The St. Thomas and Springvale Councils put on a Memorial Mass at 4:00 am at Holy Family Church in Sanford, Maine to honor 31 Brother Knights who had passed away over the past two years.
Honor Guard from the W. Robert Bachelder 4th Degree Assembly were present and included: Color Corp Commander Ray Sargent, Peter Godin, John Chandonnet, John Greenlee, Herb Littlefield and George Tranchemontagne.
Following Father’s homily, St. Thomas Council Grand Knight John Chandonnet took a roll call of each of the 31 deceased Brother Knights. Springvale Council Grand Knight Bob Guillemette responded “absent” after John Chandonnet called out each name.
The deceased Brother Knights that were honored included:
Scott Barraclough Laurent Paquin
Norman Belanger Paul Payeur Gerard Bernier William Rose Daniel Boisvert Leon Tanguay Jean Boucher Laurent Tremblay Richard Bragg, Jr. Thomas Tremblay Bruce Carlson, Sr. John Tuttle Arthus Chevalier Andre Vermette Manual DeAmaral Lucien Dumais Jacques DupuisConrad Emard Paul FortinJoseph Garand Dennis GuayRene Guillemette Robert GuillemetteSteven Kumka Patrick LeBlanc. Kevin McCormick Robert MichaudEdgar Morin Roland Norman