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Thursday, November 18, 2021

UPDATED: Illus. Michael D. Smith, Lt. Grand Commander of AASR-SJ, Passes Away


by Christopher Hodapp

UPDATE: This story has been updated on November 18, 2021 at 10:00AM with information regarding funeral services.

News came this morning that Ill. Brother Michael Duane Smith, Sr. 33°, Lt. Grand Commander of the Scottish Rite SJ, SGIG and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina (2017-19), passed away last night. He was 63 years old.

His accomplishments and honors, both in and outside of the fraternity, are many. (Michael's lengthy list of achievements can be seen in his obituary HERE.) Over the years, I know of countless Masons all across the country who have said that Mike Smith exemplified the very best that Freemasonry teaches and that he lived his life by the precepts of our fraternity. His death is a tragic loss to us all. Please keep Michael's wife Lynn, his sons, Worshipful Brothers Duane and Chris, and the rest of his family in your prayers.

His column is broken, and his brethren mourn.

Requiescat in Pace.

UPDATE: RW Jerry Carver, Grand Secretary of the GL of South Carolina has circulated information regarding Michael Smith's funeral arrangements:

Brethren, 

The Visitation and Funeral Service for Most Worshipful Brother Michael D. Smith, Sr. PGM will be held on Friday, November 19, 2021, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel located at 2075 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29307.
 
Visitation will be from 12:00 pm until 1:45 pm. The Funeral Service will begin at 2:00 pm in the Chapel. Interment will follow in the adjacent Greenlawn Memorial Gardens with Masonic Rites conducted by the Officers and Brethren of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina and Landrum Lodge No. 278 AFM. 

The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Scottish Rite Foundation of SC, P. O. Box 30006, Charleston, SC 29417 " In Memory of Most Worshipful Michael D. Smith, Sr. PGM". The Grand Master has asked that all Lodge Charters be draped for a 30 day period in memory of Most Worshipful Brother Mike. 

Fraternally, 

Jerry Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary

 


2 comments:

  1. A tremendous loss to Masons of South Carolina.

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  2. When I joined Scottish Rite Michael was GM of South Carolina. He attended the reunion and presented me and Richard Tarpley from my Lodge "Summerville 234" his Grand Masters pin along with his congratulations. We also had a picture taken with him. I will never forget him and will miss him every day. He was a great man and Freemason.

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