The Kentucky Colonels

WB John Rowe (PM of Fred M. Gross Lodge #953 Westwood, KY. & member of Honolulu Lodge) recently presented the 2012 Honolulu Lodge pillars and Senior Deacon with the honor of Kentucky Colonel. On behalf of Governor Steven Beshear and Secretary of State Alison Grimes, the brethren were commissioned Kentucky Colonels on the evening of Tuesday, October 30th, 2012.

Kentucky Colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by The Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels does not appoint or commission Kentucky Colonels. That can only be done by the sitting Governor of the Commonwealth. Only the Governor knows the reason for bestowing the honor of a Colonel’s Commission on any particular individual. One recent Governor made this comment about the qualities he considered; “Each time I have the pleasure of bestowing a membership to this exceptional organization on an individual, the great tradition established by Kentucky’s first governor, Isaac Shelby, lives on. The name Kentucky Colonel has become synonymous with strength of character, leadership and dedication to the welfare of others. Just as Isaac Shelby declared his trusted militia members to be his Kentucky Colonels, I see in you those things that place others above self”.

**This post will be updated as more pictures are received

Brother Stephen Carroll (Senior Deacon, 2012), Brother Diamond Robinson (Senior Warden, 2012), WB John Rowe, Worshipful Gilles Tisseraud (Master, 2012), Brother Mark L. (Junior Warden, 2012)