2025 Honourmen
The Coronation and Investiture will both be at the Tampa Scottish Rite Masonic Center on November 8, 2025, with a banquet to follow at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay.
Our 33° elects may also opt to attend this year’s Supreme Council session for conferral of the 33°, information can be found on the Supreme Council website.
33° Inspectors General Honorary, Elect 
The following Brethren have been elected to receive the 33°, Inspector General Honorary, for the 2025 Biennium.
Congratulations, Brethren!
George Alexander Baliotis
Paul David Barber
Jaime Michael Cebollero
Adrian Patrick Dillon
Jorge Luis Filgueira
Michael Paul Johnson
Larry Eugene Kent
Demetrios Christos Kirkiles
Ronald Louis Parks
Steven Jon Silvers
Dale Andrew Spear
William Carl Sundquist
Donald Henry Tucker
32° Knights Commander of the Court of Honour, Elect 
The following Brethren have been elected to receive the 32°, Knight Commander of the Court of Honour, for the 2025 Biennium.
Congratulations, Brethren!
Jason Ward Adams
Carlos Agustin Avila
John Robert Bacia
David Martin Barron
Donald Lee Bassett, Sr.
Harry Bonet
Josiah Reeve Bright
James Francis Charrette
Dorth Denzil Clark
Jon Byron Coats, Jr.
Vernon Jerry Covington
Anthony Angelo De Angelo
John Neil Dragneff
John Howard Eaton
Timothy Charles Eckert
Robert Joseph Eckols
Yvens Fievre
Vernon Kirk Hinote
Stewart Ronnie James, Jr.
Ryan William Kilmartin
Eric Weston Klienbach
Chevy Lawrence
Tobe Myron Lev
William Thomas Maddox, Jr.
Michael Emil Manning
Joseph Roy Mc Arthur
James Robert McKiney
Patrick Michael Meehan
John H. Michalski
Daniel Oswaldo Molina
Luis Angel Moran, Sr.
Kurt Raymond Morauer, Sr.
Charles Kenneth Murphy
Paul Lester Nehring
Luis Fernando Oliveira
Raymond Louis Pelletier
Luis Fernando Quesada
Ramon Ramirez
Kevin Daniel Riley
Rocky Jack Ruvola
Joshua William Schutts
Billy Dale Scott III
Evan Robert Sobel
Teddy Edward Tucker
Haskell Ray Vest, Jr.
John Drayton Vogt
Darrel V Walraven
Michael Neil Weinberg
Florida Sable Palm Program
Florida Scottish Rite Masons, please participate in this new program for the Scottish Rite Foundation of Florida. The Florida Sable Palm Program is a great way to show your support and recognize, memorialize, or honor brothers as well as recognize your contributions to the Foundation.
Please, complete this form, and contact your Valley General Secretary to participate.
Orient of Florida 2023 Honourmen
Ill. Richard G. Hoover, SGIG for the Orient of Florida is proud to announce the 2023 Honourmen who were elected to either be coronated an Inspector General Honorary and receive the thirty-third degree, and those receiving the rank and title of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor. These worthy brothers will be honored with their new rank at the 2023 Florida Scottish Rite Honors Weekend in Tampa, Florida on November 10th and 11th, 2023:
Inspectors General Honorary-Elect
Valley of Fort Myers:
Peter M. Kolthammer, 32º KCCH
Edgar F. Lanham II, 32º KCCH
Valley of Jacksonville:
Rudin J. Boatright, 32º KCCH
Corey D Kosciuszko, 32º KCCH
Valley of Key West:
Frederick Blaine Rineer, 32º KCCH
Valley of Lake Worth:
Ramon M Voils, 32º KCCH
Valley of Miami:
Adrian Martin Castro
Armando David Mitat, 32º KCCH
Ishmael Morin, 32º KCCH
Valley of Ocala:
James Edward Chaffin, 32º KCCH
Valley of Orlando:
Donald R Goolsby, 32º KCCH
Imre Judovits, 32º KCCH
Valley of Panama City:
Mark C. Dragon, 32º KCCH
Valley of Pensacola:
Carl Glynn Kirtley, 32º KCCH
Valley of Tallahassee:
Hugh Wesley Prine, 32º KCCH
Valley of Tampa:
Brian D Campbell, 32º KCCH
Charles Ray Jordan, 32º KCCH
Richard A. Vogt, 32º KCCH
Knight Commanders of the Court of Honor-Elect
Valley of Fort Myers:
Jonas Seda, 32º
John Troia, 32º
Robert K. Zimmerman, 32º
Valley of Jacksonville:
Randal Lee Burkett, 32º
Jonathan E. Croft, 32º
David Coulter Lea, 32º
Andrew Keith Zerber, 32º
Valley of Key West:
Alden E. Albury, 32º
Jeremiah Schaffer, 32º
Valley of Lake Worth:
Alfredo Flores, Jr, 32º
Clifford Alan Kraft, 32º
Joel H. Miller, 32º
Stephen Christopher Nelson, 32º
Gerald I. Strohacker, 32º
Valley of Miami:
Eduardo Victor Carranza, 32º
Angel Luis Fernandez, 32º
Manuel Olmedo, 32º
Francisco M. Perez, 32º
Byron C. Smith, 32º
Lazaro Manuel Trejo, 32º
Valley of Ocala:
John M. Gysen, 32º
James R. Hawkins, 32º
Tony K. Martin, 32º
David M. Rice, 32º
David E. Windmiller, 32º
Valley of Orlando:
Tracy Dwayne Chastain, 32º
Terry Loren Lewis, 32º
Norberto Monell, 32º
Antonio J. Pereira, 32º
Michael Guy Seeley, 32º
O. Harris Springer, 32º
William A. Triplett, 32º
Valley of Panama City:
Ronald Gregory Espanola, 32º
Dale A. Kiel, 32º
Jerry J Miller, 32º
Charles G. Sipes, 32º
Tony Vegas Viejo, 32º
Valley of Pensacola:
Shawn D. Johnson, 32º
Benigno Q. Quinto, 32º
Dwight Alan Wilson, 32º
Valley of Tallahassee:
Donald J. Goss, 32º
Gary E. Huff, 32º
Paul Roy Swanson, 32º
David Jon Tranchand, 32º
David Lamar Vickers, 32º
Valley of Tampa:
Charles Roland Bailey, 32º
Perry D. Batson, 32º
Robert “Joey” Davis Jr, 32º
Douglas W. Dobbs, 32º
Andrew S. Gluchov, 32º
Reginald J. Guier, 32º
Paul A Ippolito, 32º
Joseph A. Monday, 32º
Petar Sibinkic, 32º
Jeffrey T. Sklet, 32º
Ill⸫ Richard G. Hoover Elected Sovereign Grand Inspector General in the Orient of Florida
We are pleased to announce that Ill⸫ Richard G. Hoover, 33° was unanimously elected and crowned as Sovereign Grand Inspector General in the Orient of Florida on Saturday, August 21, 2021 during the biennial session of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction.
Our new SGIG was born in Williamsport, PA, May 31, 1952. He attended the public schools in the area and graduated from Williamsport High School in 1970. After graduation, he worked in his father’s construction business for several years until moving to St. Petersburg, FL in 1977. Ill⸫ Rick returned to Williamsport to marry his high school sweetheart, Robyn (Bobby) L. Allen, on December 17, 1983. Together they have two sons, Richard A. and J. Ryan. Ill⸫ Hoover has a daughter, Tammie Hartland, from a previous marriage. Rick and Bobby enjoy spending time with their three beautiful granddaughters: Alexis, Marissa and Audrey Rose.
Since moving to Florida, our SGIG has been employed in the Pest Control industry. He has worked with several of the largest firms in the Nation in management with duties including technician training, customer relations and retention, and management. In 1988, Ill⸫ Rick and Bobby incorporated All R’s Pest Management to give a type of service prospective customers look for, a company who cares. This business has been successfully serving customers for over thirty years.
Ill⸫ Hoover received the Three Symbolic Degrees of Freemasonry in Nitram Lodge No. 188 in St. Petersburg, FL in 1994. He served his Lodge as Worshipful Master in 1998 and as Secretary from 2004 – 2013. He has served his District in various committee chairmanships from 1997 through 2008.
Our SGIG has served the Grand Lodge of Florida as District Deputy Grand Master of the (old) 21st Masonic District in 2003 and served as District Instructor in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2013. In addition, he served as Grand Standard Bearer in 2007, five years as a member of the Masonic Jurisprudence Committee, the FA-100 Committee, Public Education & Citizenship Committee, Public Relations and Publicity Committee and the Masonic Leadership Training Committee. In 2010 he was appointed Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Arizona near the Grand Lodge of Florida.
Ill⸫ Hoover was elected Junior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Florida in 2014, Senior Grand Warden in 2015, Deputy Grand Master in 2016 and elected Grand Master at the 188th Annual Grand Communication and then installed Grand Master on his 65th birthday, May 31, 2017.
Ill⸫ Hoover became a Master of the Royal Secret on May 6, 1995 in the Valley of Tampa. He has been an active member of the Valley, having served as Master of Kadosh in 2008 along with serving as President of the Past Masters Organization. He has served as the Valley of Tampa’s Trustee on the Scottish Rite Foundation of Florida’s Board of Trustees in 2012 – 2014. He was coroneted a Thirty-Third Scottish Rite Mason in November 2013.
Ill⸫ Rick is a member of the St. Petersburg York Rite Bodies, Selama Grotto, Egypt Shriners, Bethlehem Chapter No. 169, OES and a member of the Royal Order of Scotland, Maxwell Clan.
In his spare time, he enjoys golf, trap and skeet shooting, bowling and collecting Masonic paraphernalia and memorabilia.
Holiday Greetings from SGC Cole, 33°
Greetings!
I’m sending this email out at the request of Illustrious Deputy Rick Hoover. The following reflects our collective thoughts and shares information we have gathered from Royal Caribbean.
Given the current situation with Covid-19 (the Corona Virus) many people are concerned about cruising at this time. It seems to be prudent to postpone the April 19-26 cruise and Rick is suggesting re-scheduling for next year (date TBD).
The good news is that Royal Caribbean just announced that they are temporarily changing their cancellation policy. This will allow you to cancel your April booking without incurring their usual penalty this close to the cruise.
Their policy is as follows:
If you confirm that you want to cancel by March 15, you will be able to get 25% of your base cruise fare back as a refund (to your credit card) and 75% as future cruise credit to be used by December 31, 2021. If you cancel between March 15 and April 15 all of your base fare would be issued as a future cruise credit to be used by December 31, 2021.
If you cancel, you will receive a refund (to your credit card) of any taxes, fees, prepaid gratuities, excursions, spa treatments, etc. that you paid for this cruise (and 25% of the actual cruise fare if you decide by 3/15).
Refunds will be issued to the credit card that you used to make your final payment with (if you have had a change to that card, i.e. expired, lost/replaced, etc., please let us know so we can let Royal Caribbean credit a different card.) Refunds may show up as several different transactions and should appear within 7-10 days of cancellation.
You will receive a future cruise credit letter approximately 14 days after cancellation for the appropriate portion of your base cruise fare.
If you purchased trip protection insurance, you will not, unfortunately, be eligible for refund of that premium. Cancelling due to concerns about the Corona Virus is not a covered reason for cancelling, thus your trip protection would not apply to this cancellation.
Of course, you have the option to take the April cruise as planned. It will just not be the “group cruise”. Hopefully you will be able to join Rick and Bobby next year when the official cruise is rescheduled.
IMPORTANT: If you decide you want to cancel, you must notify me via email by 5:00 PM on March 15. I will be working on processing the cancellations over the next couple of weeks and will send confirmation of cancellation to everyone after March 15. I will also send documentation of your future cruise credit when I receive it (it will come directly to you from Royal Caribbean if you have added your email address to your cruise profile).
Let me know if you have any questions.
We hope everyone stays safe and healthy and that you will all be together next year on the group cruise with Rick and Bobby.
Jen
Jen JacksonAll Vista Travel
(408) 250-5826 – mobile
www.AllVistaTravel.com
jen@allvistatravel.com
An Important Message from SGC Cole, 33°
Please click the video link below for an important message from
Sovereign Grand Commander, Cole, 33°
Valley of Miami Centennial Celebration
A truly magnificent night of history, camaraderie, and fellowship occurred on October 26, 2019 as the Valley of Miami in the Orient of Florida celebrated its 100th Anniversary. The valley began when all four coordinate bodies of the Scottish Rite were in place in October of 1919. This was when the young city of Miami was on the cusp of its great century of growth emerging as a world class metropolis from what had been nothing more than a fishing village 30 years prior. The establishment of an additional branch of freemasonry sat poised to grow along with the city.
The evening began with a meet and greet of the 300 plus attendees with several distinguished masonic guests including Ill. James D. Cole, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander, Ill. Richard G. Hoover, 33°, Deputy in Florida and Most Worshipful John W. Westerman III, Grand Master of Masons in Florida. Next a special Masonic Music performance was given by Orchestra Miami in the grand auditorium of the valley’s building. The works included everything from Mozart to Ragtime to patriotic songs of the United States. This was followed by a lavish banquet that included a historical talk on the valley and comments from the special guests.
The event was enjoyed by all and favorable comments are still coming in to the valley’s leadership as the four coordinate bodies embark on their second century of service to the Miami community.
Photo 1: From left to right, Ill. Richard G. Hoover, Deputy of the Orient of Florida, Ill. James D. Cole, Sovereign Grand Commander, M..W.. John Westerman III, Grand Master of Florida, Ill. Glenn G. Gomez, Personal Representative in the Valley of Miami.
Photo 2: Watching the Orchestra Miami production.
Photo 3: Three male tenors performing
Photo 4: Cellist performing solo during the performance
Photo 5: A duet performing during the program
Photo 6: Ill. Glenn G. Gomez, Personal Representative, introducing Ill. Richard G. Hoover, Deputy in Florida, for comments. Ill. James D. Cole to the speakers right, M..W.. John Westerman III, Grand Master of Florida, far left and Ill. Dale I Goherig, S.G.I.G. Emeritus to the far right.
Photo 7: Ill. John Borsa giving a speech on the Valleys history.
Photo 8: Ill. Glenn G. Gomez, Personal Representative, Ill James D. Cole, Sovereign Grand Commander, Ill. John Borsa, III. Richard G. Hoover, Deputy of Florida and his wife Bobby laugh at a joke from Ill. Borsa.
Photo 9: Ill. James D. Cole, Grand Commander, Ill. Glenn G. Gomez, Personal Representative, Ill. Richard G. Hoover, Deputy of Florida, as Ill. Gomez introduces M..W.. John Westerman, Grand Master of Florida.
Photo 10: Grand Commander James D. Cole presenting his Grand Commanders Cap to Ill. Glenn G. Gomez, Personal Representative, in appreciation for the weekends events.
Scottish Rite Workshops
To start the new year, the Supreme Council will be offering Scottish Rite Workshops. Information can be found online at https://scottishrite.org/
Charlotte, NC, is planned to be the home for one of the 2020 Scottish Rite Workshops on March 13th and 14th. You can go to the Supreme Council website, click on the link for the workshops, and register there. You will also be able to book your hotel room from your confirmation page. If you are going to attend this Scottish Rite Workshop, please let your Valley’s General Secretary or Personal Representative know, as our Deputy Ill. Rick Hoover will be arriving there on Thursday March 12th, and leaving on Sunday March 15th, and would like to meet with the Florida contingent on Friday morning before the session starts.
Florida Scottish Rite 