History

A Bit of History

For some years prior to the organization of Park Hill Lodge, that section of Denver known as Park Hill had been one of the most attractive, newest, and rapidly expanding better residential areas in the city of Denver.  The new residents commenced to have mutual interests as home owners and as Masons.  On August 5, 1915, a meeting was held in the Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church, and before it adjourned, a motion had been put and carried that a Masonic lodge be established in Park Hill.  It is interesting to note that the Lodge issued a resolution thanking the church for the Lodge’s treatment, this being done at its last stated communication to be held in the church, November 19, 1925.

A full description can be found in the “Centennial Celebration 1861-1961”.  Published by the Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Colorado.

Living Past Masters

Builders of Masonry

  • 1962, 1979, 1992: S. Jackson Lee, Jr.
  • 1977: Benny D. Watkins
  • 1978, 1988, 1998: David D. Salmon
  • 1983: Richard I. Dotson
  • 1983, 1986: Ronald J. Huddleston
  • 1984: Joe E. Kier
  • 1987: Bob L. Sturm
  • 1989: Warren L. Glover (160)
  • 1990: Richard G. Markell
  • 1990, 1992, 2004: Roy A. Snyder
  • 1994, 1997: Timothy J. O’Hare
  • 1995, 1996: Darth D. Hurlburt
  • 1999: Robert C. Markell
  • 2001: Bruce A. Wilcox II
  • 2003: Setu Sen
  • 2005: Philip L. Dotson
  • 2006: William C. DeVoe
  • 2007: William J. DeVoe
  • 2008: James R. Hanna
  • 2009: Kevin L. Barlow
  • 2010: Donald L. Evans
  • 2011: Eric C. Driskell
  • 2012: Jarrod N. Abel
  • 2013: Bruce F. Miller
  • 2014: Jason E. Spigner

Past Grand Masters

  • *Grover C. Olinger | Park Hill – 1946
  • *Samuel P. Berman | William W. Cooper – 1983

Honorary Members

  • *Lloyd J. Jamerson | Grand Master – 1978
  • R. Keith Milheim | Grand Master – 1984
  • *William H. Skinner (#166) | District Lecturer
  • Norman L. Hoff | Grand Master – 1987
  • *Harry C. “Pete” English | Grand Master – 1988
  • William J. Gilbert (#162) | District Lecturer
  • William C. Klatil (#161) | District Lecturer
  • Benjamin H. Coleman (#184) | Past Master
  • John L. Harper | Grand Master – 1993
  • Stephen M. Munsinger (PGM) | Chairman, Jurisprudence
  • Jeff Brothers (#147) | Pianist/Accompanist
  • Harold Johnson | Grand Lodge Staff
  • James C. Morgan | Architectural Drawings
  • James H. Marlow | Legal Advice

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