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| − | District Grand Master (Panama), 1990-1992 | + | * MM 1952, Zeredatha #131, Jersey City, NJ |
| + | * Affiliated 1965, WM 1975, [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Sojourners Sojourners'] | ||
| + | * District Grand Master (Panama), 1990-1992 | ||
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| + | R. W. Donald Prieto Garrido of LaBoca, Republic of Panama, was appointed District Grand Master of the Panama Canal Masonic District by M.W. Edgar W. Darling. Unable to attend the installation of Grand Lodge officers Dec. 27, he was installed into his office on Jan. 27 by R. W. [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=MAGLCLavallee Charles R. Lavallee], the man he succeeds in office. The political crisis in Panama prevented his traveling to Boston for the traditional ceremony. | ||
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| + | Raised in Zeredatha Lodge No. 131, Jersey City, NJ, on May 21, 1952, he affiliated with [http://masonicgenealogy.com/MediaWiki/index.php?title=Sojourners Sojourners'] Lodge, Cristobal, in 1964. A Past Deputy District Grand Master and Past Master of the First Lodge of Instruction, he was presented the Joseph Warren Medal in 1984. A native of New Orleans, he graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971. He is a chief pilot for the Panama Canal Commission and first arrived there in 1962 following military sea transportation service at Brooklyn, NY. | ||
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| + | He is a member of the Scottish and York Rite Bodies and a past president officer of all York Rite Bodies. He is a recipient of the Royal Arch Distinguished Service Medal and is presently Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Panama. A Past Potentate of Abou Saad Temple, he has been awarded the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero in the Grade of Commander by the President of the Republic of Panama and the Honor Public Service Award from the Panama Canal Commission. He is now the deputy to the International Supreme Council and Executive Office in the jurisdiction of Panama for the Order of DeMolay and holder of the Honorary Legion of Honor. | ||
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| + | With Merchant Marine service in World War II he retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve as Captain with pay in 1987, he and his wife Lydia are the parents of Lydia Denise Garrido, Past Worthy Advisor of Balboa Assembly No. 1, Rainbow, and Ronald Joseph Garrido. They are students in Panama. Dad and mother are active in Orchid Chapter #1, Eastern Star. They have been honored for their work in Rainbow with the Grand Cross of Color award. | ||
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Revision as of 00:41, 30 August 2014
DONALD P. GARRIDO
- MM 1952, Zeredatha #131, Jersey City, NJ
- Affiliated 1965, WM 1975, Sojourners'
- District Grand Master (Panama), 1990-1992
BIOGRAPHY
R. W. Donald Prieto Garrido of LaBoca, Republic of Panama, was appointed District Grand Master of the Panama Canal Masonic District by M.W. Edgar W. Darling. Unable to attend the installation of Grand Lodge officers Dec. 27, he was installed into his office on Jan. 27 by R. W. Charles R. Lavallee, the man he succeeds in office. The political crisis in Panama prevented his traveling to Boston for the traditional ceremony.
Raised in Zeredatha Lodge No. 131, Jersey City, NJ, on May 21, 1952, he affiliated with Sojourners' Lodge, Cristobal, in 1964. A Past Deputy District Grand Master and Past Master of the First Lodge of Instruction, he was presented the Joseph Warren Medal in 1984. A native of New Orleans, he graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971. He is a chief pilot for the Panama Canal Commission and first arrived there in 1962 following military sea transportation service at Brooklyn, NY.
He is a member of the Scottish and York Rite Bodies and a past president officer of all York Rite Bodies. He is a recipient of the Royal Arch Distinguished Service Medal and is presently Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Panama. A Past Potentate of Abou Saad Temple, he has been awarded the Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero in the Grade of Commander by the President of the Republic of Panama and the Honor Public Service Award from the Panama Canal Commission. He is now the deputy to the International Supreme Council and Executive Office in the jurisdiction of Panama for the Order of DeMolay and holder of the Honorary Legion of Honor.
With Merchant Marine service in World War II he retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve as Captain with pay in 1987, he and his wife Lydia are the parents of Lydia Denise Garrido, Past Worthy Advisor of Balboa Assembly No. 1, Rainbow, and Ronald Joseph Garrido. They are students in Panama. Dad and mother are active in Orchid Chapter #1, Eastern Star. They have been honored for their work in Rainbow with the Grand Cross of Color award.
