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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

GM of New Jersey Posthumously Names Capitol Police Officer an "Honorary Mason"


by Christopher Hodapp


MW Robert V. Monacelli, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge F&AM of New Jersey, has just issued an edict posthumously proclaiming the late Brian David Sicknick as an "Honorary Mason."

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Brian David Sicknick (42) was the District of Columbia Capitol Police officer who died after sustaining injuries during last week's rampage through the US Capitol building. He was bludgeoned in the head with a fire extinguisher as the mob moved through the building, and a criminal investigation is ongoing to find the person responsible. 

According to the edict, Brian was the son of Charles Sicknick and the brother of Craig Sicknick, who are b oth members of Philo Lodge 243 in South River, New Jersey. Posthumously naming a man as an Honorary Mason is extremely rare in the Masonic world, and jurisdictions have different practices, powers and prerogatives that their grand masters may exercise. 


Officer Sicknick was a veteran.  He joined the New Jersey National Guard in 1997 fresh out of high school. He was deployed to Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and was honorably discharged in 2003. He joined the Capitol Police Department in 2008.

Brian Sicknick was laid to rest on Monday, and his family has asked that his death not be politicized.

14 comments:

  1. It's the least a Lodge could do in light of this tragedy. SMIB

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  2. My Brother, Alas.
    Wonderful acknowledgment for a family of Masons.
    Thoughts and prayers!
    Brother John Connell
    S.I. #66

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  3. Dear Brother, Peace be with you.*.

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  4. "Well done, Good and Faithful Servant, enter though into the joy of our Lord." Rest in Peace my brother.

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  5. Rest in Peace dear Brother

    J S Hutmacher. KS#60

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  6. Peace be with you in the Great Lodge above

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  7. Peace be with you. God speed brother. British Columbia 🇨🇦

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  8. May his soul rest in perfect peace

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  9. Officer Sicknick suffered several strokes and died of natural causes.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/brian-sicknick-death-strokes/2021/04/19/36d2d310-617e-11eb-afbe-9a11a127d146_story.html

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