SeniorDistrictDeputies

SENIOR DISTRICT DEPUTIES

This page is up to date as of 12/2024.

SENIOR DEPUTIES BY DISTRICT

1927-2003 DISTRICTS

The following list shows the senior living District Deputy Grand Masters for the 1927-2003 period. (There are no Deputies still living from all preceding district alignments.) The bold number indicates the number of District Deputies still remaining from the district.

• Boston 1st District: George J. Avis, 1989, 1990. 3
• Cambridge 2nd District: Neal A. Winston, 1995, 1996 2
• Boston 2nd District: Ernest A. Pearlstein, 1988, 1989 3
• Boston 3rd District: Ralph Kaplan, 1988, 1989 4
• Chelsea 3rd District: Joseph I. Stone, 1993, 1994 3
• South Boston / Boston 4th District: Stephen F. McDonough, 1995, 1996 1
• Dorchester 4th District: Frank W. Pagano, Jr., 1993, 1994 1
• Roxbury 4th District: 0
• Waltham 5th District: W. Bradford Chase, 1983, 1984 5
• Brighton 5th District: Paul W. Rolston, 1972, 1973 7
• Somerville 6th District: Michael A. Brown, 1990, 1991 3
• Arlington 6th District: Irving E. Johansen, 1979, 1980 5
• Malden 7th District: Hagop V. Demirdjian, 1988, 1989 5
• Melrose 7th District: Francis P. Mitrano, 1991, 1992 3
• Salem 8th District: Donald M. Moran, 1999, 2000, 2002 1
• Lynn 8th District: John W. Burt, 1996, 1997 2
• Gloucester 9th District: Ronald J. Gerring, 1986, 1987 4
• Newburyport 10th District: Lester R.F. Sinton, 1980, 1981 3
• Lawrence 11th District: Allan M. Zecchini, 1994, 1995, 1996 3
• Lowell 12th District: John H. Hart, 1969, 1970 7
• Fitchburg 13th District: Kenneth B. Johnson, 1997, 1998 3
• Barre 13th District: Edward T. Thompson, 1980, 1981 4
• Greenfield 14th District: Alva C. Stacy, 1976, 1977 3
• North Adams 15th District: Nicholas J. Mantello, 1998, 1999 1
• Pittsfield 16th District: Keith M. Raftery, 1979, 1980 5
• Holyoke 17th District: Walter F. Southard, 1981, 1982 8
• Chicopee 18th District: Allen G. Zippin, 1972, 1973 4
• Springfield 18th District: Robert W. Clarke, 1986, 1987 6
• Palmer 19th District: Neil A. Noble, 1982, 1983 3
• Blackstone 20th District: Stewart R. Holbrook, 1987, 1988 4
• Brookfield 21st District: Kenneth W. Henderson, 1988, 1989 5
• Worcester 22nd District: Richard W. Stake, 1975, 1976 7
• Natick 23rd District: Albert T. Ames, 1976, 1977 7
• Marlboro 24th District: Frank H. Foss, 1976, 1977 5
• Hyde Park 25th District: Ronald F. Spicer, 1985, 1986 4
• Quincy 26th District: Clayton G. Bemis, 1983, 1984 4
• Plymouth 27th District: Emmett B. Baker, 1974, 1975 6
• Taunton 28th District: Raymond A. Phillips, 1976, 1977 7
• Attleboro 28th District: James E. Carroll, 2002 1
• Brockton 29th District: Demetrios J. Sarantopoulos, 1991, 1992 5
• New Bedford 30th District: William H. Wilbour, 1983, 1984 5
• Fall River 30th District: William S. Hathaway, Jr., 1975, 1976 4
• Nantucket 31st District: Donald C. Sargent, 1991, 1992 3
• Hyannis 32nd District: Ernst Joel Peterson, 1990, 1991. 4
• Provincetown 32nd District: David R. Thomson, 1981, 1982. 5
• Springfield 33rd District: Stephen H. Burrall, Jr., 1991, 1992. 3

2003 AND AFTER DISTRICTS

Note that in some cases, a District Deputy Grand Master served only one year in this district, after having served in a predecessor district.

• District 1: David F. Howard, 2003, 2004
• District 2: Mark H. Norton, 2005, 2006
• District 3: Michael S. Podymaitis, 2003, 2004
• District 4: David P. Henry, 2003
• District 5: Jeffrey L. Gardiner, 2004-2006
• District 6: James S. Logan, 2003, 2004
• District 7: Joseph M. Kurey, 2003
• District 8: John W. Sutterley, 2003
• District 9: Richard D. Parker, 2003, 2004
• District 10: Stephen E. Linsky, 2003
• District 11: Thomas H. Hargreaves, 2003, 2004
• District 12: John Appleby, 2003, 2004
• District 13: Earl W. Cole, Jr., 2003
• District 14: Ernest A. Bean, 2006, 2007
• District 15: Truman G. Hix, 2003, 2004
  • District 15N: Robert E. Havener, 2009, 2010
  • District 15S: Robert M. Booth, 2009, 2010
• District 16: James E. Carroll, 2003
• District 17: Richard J. Duhaine, 2003, 2004
• District 18: Russell W. Nickerson, 2003
• District 19: Donald O. Hartson, 2003
• District 20: David A. Blake, 2004, 2005
• District 21: James A. Gilrein, II, 2007, 2008, 2010
• District 22: Charles L. Montalbano, 2003
• District 23: Dennis E. Reebel, 2003, 2004
• District 24: Keith L. Rushlow, 2004, 2005
• District 25: Peter B. Markert, 2003, 2004
• District 26: Lester A. Black, 2003
• District 27: Richard A. Poudrier, 2003, 2004
• District 28: George R. Sachs, 2003
• District 29: Mark W. Doane, 2003, 2004
• District 30: Robert J. Ciempa, 2006, 2007
• District 31: Luis M. Coelho, 2003, 2004
• District 32: Brian N. Watson, 2013

SENIOR DEPUTIES BY YEAR OF SERVICE

The following list shows the senior living District Deputy Grand Masters overall. ★ indicates the Senior District Deputy in that District.

1. ★ John H. Hart, 1969, 1970; Lowell 12th District
2. ★ Paul W. Rolston, 1972, 1973; Brighton 5th District
3. ★ Allen G. Zippin, 1972, 1973; Chicopee 18th District
4. ★ Emmett B. Baker, 1974, 1975; Plymouth 27th District
5. ★ Richard W. Stake, 1975, 1976; Worcester 22nd District
6. ★ William S. Hathaway, Jr., 1975, 1976; Fall River 30th District
7. ★ Alva C. Stacy, 1976, 1977; Greenfield 14th District
8. ★ Albert T. Ames, 1976, 1977; Natick 23rd District
9. ★ Frank H. Foss, 1976, 1977; Marlboro 24th District
10. ★ Raymond A. Phillips, 1976, 1977; Taunton 28th District
11. ★ Irving S. Johansen, 1979, 1980; Arlington 6th District
12. Ronald W. Wetmore, 1979, 1980; Lowell 12th District
13. ★ Keith M. Raftery, 1979, 1980; Pittsfield 16th District
14. ★ Lester R. F. Sinton, 1980, 1981; Newburyport 10th District
15. ★ Edward T. Thompson, 1980, 1981; Barre 13th District
16. Charles A. Lukas, Jr., 1981, 1982; Lowell 12th District
17. ★ Walter F. Southard, 1981, 1982; Holyoke 17th District
18. ★ David R. Thomson, 1981, 1982; Provincetown 32nd District
19. Edward A. Walsh, 1982, 1983; Greenfield 14th District
20. Basil A. Crandell, 1982, 1983; Chicopee 18th District
21. ★ Neil A. Noble, 1982, 1983; Palmer 19th District
22. ★ W. Bradford Chase, Jr., 1983, 1984; Waltham 5th District
23. Willis B. Altman, 1983, 1984; Pittsfield 16th District
24. Ronald E. Jackson, 1983, 1984; Holyoke 17th District
25. ★ Clayton A. Bemis, 1983, 1984; Quincy 26th District
26. ★ William H. Wilbour, 1983, 1984; New Bedford 30th District
27. James R. Franklin, 1984, 1985; Brighton 5th District
28. ★ Robert H. Hartley, 1984, 1985; Taunton 28th District
29. Neil D. McElwey, 1985, 1986; Holyoke 17th District
30. ★ Ronald F. Spicer, 1985, 1986; Hyde Park 25th District
31. Charles E. Katsanos, 1985, 1986; Fall River 30th District
32. ★ Ronald J. Gerring, 1986, 1987; Gloucester 9th District
33. ★ Robert W. Clarke, 1986, 1987; Springfield 18th District
34. Richard E. Johnson, 1986, 1987; Marlboro 24th District
35. Nelson C. Pratt, Jr., 1986, 1987; Plymouth 27th District
36. ★ Stewart R. Holbrook, 1987, 1988; Blackstone 20th District
37. Stuart E. Glass, 1987, 1988; Worcester 22nd District
38. David A. Schofield, 1987, 1988; Provincetown 32nd District
39. ★ Ernest A. Pearlstein, 1988, 1989; Boston 2nd District
40. ★ Ralph Kaplan, 1988, 1989; Boston 3rd District
41. Hagop V. Demirdjian, 1988, 1989; Malden 7th District
42. Philip F. Zych, 1988, 1989; Springfield 18th District
43. ★ Kenneth W. Henderson, 1988, 1989; Brookfield 21st District
44. Mark H. Smith, 1988, 1989; Natick 23rd District
45. Joseph Russo, Jr., 1988, 1989; Taunton 28th District
46. George J. Avis, 1989, 1990; Boston 1st District
47. Jack L. Zimmerman, 1989, 1990; Chelsea 3rd District
48. Dana A. Jackson, 1989, 1990; Waltham 5th District
49. Paul F. Miller, 1989, 1990, 1992; Arlington 6th District
50. Donald J. Drosehn, 1989, 1990; Pittsfield 16th District
51. George R. Dion, 1989, 1990; Holyoke 17th District
52. Bruce Hutchings, 1990, 1991; Brighton 5th District
53. ★ Michael A. Brown, 1990, 1991; Somerville 6th District
54. Lewis E. Prentiss, 1990, 1991; Chicopee 18th District
55. Robert A. Goewey, III, 1990, 1991; Springfield 18th District
56. Raymond W. Benoit, 1990, 1991; Brookfield 21st District
57. Richard W. Graham, 1990, 1991; Natick 23rd District
58. ★ E. Joel Peterson; Hyannis 32nd District
59. ★ Francis P. Mitrano, 1991, 1992; Melrose 7th District
60. Amasa W. Brown, Jr., 1991, 1992; Lowell 12th District
61. Harold R. Logan, 1991, 1992; Blackstone 20th District
62. Robert W. Comeau, 1991, 1992; Worcester 22nd District
63. Arthur E. Johnson; Quincy 26th District
64. ★ Demetrios J. Sarantopoulos, 1991, 1992; Brockton 29th District
65. Donald C. Sargent, 1991, 1992; Nantucket 31st District
66. ★ Stephen H. Burrall, Jr., 1991, 1992; Springfield 33rd District