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ROBERT COLLIER PATEY 1943-1996

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  • MM 1964, WM 1970, Brookline
  • DDGM, Brighton 5, 1976, 1977
  • Grand Sword Bearer 1978-1980
  • Grand Marshal 1981-1983
  • Senior Grand Warden 1984
  • Grand Secretary 1993-1996 (died in office)

BIOGRAPHY

From TROWEL, Spring 1984, Page 15:

Brother Patey's election is the culmination of eight successive years of outstanding service to our Grand Lodge. It began in 1976 when he ably served the Brighton Fifth District as the District Deputy Grand Master. In 1978 Most Worshipful Arthur H. Melanson appointed him as the Grand Sword Bearer. His appointment as Grand Marshal in 1981 was made by Most Worshipful J. Philip Berquist.

A graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Brother Patey is a partner with two brothers in the family-owned plumbing and heating firm of Geo. S. Patey and Sons, Inc. Married to e former Voreena Sim, they are the parents of Andrew, age 18, and Kirsten, 16.

Brother Patey was raised in Brookline Lodge in 1964. He was Worshipful Master in 1970, Lodge Secretary 1971-81, and now serves as Treasurer. He is an affiliated Past Master of Norfolk Lodge and an Honorary Member of Mount Holyoke Lodge. In 1976 he was the Master of the 34th Lodge of Instruction, and is currently Grand Representative from the Grand Lodge of India for the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. Brother Patey received the Joseph Warren Distinguished Service Medal in 1980 and the Henry Price Medal in 1982.

High Priest of St. Andrew's Royal Arch Chapter in 1980, Brother Patey holds membership in Boston Council, Royal and Select Masters, and is Generalissimo of St. Bernard Commandery No. 12 Knights Templar. A member of the Scottish Rite Bodies in the Valley of Boston and Master of Ceremonies of Massachusetts Consistory, he is the Assistant Director of the Valley of Boston Advancement Program.

A member of the Ritualistic Degree Team of Aleppo Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., our Senior Grand Warden is an Honorary Member of Abou Saad Temple of Panama; a member of Matthew Conclave Red Cross of Constantine, Boston Court No. 103 of the Royal Order of Jesters. What Cheer York Rite College, and the Royal Order of Scotland.

MEMORIAL

From Proceedings, Page 1996-200:

Right Worshipful Robert Collier Patey was born at Boston, Massachusetts, January 25, 1943, the son of George Stanley and Hannah Collier Patey. Educated in the Brookline Public Schools, he studied engineering at the University of Massachusetts.

Brother Patey was married to the former Voreena (Trish) Sim, on October 10, 1964, and was the father of two children, Andrew and Kirsten. Brother Patey was raised in Brookline Lodge, A.F. & A.M. on December 3, 1964, served as Master in 1970, Secretary 1971-81 and as Treasurer for several years. He was appointed District Deputy Grand Master of the Brighton 5th Masonic District for 1976-1977 by Most Worshipful Stanley F. Maxwell. In 1978, he was appointed Grand Sword Bearer by Most Worshipful Arthur H. Melanson, serving in 1978, 1979, 1980. He was appointed Grand Marshal by Most Worshipful J. Philip Berquist serving in 1981, 1982, 1983 and was elected to serve our Grand Lodge as Senior Grand Warden in 1984. Brother Patey was elected Grand Secretary in December of 1993 in which office he was serving at the time of his passing.

Brother Patey received many honors including the Distinguished Service Medal in 1980 and the Henry Price Medal in 1982. Brother Patey was a Charter Member of The Masters Lodge and served as Master in 1989. He was Proxy for Caribbean Naval Lodge and Grand Representative from the Grand Lodge of India.

Active in many Masonic Bodies, in York Rite he was a member of St. Andrews Royal Arch Chapter, serving as High Priest in 1980; Boston Council, Royal and Select Masters, and St. Bernard Commandery No. 12 which he sened as Commander in 1985 and Recorder since 1993. In Scottish Rite, he was a member of Boston-Lafayette Lodge of perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of Rose Croix and Massachusetts Consistory in which he served as Commander-in-Chief in the years of 1988, 1989, 1990, coroneted an Honorary Member 33°, in Pittsburgh in 1990. Brother Patey was a member of Aleppo Temple AAONMS and will be well-remembered for his role as the Potentate of the Ritualistic Degree Team; a former member of Boston Court, Royal Order of Jesters; a member of St. Matthews Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine; Damascus Tabemacle No. XXVI Holy Royal Arch-Knight Templar Priests; the Royal Order of Scotland; What Cheer York Rite College, and Massachusetts College, Societas Rosicruciana in Foederatis civitatibus, having served as secretary of that Body and the Grand Secretary General at the national level.

Bob wasa friend to all and a confidant to many. He had the ability to analyze any situation and come up with the right answer. His love of life and his devotion to family, friend and brother seemed to always put him in the center of whatever action was taking place. Every endeavor was of paramount importance to Bob, whether it was being a member of a committee or the Master of the Lodge, Grand Marshal, commander-in-chief or the Grand Secretary. His desire was always to accomplish as much as possible in the least amount of time. Perhaps, in retrospect, this devotion to family, work and duty was due to the fact that there was so much that he had to accomplish in a limited space of time. cut off in the midst of his usefulness, our beloved Brother was called to the celestial Lodge above on Sunday May, 12, 1996, at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, doing one of those things which he loved best, boating. We will long remember his cheery smile, friendly greeting and his willingness to listen and render advice from a wisdom that was superior to most.

Farewell, dear Brother, may the Good Lord ever have you in his Heavenly keeping.

Respectfully submitted,
M.W. J. Philip Berquist
R.W. Robert P. Beach
R.W. Arthur L. Rockwell
R.W. Robert E. Godbout, Jr.
R.W. Lowell U. Hammett
R.W. E. Joel Peterson
M.W. Albert T. Ames, Chairman


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