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R∴W∴ Demetrios Kirklies 2026
It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of Right Worshipful Demetrios Kirklies. He was member of Boca-Delray Lodge No.171. We keep his family in our prayers. 1962 - July 28, 2026.

W∴ Ron Giple 2026
It is with a heavy heart we announce the passing of Worshipful Ron Giple. He was member of Gulf Stream Lodge No.245. We keep his family in our prayers. 1953 - July 20, 2026.

In the days of operative stonemasons, a Lewis was a simple but ingenious tool used to raise heavy blocks of stone into place. In symbolic Freemasonry, the term "Lewis" refers to the son of a Mason. This is based on the idea that just as the Lewis tool helped a father-mason raise heavy stones, the son. In the year 2023 a real phenomenon took place, For the first time in Florida Masonry there was a Farther, Son appointed together as DDGM and District Instructor. R:.W:. Roy Strohacker was the District Instructor and his son Gerald Strohacker was the DDGM. Congratulations to the Strohackers.

Gulf Stream Lodge No. 245 is a Masonic Lodge in Greenacres, Florida. Here is the information I found about it: Lodge Number: 245 Address: 421 Jennings Ave, Greenacres, FL 33463 Phone Number: (561) 588-1802 Meeting Times: The lodge meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 7:30 PM. History: The lodge was chartered in 1918 and, while it originally met in Lake Worth, it has been located in Greenacres for some time. It shares its current building with at least one other lodge, Bykota Lodge No. 333.

No one knows with certainty how or when the Masonic Fraternity was formed. A widely accepted theory among Masonic scholars is that it arose from the stonemasons’ guilds during the Middle Ages. The language and symbols used in the fraternity’s rituals come from this era. The oldest document that makes reference to Masons is the Regius Poem, printed about 1390, which was a copy of an earlier work. In 1717, four lodges in London formed the first Grand Lodge of England, and records from that point on are more complete.