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  Mr. William LeVeque, 33°
PGM / PMIGM / MSA / KYGCH / OPC / PAGG
MUNISING, MICHIGAN

My Activities/Service and Hobbies are many, here's a few:
  • Amateur Radio Operator (WB8Q) Extra Class License
  • American Radio Relay League Volunteer Examiner
  • American Radio Relay League "A-1" Radio Operator Designation
  • Croatian Telegraph Society
  • Radio Relay International
  • Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA)
  • Sons of the American Revolution (Northern Michigan Chapter)
  • Alger County Enhanced 9-1-1 Original Committee Member
  • Munising Public Schools - Retired Maintenance / Bus Driver
  • MEA-R / Munising Educational Support Personnel - Retired Treasurer
  • Munising Township's Last Elected Constable
  • Web Design / Publishing (GreatLakes CyberSites)
  • National Weather Service - WX Spotter
  • Past Board Member - Alger County Fair
  • Michigan Dept of Corrections - Community Liason Member (Camp Cusino)
    Member of Masonic Fraternity (See activities below)

  My Fraternal Memberships include only Masonic Related Organizations:

Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan
"Past Grand Master " - 2014/2015
"Grand Representative of Paraiba, Brazil to Michigan" - 1996-2014
"Grand Representative of Utah to Michigan" - 2014 - Present
"Grand Lodge of Michigan, Board of General Purposes" 1989-2000
"President - Board of General Purposes 1994-1995"
"Committee Member" - George Washington National Memorial - 2003-2008
"Grand Lodge Youth Committee" - 2008-2009 2016-2017
"George Washington National Masonic Memorial" - Gold Life Member
"District Deputy Instructor" - 2003-2006
"Lewis Cass Society" since 2008

"Gold Craftsman - Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation " - 2011
"Platinum Craftsman - Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation " - 2022

"Grand Masters Society - Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation " - since 2012
"Fellowcraft Society - Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation " - since 2013

"Grand Lodge Board of Directors " - Past President
"Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation Board of Trustees " - 2010-2015
"Masonic Pathways Board of Trustees " - 2013-2015
"Grand Lodge Finance Committee" - 2013-2015
"Grand Lodge Investment Committee" - 2013-2015 - Past Chairman
"Grand Lodge Landmarks Committee" - 2015-Present
"Grand Lodge Jurisprudence Committee" - 2023
"Honorary Member - Lake City Lodge No. 408"
"Honorary Member - Grand Blanc Lodge No. 571"
"Honorary Member - Alma Lodge No. 244"

"Honorary Member - Mio Lodge No. 596"
"Honorary Member - Trenton-Wyandotte No. 8"
"Member Fiat Lux Lodge of Research and Information #1004" - Chaplain

Grand Island Lodge # 422 Free & Accepted Masons -
Member since April 1983
"Worshipful Master" - 1989 / 2017
"Lodge Mason of the Year" - 1996
"Prepaid Member" - since 2000
"Life Member" - 2023
Grand Island Fraternal Association
"Treasurer since 1986"
Marquette Masonic Building Association
"Trustee 1990-2006"

K.I. Sawyer Square and Compass Club -
Life Member

Valley of Marquette, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite
Valley of Michigan, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite (All valleys merged)
"Past Sovereign Prince - 1990-1992"
"Meritorious Service Award" recipient (Red Hat) - 1996
"Junior Warden" Marquette Lodge of Perfection - 2002-2004

"Orator" Francis M. Moore Consistory - 2014-Present
"33rd Degree, Soveriegn Grand Inspector General, Honorary Member of Supreme Council" - 2010
"Valley Executive Secretary" - 2015-2021
"Upper Region Deputy's Representative" - 2021-Present
Marquette Chapter # 43 Royal Arch Masons
"Secretary" - 1994-2001
"Past High Priest" - 1993
"Treasurer" - 2020 - Present
Tri-State Royal Arch - Life Member

Honorary Member Caro Chapter # 96 - Royal Arch Masons

Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Michigan
"Order of the High Priesthood of Michigan" - 1994
"Michigan R.A.M. Meritorious Service Award Recipient - Region 1 - 2008 "

"Grand Membership and Education Committeeman" - 2017

Marquette Council # 72 Royal and Select Masons
"Past Thrice Illustrious Master 1996 & Recorder 1993-2007"
"Most Illustrious Grand Master's Service Award - 1997"
"Most Illustrious Grand Master's Meritorious Service Award - 1998"
"Michigan Recorder of the Year - 1995"

Hiawatha Council # 65 Royal and Select Masons

Straits Area Council, # 92 Royal and Select Masons -
Charter Member
& Signer
Pawating Council # 14 Sault Ste Marie, Ontario - Royal & Select Masters
- Life Member

Lake Superior Lodge # 10 Sault Ste Marie, Ontario - Royal Ark Mariners
- Life Member
General Grand Council Cryptic Masons International
"Technology Committee " - 2006-2009
Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of Michigan
"Most Illustrious Grand Master" - 2002-2003

"Illustrious Grand Sentinel" - 2003-2004

"Right Illustrious Grand Treasurer" - 2004 to 2011 / 2016-Present
"Grand Treasurer Emeritus" - 2011

"Grand Representative of Grand Council of Ontario to Michigan" - Commissioned 1998-2012
"Grand Representative of Grand Council of Rhode Island to Michigan" - Commissioned 2012-Present
"Michigan Council Thrice Illustrious Masters"

"Michigan Grand Council Webmaster" 1998-2013
"Adult Youth Leader of the Year Award " - 2012

Kentucky Council Thrice Illustrious Masters

You-per Council # 125 Royal and Select Masons
- Life Member
"Treasurer" - 2002-2008

"Most Illustrious Grand Yooperite" - 2009-Present
Honorary Member of Saginaw Council # 20 Royal and Select Masters

Honorary Member of Mt. Clemens Council # 8 Royal and Select Masons

Honorary Member of Pontiac Council # 3 Royal and Select Masons

Honorary Member of Leslie Council # 50 Royal and Select Masons

Honorary Member Wisconsin Ish-Sodi

Honorary Member Kentucky Ish-Sodi

Honorary Member Ohio Council of Annointed Kings

Honorary Member Indiana Council Thrice Illustrious Masters

Honorary Member Illinois Council Thrice Illustrious Masters

Honorary Member Ontario Council Thrice Illustrious Masters

Honorary Member Grand Council of the State of Ohio

Honorary Member Grand Council of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

  - Commissioned a Kentucky Colonel - 2003

Honorary Member Grand Council of the State of Indiana

Honorary Member Grand Council of the State of Wisconsin

Lake Superior Commandery # 30, Knights Templar
"
Recorder 1993-2001/2017 & Past Commander 1992"
"Grand Commander's Service Award 1993"

"Grand Representative to Alaska near Michigan" - 2014
"Grand Encampment Knight Commander of the Temple" - 2015
"Honorary Member Escanaba Commandery # 47" - 2015
"Grand Commandery Grand Prelate" - 2018
"Treasurer" - 2020-Present
Bark River Commandery # 1313 Knights Templar
"Life Member"

Michigan Past Commander's Association
"Life Member"
Ahmed Shriners, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Divan Member -
2004 to 2008
"Yooper Jackpine Hillbilly Clan" #101- Since 1987
"Ahmed Shrine Clowns"
- Since 1985
"Youth Committee Chairman" - 2007-Present
"Ahmedian Newsletter Editor" - 2018 - Present
Great Lakes Shrine Clown Association
"3rd Place Whiteface Midwinter 1993"

International Shrine Clown Association
- Since 1986
Munising Shrine Club
- President 1998 & 2008
Order of the Eastern Star
- Since 1984
"Past Patron Munising Chapter # 424 O.E.S. 1990-1992"

"Associate Patron" Munising Chapter # 424 - 2009 to 2012/2015
"Warder" - 2013-2014

"
Sentinel" - 2016-2019
Iowa Lodge of Research #2 A.F. & A.M.

Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Forest #190
- "Charter Member"

Tall Cedars of Lebanon, White Pine Forest #191
Upper Michigan York Rite College # 40
"Governor" 2020-2022
"Secretary - 1994 to 2011"
"Grand Governor of Michigan Distinguished Service Award" (1996)
"Associate Regent" - Order of the Purple Cross - 2003"

"
Deputy Grand Governor " - Michigan - 2006-2008"
Michigan Priory # 22 - K.Y.C.H. - Life Member
"Member since May 1998"
"Past Prior - 2007-2008"
"Knight of York, Grand Cross of Honor, One Quadrant - 2002"
"Knight of York, Grand Cross of Honor, Two Quadrants - 2014"
"Appointed Sentinel 2000-2001"
"Council Lecturer - 2003"
St. Bonaventure Conclave - Red Cross of Constantine and Appendant Orders
"Member since November 1998"
"
Puissant Soveriegn - 2006"
"Recorder - 2006 to Present"
Michigan International Order of Job's Daughters
"Past Associate Grand Guardian of Michigan - 2007-2008"
"Michigan Job's Webmaster - 2004 to Present"
"Michigan Job's Communications Committee - 1997-2002"
"Michigan Job's Fraternal Relations Committee - 1997-2002/2004-2005"
"Grand Guardian Council Parlimentarian" - 2009-2015
"Supreme Bethel, Jobs Daughters International Webmaster - 1998-2003"
"Grand Triangle of Honor" Recipient 2010
"Grand Triangle of Honor Advisory Board" - Grand Inspector General 2012-2019
"Certified Adult Volunteer / CAV Trainer" - 2009 to present

Bethel No. 16, International Order of Job's Daughters - Marquette
"Associate Bethel Guardian 1997-2000 / 2003-2006"
"Treasurer - 2000"
"Director of Music - 2001"
"Director of Epochs - 2002"
Bethel No. 43, International Order of Job's Daughters - Munising - Chartered 2/3/2007
"Guardian Treasurer- 2009-2014"
"Director of Epochs - 2015-2016"
"Associate Bethel Guardian" - 2016 to 2022
Michigan Order of Demolay International

"Certified Advisor-at-Large" - Since 2012
"Honorary Legion of Honor" - 2013
"Fidelity Award" - 2014
"Honorary Member of Supreme Council, Demolay International" - 2015
Order of Demolay - Fellowship Chapter Marquette
"Advisor Fellowship Chapter " - 2000-2005

"Chapter Chairman" - 2006
Michigan International Order of Rainbow Girls
"Certified Advisor at Larger" - 2013
"Grand Cross of Color" - 2015
Royal Order of Amaranth - Madison Court # 11 - Life Member

Yubba Grotto M.O.V.P.E.R.
Since 2004 - Fowlerville, MI

Noruh Grotto M.O.V.P.E.R.
Since 2014 - Port Huron, MI
Columbia Preceptor No VIII - Yeomen of York -
Since 2003 - Columbia, Missouri

Michigan College - Societas Rosicuciana In Civitatibus Foederatis
- Grade VII
"Preceptor" - since 2007
Royal Order of Scotland
- Since 2008
College of Rites of the United States - Since 2013
Trinity Council #36, Knight Masons - Since 2016
Allied Masonic Degrees

"Stannard Rock Council #565" - Charter Member / Soverign Master 2021-2023


Cash-U is my Shrine Clown Character.... see me at my CashU Web Site

During the day I am Student Transportation Specialist for Munising Public Schools.
and Director of Transportation for Paddling Michigan in the Summer.

An interesting Resemblence
The Boyz
The Officers of my year as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Michigan - 2 have passed


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My companion of 41 years, Angela.

Angela served on the OES Grand Committee for Youth 1995/96, and was OES Grand Representative of New York near Michigan.
A BS from MSU and BA from NMU in Business Administration. Angela is WA8I, an Extra Class Ham Radio Operator.


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Our daughter Stephanie
(W8SNL)

She is a Majority Member of Job's Daughters Bethel #16 in Marquette & served as Honored Queen for four terms. She is also Past Grand Bethel of Chaplain of Michigan serving in 1998. She is Worthy Matron of Lynds Chapter No. 1, OES, in SLC.
She has attended Northern Michigan University and recently recieved a Bachelor of Humanities Degree in Spanish & Comparative Literature from the University of Utah.

Stephanie traveled to Europe in June 2000 singing Alto with the Blue Lake International Choir 2000. In March of 2001 Stephanie travelled to Mexico for a week to translate and study culture for a school Spanish Class trip. She is fluent in Spanish. Stephanie has lived in Salt Lake City, Utah since 2006, she worked in the Temple Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as an Executive Administrative Assistant - Bilingual, and is now Research Assistant for Ancestry.com in the ProGeneologist Department. She married Yossiho Peralta Morga on October 22, 2015




We are members of
The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints

Germfask Michigan Ward

LEFT: Washington D.C. Temple
Angela and I were sealed here 22 Feb 1983

Links:

Our Family History

Other LeVeque Web Sites