OUR PAST MASTERS
Every year our Lodge elects a new Worshipful Master. The title Worshipful derives from an Old English word meaning respected or honored. Our Past Masters are just that, both respected and honored.
W∴ Edmund Marsh
Sarasota Lodge No. 147
Founding Master
Sarasota Lodge No. 147 received dispensation from the Grand Lodge in 1904. He was the first Worshipful Master to preside in the East.
1971
William G. Wolf
Past District Deputy Grand Master Grand Secretary Emeritus
1981
Joe R. Hembree
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1984
James W. Walker
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1986
Walter R. McCracken III
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1987
Terry L. Winkel
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1989
Steven D. McMahon
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1990
Norris C. Baxter
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1994
Owen B. Blount, Sr.
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1998
Edward L. Jordan
Past District Deputy Grand Master
2001
Gerald E. Goacher
Past District Deputy Grand Master and District Instructor
2002
Stephen A. Yarbrough
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2004
Gilbert Fernandez
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2005
Frank S. Albinson
Past District Deputy Grand Master and District Instructor
2006
John D. Powell
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2007
William S. Paterson
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2008
Norman Cyphers
Past District Deputy Grand Master and District Instructor
2009
James Godshall
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2010
Andrew Wormington
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2012
Jim Gillett
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2013
Juan de la Rosa
Past District Deputy Grand Master
2014
Damian Ostermeyer
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2015
Andrew Gluchov
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2016
Barry D. Hart
Past District Deputy Grand Master and District Instruc
2017
Marcos Romero
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2018
Jeffrey Lawrence
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2019
Ramon Hernandez-Ron
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2020
Petar Sibinkic
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2021
Stephen Garcia
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2023
Christopher G. Burns
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2024
Zachary Wiegele
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2025
Charles Wolbert IV
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