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The mission of this website is to help keep Brethren in close communication with the lodge, provide information on Masonry, and to document Polar Star-Rose Hill #79 Lodge history. Masonic Service - 12/21/11 at 7pmIf you have not already heard, Worshipful Brother Richard H. Gearhart was called from labor to that Celestial Lodge on Sunday evening. We will having a Masonic Funeral Service at 7pm at Kutis Funeral Home (10151 Gravois Ave, St. Louis, MO 63123) in Afton on Wednesday (December 21). For those of you who do not know, Worshipful Brother Gearhart was a 50+ year member of our Fraternity, a Past Master of Rose Hill Lodge, a member of Shaveh Lodge, a past Trustee and Temple Board member, a decorated WW2 veteran, and a POW. During one of my conversations with Worshipful Brother Gearhart, I found that he was involved in the invasion of Italy and was captured by the Nazis during those first few weeks when the Allied Forces were struggling to establish foothold there. He spent the rest of the war in a prisoner of war camp, until it was liberated by Allied Forces near the end of the war. After recovering from abuse suffered by the Nazis, Richard was forced to walk with the assistance of a cane. I'm sure most of you can picture that cane now and recall the doorknob from a local Masonic Lodge which adorned the top. Worshipful Brother Gearhart was always after many of the younger members of our lodge to learn the ritual and ceremonies. During his year in the East, Worshipful Brother Gearhart personally presided over an impressive 13 Masonic Funeral Services. Despite the numerous surgeries and getting older, Worshipful Brother Gearhart always made it to at least half of the meetings every year, always sitting in the North. We request that you set aside Wednesday evening to come show our dear departed brother's family that we, the fraternity that he spent so much time with, show our appreciation for his efforts and that we care. We would ask that all Freemasons assemble at the Funeral Home around 6:15pm so that we may get organized prior to the service. Please keep Worshipful Brother Gearhart and his widow Mable in your prayers. 4th Annual Trivia Night - Feb 25, 2012 Next Communications January 24 - Stated Communication - Dinner at 6:30pm and Lodge opens at 7:30pm. REMINDER: 191st Annual Grand Lodge of Missouri Communication is September 24-25, 2012. Officer Elections 2011 Swedish Meeting: 2010-2011 Officers: ELECTED APPOINTED
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