2010 Grand High Priest

Jeffrey M. Williamson,(Carla)
716-937-7244
york.rite@hotmail.com

ME Jeffrey M. Williamson is celebrating his 32nd year as a Mason and has an active and enjoyable life. He is married for 37 years to Carla Williamson and they have twin 35 year old sons and one new grand daughter Sophia Valentine.

Jeff is an Ordained Elder and an active member of the Crittenden Presbyterian Church and a former Clerk of Session. He is involved in the Western New York community and also serves as chairman of the Ferguson Electric’s United Way of Buffalo and Erie County Annual Campaign for more than a dozen years having raised over a million dollars over that period for the Western New York community..

Professionally, he is a Project Manager-Engineer for Ferguson Electric of Buffalo, NY and holds all of the Licensed Master Electrician Licenses for all municipalities located in Western New York. He is responsible for engineering of design-build, estimating and project management throughout Western New York.

Jeff is a member of Western Star Lodge No. 1185 in Lackawanna NY and has been a Mason since 1978. He served as Master of Buffalo Lodge in 1984 and 1985 and District Deputy Grand Master of the Second Erie District in 1998-2000. He also served or chaired several District and Grand Lodge Committees. He enjoys several Honorary Memberships in several sister lodges as well.

Jeff was exalted in 1984 in Buffalo Keystone Chapter No.71, and is currently a member of Holy Ark Chapter No. 304 in Lackawanna, NY. He was appointed Grand Master of The Third Veil in 2004 and is currently serving as the Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter State of New York, Royal Arch Masons.

Always active in the entire York Rite, he has presided in all of the major bodies and in 2005 was made a member of the Knights of the York Cross of Honour. (KYCH). He is an enthusiastic member or officer of innumerable invitational bodies and organizations. In the Scottish Rite he is a Past Sovereign Prince of the Valley of Buffalo and has been selected to receive the 33rd Degree in Chicago in August of 2011.

In what little spare time he has, Jeff enjoys spending time in the great outdoors which includes fly fishing and traveling. His theme for the year is “Learning from the Past, Building for the Future” and looks forward with great eagerness to the future of Royal Arch Masonry as we navigate and transition our way into a new, strengthened, and improved organizational model

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Companions: If any Chapter would like the GHP 2010-11 to attend a function at their Chapter or district... don't hesitate to contact me at york.rite@hotmail.com

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