From the beginning of my Masonic experience until this very day, I have always held the firm belief that very system of Freemasonry is such as to make it incumbent upon every Mason to first learn all he can about our fraternity and then pass his knowledge  along to those who follow him. We teach that the lessons of Masonry are passed along from one generation to the next, but reality is that we find weak or broken links in the chain of reality.

 
    My greatest pleasure is to teach young men the required esoteric lessons; take them to the next step by teaching them to teach others. I have always considered myself to be especially blessed by the attainment of the ability to teach the lessons of all three degrees of Masonry; work in any station during the conferral of all three degrees, give the lectures required in the conferral of all three degrees and other monitorial presentations in connection with those conferrals. In addition, I have stood at the head of countless gravesites to deliver the Masonic Graveside Service.

 
    During my fifty-plus years as a Mason, I have served as Worshipful Master of my Lodge in 1961-1962, and as District Deputy Grand Master in 1963. My labors on the Grand Lodge level have included several years as a member of the Masonic Education and Service Committee, a term on the Purposes and Policies Committee and as a leader in the Masonic Workshop program during the mid to late 1960s. From 1982 through 1985 it was my pleasure to participate in Grand Masters’ Conferences held throughout Texas in an effort to develop Lodge leadership.

 
    Participation in the above listed state-wide activities eventually led to my election to the office of Grand Junior Warden, and then progressively to be installed as Grand Master of Masons in Texas in December, 1988. There is a lack of words to adequately describe service to the Masons of Texas as their leader. It is truly a span in life mixed with just about every emotion experienced by mankind. There are times is extreme sadness and frustration; of elation and accomplishment. A Grand Master experiences all of those emotions and more. Surely, no man has ever passed through a year of leadership as Grand Master without recalling some failures with regret, but most of them can look with great pride and satisfaction at some of the positive accomplishments realized during the time of his leadership.

 
    So, what do I do in Masonry? I have to honestly state in a nutshell that speaking for myself, I am committed to do in Masonry all that I can possibly do to make my fraternity more attractive to those who might consider becoming one of us. And, I am completely committed to every effort on my part to make Masonry more meaningful and enjoyable for those with whom I work side by side on a daily basis to make the Masonic experience more enjoyable and meaningful for each of us.