Arby’s Restaurant, CAT Certified Scales and serves as Charlie’s Corporate Headquarters. Conducting the interview is Keith Bankwitz, Director of Philanthropy…
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