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Ronald A. Seale, 33°
Sovereign Grand Commander
Southern Jurisdiction of the United Sates of America
WASHINGTON, D.C. On October 7, 2003, Ronald A. Seale of Baton Rouge, Louisiana was elected Sovereign Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite Supreme Council, 33°, for Southern Jurisdiction of the United States. He succeeds C. Fred Kleinknecht who retired the after serving as the organizations chief executive officer for the past 18 years.
A graduate of Louisiana State University in 1970 with a Juris Doctor form Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama in 1973, Seale entered Law practice in Baton Rouge in 1974 and is a member of the American, Louisiana, and Baton Rouge Bar Associations as well as the International Association of Defense Counsel.
A member of the First United Methodist Church of Baton Rouge, Seale has been active for over 30 years as a teacher of adults and youth in Sunday School, Youth Coordinator and a delegate to the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.
His past civic involvements include service on the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society in Baton Rouge and the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Sheltered Workshops. He holds a private pilot's license and is active in amateur radio.
Seale began his Masonic career in 1962 as a member and then Master Councilor of Pelican Chapter, Order of DeMolay, in Baton Rouge, and is now an active member of International Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay. Raised a Master Mason in 1969 in East Gate Lodge No. 452, Baton Rouge (Master in 1988), he now serves the Grand Lodge of Louisiana as a member of the Law and Jurisprudence Committee. A longtime member of the Scottish Rite in Baton Rouge, Seale was honored as a Knight Commander Court of Honour (KCCH) in 1977, Inspector General Honorary, 33°, in 1993, and Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Louisiana in 1995.
Ill. Robert L. Goldsmith, 33°
Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Florida
Personal Representative to the S.G.I.G
Valley of Jacksonville
Orient of Florida
Ill. David A. Yarborough, 33°
General Secretary , Jacksonville Scottish Rite Bodies
Ill. Mack D. Gooding, 33°
Treasurer, Jacksonville Scottish Rite Bodies
Ill. Bernard J. Magary, 33º
Almoner, Jacksonville Scottish Rite Bodies
New Tyler Soon
Tyler, Jacksonville Scottish Rite Bodies
Jacksonville Lodge of perfection - Jacksonville Chapter Knights Rose Croix
Jacksonville Council Knights Kadosh - Jacksonville Consistory
Jacksonville Consistory
Ill. J. Robert Stokes,33
Master of Kadosh
| Clifton H. Estes, Jr., 33° | Prior |
| Brian R. Poole, 32° KCCH | Preceptor |
| Kenneth W. Hess, 32° KCCH | Chancellor |
| Thomas D. Bryant, 32° KCCH | Minister of State |
| Bernard J. Magary, Jr., 33° | Almoner |
| Mack D. Gooding 33° | Treasurer |
| David A. Yarborough, 33° | General Secretary |
| Randy Rogers, 32° KCCH | Prelate |
| Dan Mitola, 32° KCCH | Master of Ceremonies |
| Clayton Vandiver, 32° | Expert |
| Danny Fullwood, 32° | Assistant Expert |
| Rory St. John, 32° | Captain of Guard |
| Loren F. Lee, Jr., 32° | Tyler |
Jacksonville Lodge of Perfection
C. Robert Cooper,32° K.C.C.H.
Venerable Master
| Vernon B. Pearson, 32° KCCH |
Senior Warden |
| Nelson Bruce, 32° | Junior Warden |
| Eddie Bides, 32° | Orator |
| Bernard J. Magary, Jr., 33° | Almoner |
| Mack D. Gooding 33° | Treasurer |
| David A. Yarborough, 33° | General Secretary |
| Lee Stanford, III, 32° | Prelate |
| Raymond M. Ali, 32° | Master of Ceremonies |
| Robert Johns, 32° | Expert |
| Pat Ferrell, 32° | Assistant Expert |
| Michael J. Masurek, 32° | Captain of the Host |
| Loren F. Lee, Jr., 32° | Tyler |
Jacksonville Chapter Knights Rose Croix
John E. Kabina, 32° K.C.C.H.
Wise Master
| Michael "Pete" Trent, 32° KCCH | Senior Warden |
| John Stinchcomb, 32° | Junior Warden |
| Carl "Toby" Bruton, 32° KCCH | Orator |
| Bernard J. Magary, Jr., 33° | Almoner |
| Mack D. Gooding 33° | Treasurer |
| David A. Yarborough, 33° | General Secretary |
| Eric Hamilton, 32° | Master of Ceremonies |
| Dalibor Hradek, 32° | Expert |
| Eric Anderle, 32° |
Assistant Expert |
| Kristoffer Francisco, 32° | Standard Bearer |
| TBA |
Guardian of the Temple |
| Loren F. Lee, Jr., 32° | Tyler |
Jacksonville Council Knights Kadosh
Clarence N. Gruber
, 32° K.C.C.H.Commander
| C. Alan McQuaig, 32° KCCH | 1st Lieutenant Commander |
| Michael Enge, 32° KCCH | 2nd Lieutenant Commander |
| Marl S. McNew | Chancellor |
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Darrell Boone, 32° |
Orator |
| Bernard J. Magary, Jr., 33° | Almoner |
| Mack D. Gooding 33° | Treasurer |
| David A. Yarborough, 33° | General Secretary |
| Jimmy Dorsey, 32° | Master of Ceremonies |
| Wilbur Burnett, 32° KCCH | Turcopillar |
| Eric Lown, 32° KCCH | Draper |
| Kevin S. Sanders, 32° KCCH | First Deacon |
| Robert G. Atwell, 32° | Second Deacon |
| Howard D. Hall, 32° | Bearer of Beausant |
| Andrew Bell, 32° | Bearer of White Standard |
| Samuel Hope, 32° KCCH | Bearer of Black Standard |
| Tom Richmond, 32° |
Lieutenant of Guard |
| Loren F. Lee, Jr., 32° | Tyler |
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