RESURRECTION TABERNACLE NO. XXI

Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests

 

Houston, Texas

Erected – February 12, 1949

 

73rd Anniversary Year

 

 

 

 

HRAKTPmem

 

 

 

Carl W. Wunsche

Preceptor

 

 

Lawrence E. Tucker

Registrar/Treasurer

 

 

Mailing Address

PO Box 16277

Sugar Land, Texas 77496-6277

 

 

Registrar’s E-mail

larry@gektusa.org

 

 

Meeting Location

Unless otherwise noted

All meetings will be held at

Houston Scottish Rite

2401 W. Bellfort Ave

Houston, Texas 77054

See Calendar Below

 

 

 

 

Resurrection Tabernacle

Pledges Allegiance

to

THE GRAND COLLEGE OF AMERICA

HOLY ROYAL ARCH KNIGHT TEMPLAR PRIESTS

 

 

 

Kenneth B. Fischer

Past Grand Preceptor 2008-2009

Grand College of America

Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests

 

 

 

Lawrence E. Tucker

Grand Registrar

Grand College of America

Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests

 

 

 

 

 

Membership in the order is by invitation only and

Limited to Knights Templar who have served a full term

As Commander of a Commandery, and

Attained the honor and distinction of a Past Commander.

 

 

 

 

 

Resurrection Tabernacle wished to welcome our newest members:

 

Ordained on February 18, 2023

Christopher Lee Little

 

 

Ordained on November 11, 2023

David Carl Berndt

 

 

 

 

 

 

Officers 2024

 

Knight Preceptor

Carl Wesley Wunsche

Deputy Preceptor

Daniel Miles Bowden

Registrar/Treasurer

Lawrence Eugene Tucker

7th Pillar

John Albert Kleinfelder, Sr.

6th Pillar

Jack Thomas Peebles

5th Pillar

Robert Milton Loflin

4th Pillar

James Earl Stone

3rd Pillar

Wade Gratton Richards

2nd Pillar

G. Gayle Corbett

1st Pillar

Hunter Schappaugh

Inner Guard

Ronnie Wayne Wilson

Outer Guard

Tommy Chance Chapman

 

 

                                                         

 

 

 

 

 

BY-LAWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HRAKTPprec

Past Preceptors

 

 

Charter

1949

Randall E. Briscoe

1950

Randall E. Briscoe

1951

Paul Galon Branson

1952

Allen Beaird Alston

1953

William D. Miller

1954

Charles Beeler Moore

1955

William R. Johnson

1956

James M. Pugh

1957

Warren Franklin Merritt

1958

Robert Edward Schuller

1959

George Leslie Herbert King

1960

Joseph John Woolket

1961

Nat Pace

1962

Eugene Shelby Winfree, Jr.

1963

Ralph Duncan Looney

1964

George Washington Clampitt

1965

Harry Luther Boyer

1966

Edgar Thomason Hill

1967

Leon Virgil Holtzclaw

1968

Mehemet Wiggin

1969

George Samuel Parker Crenshaw

1970

Clifford Loyal Smith

1971

Aubrey Charles Martindale

1972

Clyde Vancleave May

1973

J.T. Sanders, K.C.

1974

Lewis Garvin Speer, K.C.

1975

Edward Theodore Bloomquist

1976

Lon Wright

1977

Joseph Rene Melanson Jr., K.C.

1978

James Darwin Baccus, K.C.

1979

Walter Carl Jones, K.C.

1980

Carroll Quin Ammann, K.C.

1981

Alphe Vincent, K.C.

1982

Howard Newton, K.C.

1983

Francis Allan White

1984

Earl Frank Smith, K.C.

1985

Thomas Henry Ridout, Jr.

1986

George Edward Hulbert

1987

Albert Clement Tircuit Sr., K.C.

1988

William David Snipes Sr., K.C.

1989

William Ellyson Crozier, K.C.

1990

James Edwin Garner, K.C.

1991

Jack D. Tulley

1992

Joseph Farris Darnell Jr., K.C.

1993

Kenneth Bernard Fischer Sr., K.G.C., G.C.

1994

David Newton Whitehead, K.C.

1995

John Edmund Thomson, K.C.

1996

Richard Lee Hargrave III, K.C.

1997

Wilbur Edwin Johnson, K.C.

1998

James Herbert Reilly, K.C.

1999

Roland Joseph Maddox

2000

Robert Paul Walker, K.C.

2001

John David Hackward

2002

William Joseph Rye Tucker

2003

Joseph Weldon Clampitte Jr., K.C.

2004

James Lindin Threadgill, K.C.

2005

Leonard Orville Pierce, K.C.

2006

Michael Harry Shively, K.C.

2007

Carl Eugene Starkey, K.C.

2008

Thomas Nathan Turner, K.C.

2009

Howard Bart Henderson, K.C.

2010

Mark Damian Myer, K.C.

2011

Lawrence Eugene Tucker, K.G.C., G.C.

2012

Brian Richard Dodson, K.C.

2013

Thomas Frederick Griffin, K.C.

2014

Thomas Charles Snedecor, K.C.

2015

Jimmy Edward Barton, K.C.

2016

Paul Edward Wunsche, K.C.

2017

Robert Arnold Foreman, Jr., K.C.

2018

Alvis Laban Mabry, K.C.

2019

Tommy Frank Chapman, K.C.

2020

William Jacob Giles, Jr., K.C.

2021

William Jacob Giles, Jr., K.C.

2022

Jimmy Louis Allison, K.C.

2023

John Charles Elkinton, K.C.

 

- Deceased

 

* - No longer a member 

 

K.C. – Knight Commander

 

K.G.C. – Knight Grand Commander

 

G.C. – Grand Cross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Members

 

 

ID Number

Status

Knight Priest

Residence

Date

Ordained

3799

Emeritus

Fischer Sr., Kenneth Bernard, K.G.C., G.C., 1993

Friendswood, TX

01/21/1984

4125

Hargrave III, Richard Lee, K.C. 1996

Tulsa, OK

12/13/1986

4679

Clampitte, Joseph Weldon, K.C. 2003

Brenham, TX

12/29/1990

4947

Shively, Michael Harry, K.C. 2006

Spring, TX

12/19/1992

5430

Emeritus

Turner, Thomas Nathan, K.C. 2008

Meadow Lake, TX

12/02/1995

5597

Henderson, Howard Bart, K.C. 2009

Houston, TX

12/21/1996

5598

Myer, Mark Damian, K.C. 2010

Groves, TX

12/21/1996

5599

Tucker, Lawrence Eugene, K.G.C., G.C., 2011

Bellaire, TX

12/21/1996

5734

Dodson, Brian Richard, K.C. 2012

Missouri City, TX

12/20/1997

5906

Emeritus

Griffin, Thomas Frederick, K.C. 2013

Stowell, TX

12/19/1998

6055

Emeritus

Brookshire, Wiley Eugene

Lufkin, TX

12/18/1999

6056

Emeritus

Snedecor, Thomas Charles, K.C. 2014

Houston, TX

12/18/1999

6316

Barton, Jimmy Edward, K.C. 2015

Crosby, TX

12/01/2001

6471

Emeritus

Schroeter, William Edward

Nederland, TX

12/21/2002

6619

Emeritus

Wunsche, Paul Edward, K.C. 2016

Spring, TX

12/20/2003

6640

Dual

James, Jimmy J.

Cypress, TX

12/13/2003

6891

Emeritus

Foreman Jr., Robert Arnold, K.C. 2017

Houston, TX

12/17/2005

7008

Chapman, Tommy Frank, K.C. 2019

Nederland, TX

12/16/2006

7009

Giles Jr., William Jacob, K.C. 2020

Brenham, TX

12/16/2006

7156

Emeritus

Allison, Jimmy Louis, K.C. 2022

Lufkin, TX

12/15/2007

7157

Elkinton, John Charles, K.C. 2023

Pearland, TX

12/15/2007

7280

Wunsche Sr., Carl Wesley

Spring, TX

12/20/2008

7686

 

Bowden, Daniel Miles

Beaumont, TX

12/18/2010

7687

 

Kleinfelder Sr., John Albert

Magnolia, TX

12/18/2010

7688

 

Peebles, Jack Thomas

Houston, TX

12/18/2010

7880

 

Loflin, Robert Milton

Port Lavaca, TX

12/17/2011

7881

 

Stone, James Earl

Houston, TX

12/17/2011

7983

Emeritus

Howard, Delaney Wayne

Houston, TX

11/10/2012

8176

 

Richards, Wade Gratton

Nederland, TX

11/09/2013

8320

 

Corbett, Garnith Gayle

Conroe, TX

11/08/2014

8321

 

Schappaugh, Hunter

Houston, TX

11/08/2014

8533

 

Wilson, Ronnie Wayne

Lufkin, TX

11/14/2015

8713

 

Chapman, Tommy Chance

Nederland, TX

11/12/2016

8714

 

Smith, Harold John

Friendswood, TX

11/12/2016

8812

 

Armstrong, Theodore William, Jr.

Dickinson, TX

11/11/2017

8813

 

Woolsey, John Fletcher, Jr.

Bay City, TX

11/11/2017

9000

 

Phillipus, Michael Dee

Houston, TX

11/10/2018

9100

 

Peebles, Edward Cullen

Houston, TX

11/12/2019

9261

 

Royall, Ralph Wyman

Willis, TX

11/13/2021

9589

 

Little, Christopher Lee

Friendswood, TX

02/18/2023

9626

 

Berndt, David Carl

Sugar Land, TX

11/11/2023

 

 

MEMBERSHIP TOTALS FOR

RESURRECTION TABERNACLE

Regular Members   – 30                      Maximum allowed – 33

Emeritus                – 10                      Maximum allowed – 16

Honorary                   0                      Maximum allowed –   3

Dual                          1                      Maximum allowed –   3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future Meeting Dates

 

 

Annual Ingathering 2024

 

Saturday, November 10, 2024

9:30 am

 

Induction of Candidate

 

Election and Installation

Of Officers for 2025

 

Refreshments prior to meeting

At 8:30 am

 

Dress for this meeting will be

Tux or Dark Suit

 

Houston Scottish Rite

2401 W. Bellfort Ave.

Houston, Texas 77054

 

Banquet to be announced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Memorium

 

 

Alvis Laban Mabry

Died June 16, 2023

 

Howard David Yeary

Died August 9, 2022

 

Joseph Rene Melanson Jr.

Died March 25, 2022

 

Leonard Orville Pierce

Died March 19, 2021

 

David Newton Whitehead

Died December 7, 2019

 

Wade Eahart Burleson

Died August 23, 2018

 

Robert Lorenze “Bob” Sieckmann, Jr.

Died May 11, 2017

 

James Linden Threadgill

Died April 24, 2016

 

Carl Eugene Starkey

Died March 4, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

Webmaster – John C. Elkinton

Revised 11/13/2023