Yesterday on the 69th anniversary of Jewel P. Lightfoot’s death, Masons from several lodges gathered at his grave in Austin for a memorial tribute to him, including a wreath-laying, some readings from Lightfoot’s Manual of the Lodge, and prayer for our Craft and its leaders.Brother Lightfoot served as* Attorney General for the State of Texas* Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas* Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Texas* Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Texas* Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Texas, Knights TemplarHe was also an instrumental figure in the history of the Scottish Rite in Austin, and beyond Texas, served as a national officer in the Red Cross of Constantine.He is revered as one of the greatest and most prominent Masonic esotericists in the history of Texas Masonry, and is responsible for the assignment of the symbolic designs featured on the aprons of the Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter, and Grand Council in Texas.
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