MAGLRJackson
RONALD ERROL JACKSON 1940-
- MM 1967, WM 1975, Mount Holyoke
- DDGM, Holyoke 17, 1983-1984
- Deputy Grand Master 1985
BIOGRAPHY
From TROWEL, Summer 1985, Page 19:
The appointment of R. W. Ronald Errol Jackson of South Hadley as Deputy Grand Master brings to the official Grand Lodge family a man who, in the past ten years, has been a most industrious worker in the beehive of Freemasonry. His outstanding service as District Deputy of the Holyoke 17th District, 1983-84, has been most notable and the choice by M. W. David B. Richardson has been received by the Craft with acclamation.
A graduate of South Hadley High School and Western New [England College, he is an Associate Director of underwriting for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Springfield. He is a Fellow of Life Management Institute and has attained the rank of Major in the Massachusetts Air National Guard.
Raised in Mount Holyoke Lodge on March 30, 1967, he was Worshipful Master in 1975, and is a Trustee of Special Funds and Director of the Masonic Building Association. Appointed a Committeeman of the Grand Lodge Education Department in 1977, he was Master of the 16th Lodge of Instruction in 1982.
In Capitular Masonry he holds membership in Mount Holyoke Royal Arch Chapter, Holyoke Council, Royal and Select Masters, and St. Andrew Commandery No. 49, Knights Templar. He is a member of the Massachusetts Chapter of Research. Honorary memberships have come to him from Jerusalem Lodge of Northampton, William Whiting Lodge of Holyoke, and Morning Sun Lodge of Conway.
As a useful member of his community, Bro. Jackson has worked with youth as a Little League football coach. He is a member of the South Hadley Lions Club, Vice Chairman of the Mass. Mutual Employees Credit Union, Chairman of the Administration Board of Faith Methodist Church, a United Way worker, and former Director of the W.N.E.C. Alumni.
Married to the former Gail Lawrence, the couple are parents of Laurie, 21, and Jill, 16.
