Full Text of HR0556 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Stephen F. Oakley on being | 4 | | selected as the Grand Master of The Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge | 5 | | of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Oakley was elected Illinois' 100th
Grand | 8 | | Master on October 4, 2019 and is responsible for leading the | 9 | | 54,000
Freemasons who are members of the subordinate lodges in | 10 | | Illinois; he was named Sublime Degree of Master Mason in August | 11 | | 1986 and has been a Mason for over 33 years; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Oakley's mother lodge is East Lodge No. | 13 | | 504 in Fairview Heights; he served as its
Worshipful Master in | 14 | | 1994; he is also a member of Red Bud Lodge No. 427, where he
| 15 | | served as its Worshipful Master five times, in 2001, 2002, | 16 | | 2007, 2008, and 2009; he has also been
chosen as an honorary | 17 | | member of nine lodges in Illinois; he is an advocate of Masonic | 18 | | education and received commissions as a Certified Lodge | 19 | | Instructor in 1993, as a Grand Lecturer
in 2000, and as a Grand | 20 | | Lodge Instructor in 2004; he served as a District Deputy Grand | 21 | | Master from 1996
to 1998, as an Assistant Area Deputy Grand | 22 | | Master from 1998 to 2005, and as an Area Deputy Grand Master
| 23 | | from 2005 to 2009; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Oakley was appointed Junior Grand
Deacon | 2 | | in 2009; he was appointed as Senior Grand Deacon in 2011 and | 3 | | was elected to Junior Grand Warden
in 2013 and Senior Grand | 4 | | Warden in 2015; he served on several Grand Lodge
Committees, | 5 | | including the Long-Range Planning Committee, the Finance | 6 | | Committee, and the Illinois
Masonic Children's Assistance | 7 | | Program (IMCAP) Board of Managers; he also serves as the
Grand | 8 | | Representative to the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Oakley is also a member of the Ancient | 10 | | Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Southern Illinois; he is a | 11 | | past Sovereign Prince of the
Cahokia Council of Princes of | 12 | | Jerusalem (2013 to 2014) and a past Thrice Potent Master of the | 13 | | St.
Clair Lodge of Perfection (2017 to 2018); in 2017, he was | 14 | | recognized for his dedication and service
as an honorary member | 15 | | of the Supreme Council 33°; he is also a member of the York
| 16 | | Rite Bodies in Belleville, York Rite College, and St. Edwards | 17 | | Conclave Red Cross of Constantine
and is an honorary member of | 18 | | the DeMolay International Legion of Honor; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Stephen Oakley retired in 2012 after 30 years in | 20 | | the chemical
manufacturing industry; he has spent over 47 years | 21 | | building a loving family; his first priority is spending | 22 | | quality time with his wife,
Deborah, and their daughter, | 23 | | Shannon; he enjoys spending time outdoors, fishing, hunting, |
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| 1 | | and with target and clay shooting sports; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate Stephen F. Oakley on being selected as the | 5 | | Grand Master of The Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge of Ancient Free | 6 | | and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Stephen Oakley as a symbol of our respect and | 9 | | esteem.
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