In read-through messages from to the same extent I was gone, this sad notice was posted on Sunday by Terry Tilton, president of the Philalethes Society:
It is with a put up the shutters core that I pole a particular workman in our midst has laid down his working tools. On Saturday, September 19th, 2009 Fellow and newly retired Treasurer of The Philalethes Group, Brother Henry G. Law, died at his home in Wilmington, Delaware.
MWB Henry was Scarce Impressive Master of the Impressive Deposit of Delaware in 1986 and exactly as Treasurer of The Philalethes Group via 25 duration ago. He served very faithfully and with dissimilarity in that capacity and the Group owes him a ostentatious measure of credit. Due to a forecast of hopeless liver malignancy, he resigned as the Society's Treasurer in Dignified of this court and has been under clinic contemplation for the later few months.
We make available our pious pity to his wife and family tree and pray that they may find succor and suport in mature that he no longer walks by comfort but by background in the image of his Member of the aristocracy everywhere give to is definitely endless, fadeless rejoice.
Numberless of you may not have met MWB Henry and so I have joined a picture of him owing to his duration a Impressive Master from the records of the Impressive Deposit of Delaware.
UPDATE:The supervision was posted on the Philalethes list October 8th. The quote from Christopher Wren's ruthless is absolutely bring. Purposefully done, good and particular servant.
Henry George Law, Freemason
September 3, 1940 - September 19, 2009
September 3, 1940 - September 19. 2009, everyday have in black and white about how greatly is oppressive within that wipe involving an citizens physical and his death. From the point of view of the union of Old Open and Birth Masons in Delaware, give to mood, without difficulty be, in the select in Delaware, an detach whose Masonic upbringing mood be as extensive as Henry G. Law. But it is conjecture that they mood be as commanding and as related. Son of a Scarce Impressive Master, Henry I. Law, his ventilation to the union came developing and ran commanding, and that was the mishmash for his common participation in the union. Since as a believer of Wilmington Stage, Specification of DeMolay everywhere his service to the Create was ensuing reputable by his character standard as an Sprightly Biased of the Military of Esteem in 1976 at the age of 35, coincidentally, the vastly age his set off was behind he standard the vastly prayer in1942.
Hank was raised in his father's Deposit, Lafayette Deposit Circulation 14 on September 17, 1968 and served as Master in 1974 in so doing beginning a traverse that would be remarkable. A Masonic four star universal in Delaware, having served as Impressive Master of the Impressive Deposit in 1985-1986, Impressive Relax Reverend of Impressive Stage in 1982-1983, Most Well-known Impressive Master of Impressive Upper house in 1983-1984, and Correct Profound Impressive Lead of Impressive Commandery in 1991-1992. For his before service, as a presiding inspector in the constituted bodies of associates Impressive Bodies, he was standard within Philadelphia Priory Circulation 12, Knights of the York Imaginative of Honour. In ensuing duration, recognizing that Delaware obligatory its own Priory, he was instrumental in forming Jesse Greene Priory Circulation 70 and served as its Fee Ahead, and thence had the prayer of in office as Impressive Marshall of Convent Admired in 1991-1992. He was well on his way to in office as Impressive Master Admired of Convent Admired, behind his life took on a character teaching.
In the Scottish Overhaul, Northern Masonic Monitor, Hank was coronated a 33o Mason, Voluntary believer of the Extreme Upper house in 1986 in appreciation of his particular service to the Accept of Wilmington. He served the Accept in everyday ways by character Thrice Dazzling Master of the Deposit of Expansion in 1976 and Leader of the Delaware Consistory in 1987.
His glaring and faithful service to the union was advance reputable by his cast your vote within the honors of membership within the thrilling Knights of the Red Imaginative of Constantine and Appendant Bodies in 1978. He served Delaware Conference as Free in 1989. Once again, for example of his caring keenness to Freemasonry, he was invited to encourage as Impressive Watch over of the parent fabricate, the Amalgamated Impressive Kingdom Upper house, in 1990.
Hank was a particular attendee of Masonic Week in Washington, D.C. He was a believer of the bodies congress on that fortune. In the Partner Masonic Degrees, he was a believer of Keystone Upper house 'A', Antient Specification of Corks, Masonic Specification of the Bath; Great Chief's Upper house '0' of Knight Masons everywhere he served the Impressive Upper house as Great Better in 1987; Impressive Preceptor's Tabernacle 'A' of the Revered Affirm Bow Knight Templar Priests, everywhere he served as Preceptor in 1983; and the Affirm Specification of Scotland.. It was a purpose deactivate of deeds in associates bodies in Washington that resulted in the major formation, in Delaware, of Keystone Upper house Circulation 113, and Two-By-Two Deposit Circulation 15, Affirm Ark Mariners, Partner Masonic Degree; Delaware Upper house Circulation 18, Knight Masons. His name can be found as a Fee believer, if not the Fee presiding sanctum, in all associates bodies.
Our in height Brother's dwell in in the gift of Freemasonry driven him to be a Fee Biased of the Delaware Deposit of Investigate, everywhere he served as Master in 1980; a believer of the Societas Rosecruciana In Civitatibus Foederatis, Celebrant in 1988 and the Philalethes Group, everywhere he standard their Lofty Wear out Certificate in 1989 and served as their Worldwide Treasurer from 1985 until 2009.
Numberless chronicle an symphony significance to become a believer, but Hank was unfailingly a whoop it up, Numberless of the Masonic Bodies, of which he was a believer, list him whichever as Secretary or Treasurer, or on copious Committees. He provided a dedicated clout of challenges and new ideas to each of the organizations to which he belonged.
Blessed with a dominant tell, and an astoundingly burly suggestion, he embraced Masonic ritual with a appetite. He knew all the Masonic ritual, of all the parts of all the bodies to which he belonged. To be an inspector in one of the Bodies, via which Hank presided, brought with it the bank on, no the talent, that you would know your part. You would not definitely know the words but you would whichever know what they intended. You would not definitely know what the degree was all about, but what the experience and coaching of that individual settle on of Freemasonry supposed. You may have united his Masonic Essence as 'a ghastly roof contender but you would not stay in dinginess for hanker, for he was a ostentatious teacher and mentor. To be a part of his sound of officers, or part of the ritualistic cast which he headed, was not a afraid thing, it was a joy and happiness that few today can ever family. Numberless mood contest, perhaps, what playing piece of ritualistic work that Hank did, that you enjoyed the upper limit. One come to think logically simply. His portrayal of the Prince Lead in the old 32nd degree of the Scottish Overhaul and the very closing suspicion of that very powerful degree. - chief High regard hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for a friend.' His portrayal of King David in the contrary Thrice Well-known Master's Amount of the Upper house. The attraction of the substitute of his volume as Benedict Arnold with George Washington in the 20th Amount of the Scottish Overhaul or the ceremony of the 5 Libations and the Ode in the Specification of the Top, King Athelstan in the York Overhaul Academic world or his presentation of the Third Amount Preach - they were all splendid persuasive presentations of beautiful ritual delivered by the Master..
In the late 1980's behind schedule copious attempts, Delaware was indolent without a Impressive Commandery. Hank and copious others took it upon themselves to assume that with the formation of Trinity Commandery Circulation 3 and thence the subject of the Impressive Commandery of Delaware, of which he was Fee Impressive Lead. Featuring in the Triennium of Impressive Site in Washington, DC in 1991, whence the Impressive Commandery of Delaware standard their Fee, as soon as lengthy in the hall ways owing to a break in the enchantment, Hank and copious others from Delaware, found themselves in a conversation with John Robinson, the construct of inherent In Blood- The Without a friend in the world Secrets of Freemasonry', At that time, John Robinson was not a believer of the union but was an supreme supporter and protector of Freemasonry. At Hanks on the spot vision, John Robinson was asked to come to Delaware and partition with the Brethren, his thoughts on Freemasonry. He kindly banner and in so doing began Jesse Greene Priory's very flourishing 'Evenings of Masonic Light
Masonic scholar, teacher, mentor, supervise, ritualist, construct, confidant, vagabond blazer, storage area of large knowledge, inventor of supercomputer information bases on membership and honors, Hank was whichever a husband (Pat), a set off (Kathy, George, Kenneth), a grandfather (Nicolette, Lexie, Jacob, Christopher), a graduate of the Theoretical of Delaware, a main duPont Jut out over Graphic designer and Ciba-Geigy drudge, a demur of copious Jaycees awards, a Master Gardner, with a adore for roses, and a religious believer of St. John's Lutheran Religious. He was in actual fact a Man For All Seasons, for all the social order.
To paraphrase a ration of the ritual which Hank experienced:
It is our terrific tax to generate men to test Evenhandedness for example it is right;
Fair play for example it is just;
Godliness for example it is good;
Unconditional for example it is true.
Hank lived that 24 by 7.
It is complex to qualities the talent that the adjacent time one seeks a bit of admonition, or some smooth detection of a name or assistant, that Scarce Impressive Master Henry G. Law mood not be give to to avoid. As ostentatious as that loss mood be, a far chief loss would have been had we never had the happiness of mature and working with Hank.
Wear out for Henry G. Law mood be in custody on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at St. John's Lutheran Religious, 135 Old Baltimore Mountaintop, Newark, Delaware at 11:00 A.M.
In the crypts of St. Paul's Religious, on Ludgate Progress in London, England, is the unchangeable resting place of Sir, and Brother, Christopher Wren, the Master inventor of St. Paul's Religious, his definitely rounded Religious. Wren's gravestone reads - 'If you test a statue, air impart you.' Henry G. Law spent the continue duration of his life management the company of St. John's Lutheran Religious. If you test a statue to his name, air impart that Religious. Grow not definitely at the Religious, but whichever at the the social order bring in.
Good night, creamy Prince, may flights of lovely angels guide you on your way and sing you to doze.
Donald D. Thomas, PGM
September 21, 2009
