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BY FATHER PHIL SALOIS, M.S.

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Susan Martha Allbee, February 5, 2011, an associate at-large life member of Iowa. 

Thomas L. Ashley, July 2, 2017, an at-large member of Illinois. 

Stephen J. Auker, December 5, 2017, a life member of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 967.

John Lyle Baber, January 25, a charter and life member of Monroe, Michigan, Chapter 142.

Lester Ralph Banta, Jr., December 21, 2017, a life member of Pasco County, Florida, Chapter 1003.

Richard C. Barber, May 20, 2015, a life member of Defiance, Ohio, Chapter 954. 

Ronnie J. Battle, January 5, a member of Kinston, North Carolina, Chapter 892. 

James Edward Begay, Sr., February 20, 2015, a life member of Bayard, New Mexico, Chapter 358. 

Louis S. Bell, Jr., October 3, 2017, a life member of Jackson, Tennessee, Chapter 995. 

Peter R.M. Bell II, July 23, 2017, an at-large life member of Vermont. 

Kenneth E. Berger, January 12, a life member of Western New York Chapter 77. 

Dennis J. Bienias, January 17, a member of Western New York Chapter 77.

Everett Carter Billiu, October 18, 2015, a member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154.  

Lonnie G. Blackwell, July 2016, a life member of Indianapolis, Indiana, Chapter 295.

Ross Wayne Blackwell, September 16, 2017, a life member of Brandon, Mississippi, Chapter 1057. 

Bruce Lee Bohn, May 6, 2014, a member of Humphreys County, Tennessee, Chapter 1053. 

Dale C. Bohring, Jr., January 10, a life member of Fostoria, Ohio, Chapter 440. 

John D. Braun, January 4, a life member of Miami Valley (Ohio) Chapter 97.

William H. Broas III, September 8, 2017, a member of Orange County, New York Chapter 140.

Jimmie Lee Brown, an at-large life member of Florida.

John Wayne Brugmann, January 2, 2017, an at-large life member of Missouri. 

Ronald L. Bryant, November 5, 2017, a member of Rochester, New York, Chapter 20. 

Walter Bryant, Jr., January 19, a life member of Aurora, Indiana, Chapter 71.

David Russell Buller, September 6, 2017, a life member of Kinder, Louisiana, Chapter 215.  

Maurice W. Burden, April 14, 2012, a member of Rutland, Vermont, Chapter One.

Alvin R. Burk II, an at-large member of Minnesota.

Richard A. Busch, October 2017, an associate member of Daytona Beach, Florida, Chapter 1048.

Patrick S. Byers, an at-large life member of Maryland.

Albert D. Byrum, a life member of Lyman, South Carolina, Chapter 1049.

Anthony J. Carnevale, December 28, 2017, a life member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800. 

Robert Lynn Carter, November 26, 2017, a member of Waco, Texas, Chapter 1012.

Michael J. Chovanetz, January 6, a life member of Lone Star (Texas) Chapter 854.  

Clinton C. Christman, July 18, 2016, an at-large life member of Pennsylvania. 

Randolph Burton Clapp, December 16, 2017, an at-large life member of Texas. 

Judith Ann Cole, July 3, 2017, an associate life member of Weston, West Virginia, Chapter 906.  

Patrick Michael Collins, August 13, 2016, an at-large life member of Texas.

Theodore Ernest Cook, October 1, 2017, a life member of London, Kentucky, Chapter 1050. 

Stanley Gene Cotner, November 27, 2017, a life member of Jackson, Tennessee, Chapter 995.

Larry William Coty, an at-large life member of Nevada.

Lewis T. Craig, Sr., January 17, a life member of Portage, Indiana, Chapter 905. 

Ted Daywalt, October 1, 2017, a life member of Gainesville, Georgia, Chapter 772. 

Douglas E. Dee, January 6, a life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

James Burl Denton, September 14, 2016, a life member of Heart of America (Kansas) Chapter 317. 

Charles Alfred DeSaussure III, January 18, a life member of Gainesville, Georgia, Chapter 772. 

James J. Dicristo, June 11, 2017, a member of Hermansville, Michigan, Chapter 571. 

Cedric C. Dilsizian, March 12, 2017, a life member of Greater Hartford, Connecticut, Chapter 120.

James F. Dreher, January 6, a life member of Westshore (Ohio) Chapter 249. 

Wilbur W. DuBray, January 28, 2017, a life member of Rutland, Vermont, Chapter One.

Bruce R. Duclos, January 1, a life member of Western Massachusetts Chapter One-Eleven. 

Salvatore Samuel Fina, January 13, a life member of Angeles City, Philippines, Chapter 887.

Michael S. Flanagan, July 18, 2017, a member of Riverside, California, Chapter 47.  

Robert O. Fleming, January 1, a life member of New Mexico.

Robert Lawrence Flick, March 15, 2017, a member of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 587. 

Anthony T. Foceri, April 2, 2016, an at-large member of West Virginia. 

Harry Al Foglietta, January 1, a member of Oahu, Hawaii, Chapter 858. 

Annette M. Foster,  December 14, 2017, life member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299. 

Robert L. Fournier, a life member of Alpena, Michigan, Chapter 583.

J.J. Freeman, an at-large life member of Washington

Larry Wayne Furr, February 12, 2017, a member of Concord, North Carolina, Chapter 909. 

Thomas Andrew Gallivan, Jr., November 16, 2017, an at-large member of Vermont.

William C. Gardiner, December 9, 2017, a life member of West Valley (Arizona) Chapter 1043.

Morris Phillip Gardner, November 25, 2016, a life member of George F. Semick (North Carolina) Chapter 272.

Henry Bruce Garrison, January 27, 2017, a life member of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Chapter 994. 

James A. Gizzarelli, Jr., January 17, a life member of Niagara County, New York, Chapter 268.

Harry J. Glass, January 20, 2017, a life member of Central New York Chapter 103. 

Gerald L. Goleman, January 4, a life member of Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, Chapter 522. 

Nathan P. Good Iron, a life member of New Town, North Dakota, Chapter 487.

John Henry Gordon, Jr.,  a life member of Miami Valley (Ohio) Chapter 97.

James Thomas Grapes, Sr., November 28, 2017, a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Gregory David Grass, December 6, 2017, a member of Gary Hutchison Memorial (Missouri) Chapter 1028.

Thomas D. Greenway, a life member of Denton, Texas, Chapter 920.

Edward Akers Greer, November 27, 2016, a life member of Johnston County, North Carolina, Chapter 990.

Dewey A. Gregory, February 9, 2017, a member of Sumner County, Tennessee, Chapter 240.

Frank Grafton Grimes, Jr., January 19, an at-large life member of Maryland.

Patrick William Gwosdz, Sr., November 29, 2017, a life member of El Campo, Texas, Chapter 1069. 

David Warren Haas, January 8, a member of El Campo, Texas, Chapter 1069.

Robert D. Hall, January 13, a life member of Central New York Chapter 103. 

Stephen B. Halsey, a life member of San Diego, California, Chapter 472.

Douglas Robert Handley, August 9, 2017, an at-large member of Kansas. 

Thomas Hardy, January 24, a life member of Flemington, New Jersey, Chapter 452.

Lee Albert Hayes, October 28, 2017, a life member of Four Oaks, North Carolina, Chapter 990.

Robert Elmer Hedrick, Sr., January 12, 2017, a life member of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Chapter 1051. 

Michael George Helliwell, August 13, 2017, a member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800. 

Mark Edward Herman, May 4, 2016, a member of Racine, Wisconsin, Chapter 767. 

Francisco Xavier Hernandez, July 21, 2017, a life member of Clinton County, Illinois, Chapter 269.

Thomas Richard Holmin, April 28, 2016, an at-large life member of Florida. 

David Bernard Holsinger, November 25, 2017, a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172. 

Woodrow W. Horne, Jr., December 30, 2017, a member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154. 

James L. Howard, Sr., April 4, 2017, a life member of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Chapter 542. 

Walter Colister Jones, Sr., January 4, a life member of George F. Semick (North Carolina) Chapter 272.  

Salvadore J. Junda, Sr., December 2, 2017, an at-large member of Louisiana. 

Carl Dean Kamer, December 3, 2016, a life member of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Chapter 994. 

Lee D. Kauffman, January 3, an associate life member of Rochester, New York, Chapter 20. 

Dennis Keeffe, November 6, 2017, a life member of Redwood Empire (California) Chapter 223.

Lawrence Keller, a life member of Athens, Alabama, Chapter 511.

Steve Kelley, a life member of Gary Hutchison Memorial (Missouri) Chapter 1028.

Michael Leo Kelly, August 11, 2017, a life member of North Central North Dakota Chapter 374.

Larry Dale Kilgore, January 8, a life member of Plymouth, Michigan, Chapter 528. 

John J. Kling, May 3, 2017, an associate permanently hospitalized member of Daytona Beach, Florida, Chapter 1048.

Theodore Hilliard Knight, November 21, 2017, a life member of Central Kentucky Chapter 1066. 

Peter Whitbeck Knightes, January 7, a life member of Fort Hood’s, Texas, Chapter 1000. 

Robert S. Kramarz, January 18, 2016, an at-large life member of California.

Raymond Edward Lacks, Jr., December 31, 2016, an at-large member of Virginia. 

William Lyndale Leach, January 12, 2018, a life member of Russellville, Tennessee, Chapter 1073.

Jerry Robert Lee, August 17, 2016, a life member of George F. Semick (North Carolina) Chapter 272.

Julius Henry LeFevere, March 20, 2017, a life member of Marysville, Michigan, Chapter 1083. 

Kenneth Earl Leidner, December 19, 2017, a life member of Central New Hampshire Chapter 41. 

Daniel Samter Levy, December 29, 2017, an associate life member of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chapter 590. 

Charles Steven Lewis, Sr., January 10, a member of Gary Hutchison (Missouri) Chapter 1028.

Herbert Wayne Lipperdt, January 10, 2017, a member of Columbus, Texas, Chapter 1127. 

Salvatore LoSauro, December 3, 2017, a member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800. 

Marion Barnes Lussier, January 31, 2017, an associate member of James Michael Ray Memorial Chapter (Rhode Island) 818. 

Nathaniel Freeman Magruder, Sr., November 27, 2015, an at-large life member of Maryland.

Frank J. Marciniak, January 4, a life member of Western New York Chapter 77.

Thomas K. Marrinan, an at-large life member of New York.

Wesley Ronald Martin, May 18, 2017, an at-large member of Virginia. 

Kenneth Mason, February 4, a life member of Tupelo, Mississippi, Chapter 842. 

Harold James Matthews, December 3, 2017, a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Westchester County, New York, Chapter 49.

Michael Paul Meritet, March 23, 2017, a life member of New York City Chapter 126. 

Lisa Kay Metzler, January 16, an associate life member of San Marcos, Texas, Chapter 923. 

Edward Joseph Miller, November 14, 2017, a member of Geneva, Illinois, Chapter 693. 

Edward Merle Miller, November 25, 2017, an at-large life member of Tennessee.

Gregory N. Mitchell, a member of The Villages, Florida, Chapter 1036.

Alfred L. Moore, October 20, 2017, a member of Kissimmee, Florida, Chapter 755.

David Eugene Moore, November 27, 2017, a member of Gallipolis, Ohio, Chapter 709. 

David William Moore, June 13, 2017, an at-large life member of Massachusetts

Charles Edward Morton, September 24, 2017, an at-large life member of North Carolina.  

Benjamin H. Nation, November 28, 2017, a life member of Aurora, Indiana, Chapter 71.

Mary Nellis, January 10, an associate life member of Lebanon, Tennessee, Chapter 1004.

Randall Eugene Nelson, January 11, a member of Lake Charles, Louisiana, Chapter 1098.

Kirk David Nevious, Jr., September 25, 2017, an at-large life member of New Jersey. 

James Edward Nickels, October 26, 2017, a life member of Kingsport, Tennessee, Chapter 979. 

Harvey D. Nixon, an at-large member of Florida.

Franklin Delano Norris, October 3, 2017, a life member of Geneva, Illinois, Chapter 693.

James David Parenti, March 2, 2017, an at-large member of Washington. 

Dan Patton, an at-large member of Colorado.

Ellis M. Pearce III, December 8, 2017, a member of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Chapter 210. 

Pierre E. Pelletier, Jr., December 26, 2017, a life member of Western New York Chapter 77. 

Richard James Herman Pelletier, January 14, a life member of Gary Hutchison Memorial (Missouri) Chapter 1028.

Ronald Marvin Pennington, Sr., December 2, 2017, a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172. 

John Charles Ploetz, December 10, 2017, a life member of East Central Minnesota Chapter 684.  

Anthony J. Ponzo, December 21, 2017, a life member of Shore Area (New Jersey) Chapter 12. 

Michael R. Price, August 1, 2017, a life member of Matthews, North Carolina, Chapter 1103.

Jerry Lamar Quinn, December 20, 2017, a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Lewis L. Reeger, September 14, 2017, a life member of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 967.

Fred J. Richard, Sr., January 22, a life member of Western Massachusetts Chapter One-Eleven. 

Jay Clyde Ricks, Jr., January 27, a life member of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Chapter 972. 

Gonzalo L. Rios. Jr., December 5, 2017, a life member of Harlingen, Texas, Chapter 856.

Leon Robertson, December 21, 2017, a life member of Defiance, Ohio, Chapter 954.  

Gary L. Robinson, January 13, 2017, a life member of Cincinnati, Ohio, Chapter 10. 

Robert J. Roche, Jr., an at-large member of Michigan.

Noial Wayne Ross, January 19, a life member of Jackson, Tennessee, Chapter 995.

Randy Neal Roudybush, October 22, 2017, an at-large member of Kansas. 

Donald L. Roush, January 13, a life member and president of McKinney, Texas, Chapter 1122.

Russell V. Ruark, June 12, 2017, a member of New Castle County, New Jersey, Chapter 83. 

Raymond D. Rylance, January 6, a life member of North East South Dakota Chapter 1054. 

Bruno M. Salamunia, January 31, a life member of Shore Area (New Jersey) Chapter 12.

James M. Salber, August 25, 2017, an at-large member of Pennsylvania. 

Theodore Frederick Sands, November 8, 2016, a life member of Cheshire County, New Hampshire, Chapter 1034. 

Edward Joseph Sargent, September 30, 2017, an associate member of Daytona Beach, Florida, Chapter 1048. 

James Sarneses, September 17, 2017, an at-large member of Connecticut. 

John Thomas Schweich, November 27, 2017, a life member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862. 

Robert A. Scott, November 10, 2016, a member of James Michael Ray Memorial (Rhode Island) Chapter 818. 

Raymond Sepulveda, February 21, 2017, a member of Harlingen, Texas, Chapter 856. 

Norbert George Shaffer, March 8, 2017, a life member and charter member of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Chapter 565. 

William Lloyd Shanks, Sr., September 30, 2017, a life member of Wausau, Wisconsin, Chapter 479. 

Larry Alan Sievers, March 11, 2017, a  life member of Aurelia, Iowa, Chapter 888. 

Robert C. Sims, an at-large member of Louisiana.

Nick Fred Sineveck III, November 21, 2017, an at-large life member of North Carolina. 

Burvin Terry Smith, November 5, 2017, a life member of Corsicana Texas, Chapter 1009. 

Franklin Dean Smith, December 29, 2017, a life member of Clinton County, Illinois, Chapter 269.

Roy Edward Smith, April 2, 2017, a member of Staten Island, New York, Chapter 421. 

Billy Harold Sorrells, May 23, 2017, an at-large member of Arkansas. 

Herbert E. Stallings, October 25, 2017, a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Raymond Wayne Stanger, January 20, a life member of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Chapter 972. 

Max Hugh Stanley, November 1, 2017, a life member of Gainesville, Georgia, Chapter 772.  

Lee V. Sullivan, January 1, a life member of North East South Dakota Chapter 1054.  

Paul L. Szkatulski, October 18, 2017, a life member of Toledo, Ohio, Chapter 35. 

Darrell D. Taylor, May 27, 2017, an at-large member of Texas.

Jerry Daniel Taylor, October 20, 2017, a member of Richmond, Indiana, Chapter 777.

Robert G. Taylor, Jr., January 22, a life member of Kentuckiana (Kentucky) Chapter 454.

Joseph Albert Teer, Sr., December 4, 2016, a member of Rutland, Vermont, Chapter One. 

John N. Thoele, January 10, a life member of Clinton County, Illinois, Chapter 269.

Oscar Thomas, Jr., March 29, 2017, an at-large life member of Rhode Island. 

Harold B. Thompson, November 25, 2017, a life member of Blair County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 967. 

Sam Thompson, January 24, a founding member, president, and life member of Piedmont Area (Virginia) Chapter 752.

Jasper Paul Tuggle, Sr., May 10, 2017, a member of Blackshear, Georgia, Chapter 1070. 

Louis L. Valentine, September 16, 2017, a life member of Branson, Missouri, Chapter 913. 

Raymond Jerome Varga, June 1, 2017, a member of Gateway (Iowa) Chapter 776.

Ronald Leland Walquist, January 11, a member of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Chapter 972. 

Napoleon Washington, Jr., October 27, 2017, a life member of Fresno, California, Chapter 933.

William Doane Watkins, October 17, 2017, a life member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800.

Donnie Max Weets, January 7, a member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.  

Dennis Darrell Werlein, January 27, a life member of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Chapter 5.

Cledis Randall Whitaker, June 14, 2017, a life member of Marion County, Ohio, Chapter 1117.

Maxwell E. Whitney, Jr., November 27, 2017, a life member of Tawas City, Michigan, Chapter 882. 

George Franklin Wilhoit, Sr., October 27, 2017, a life member of Grandstrand (South Carolina) Chapter 925.

Kenneth D. Williams, December 7, 2017, a member of Sparks, Nevada, Chapter 989.

Joseph Francis Wszokek, Sr., February 1, a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Charles Zaroles, January 28, a life member of Western New York Chapter 77.