WHAT MASONARY MEANS TO ME

     My name is Michael Edwin Murphy.  I have always wanted to be a mason but I wasn't sure I could get in because of my physical limitations which make it difficult for me to get around.  But due to the efforts of several members of the local lodge of which my father Lewis Murphy is a member and several brothers from afar as well as the concent of the Grand Lodge of Texas, I have accomplished a very important dream of mine.  "The dream of becoming a mason" even tough the journey was a difficult one.     Being a mason is special lto me because I AM DISABLED.  I joined the Masons of Rockport Masonic Lodge #323 in March of 2003, I received my fellowcraft in July and I was raised to the sublime degree of a master mason on Oct. 2, 2003.

     A special thanks to my father Lewis Murphy for his asking if I could be a mason.  And to my instructor Butch Pridgen for teaching me  as well as several others for their support as well.  I would also like to thank Brother Lonnie McLester for his trip to Grand Lodge in Waco to see if in fact I could be a mason and also to Brother's Gus Lamb and Rev. Ray Snair  for their help.  "IT REALLY MEANS A LOT."   I sincerely hope I can inspire others to become masons.

     Since becoming a mason, I now hold a position as Marshal and enjoy it very much.  I look forward to serving my fellow Lodge Brethern in whatever way I can.

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