R: W: DDGM 10-B Ferrel "Doug" Cochran died Thursday morning in Gilmer, Texas. Grand Master James Brumit will conduct Grand Lodge Funeral Services on Saturday, January 14, 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Gilmer. He will open a Representation of the Grand Lodge of Texas at Bethesda Lodge No. 142 in Gilmer, Texas at 12:30 p.m, on Saturday, January 14. All Texas Masons are encouraged to attend.

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Grand Senior Warden 

R:W: Jerry L. Martin
(Lady Betty)

Parsons Lodge
No. 222
Austin

Brethren,

It is that special time of the year for those of us of the Christian faith.  May we invite our Brothers of other faiths to join us in using this time to remember all the lessons taught to us in Masonry, and try to live them every day so that the world might see what good men we are because of our words and  actions.  This time of the year we hear many stories of people doing good things for other people because of the spirit of the holiday.  How proud we should all be that as Masons; we do the right things for the right reasons, not just in the holiday seasons but in all seasons.

May you all enjoy the holiday season, and may the Supreme Architect of the Universe bless you with a healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year.

Jerry L. Martin

Grand Senior Warden

James Floyd Brumit was born on January 3, 1930, in Dallas, Texas to Pearl and Floyd Brumit. He grew up in Dallas and graduated from Sunset High School and then Draughan’s Business College in Dallas. He married Dorothy Elizabeth Hill in 1950. They both attended the same schools and had been friends since third grade. They have one daughter, Vicki Quesada, and one grandson, Stuart. Elizabeth suffered a fatal heart attack in 1992.