Most Worshipful Brother Andrew T. Hereim

Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Utah 1990

Born in Boardman, Morrow County, Oregon, August 21,1920. Educated in public schools in Oregon; Boulder, Colorado; and graduated from Cache la Poudre High School, LaPorte, Colorado, in 1938. He married Urith Blake in LaPorte on October 20,1946. He and Urith graduated in the same high school class. They have three children, Mark, Jane, and Karl, and two grandchildren. He graduated from Colorado State University with a Baccalaureate Degree in Animal Science in 1943, and received the Master of Science in Microbiology in 1949 from Purdue University. A.T. retired from Federal Civil Service at Dugway Proving Ground in 1979, then worked for the Utah State Health Department until November 1989. He entered the United States Army, Medical Department, in December, 1944, and was Honorably Discharged with the rank of corporal in August, 1946. He is a member and an Elder of Wasatch Presbyterian Church, Salt Lake City. He was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on March 28, 1952, in Highlands Lodge No. 86, Denver, Colorado. He demitted to Utah and affiliated with Kaibab Lodge No. 25 in February, 1973, serving as Worshipful Master in 1980. He was appointed to the Grand Lodge line in 1981 by the late Most Worshipful Grand Master LeRoy S. Axland.

An active member of the Masonic community, he is a member of Midvale/Park City York Rite. He served as High Priest of Ontario Chapter No.3, Royal Arch Masons in 1977; as Illustrious Master of Daly Council No.5, Cryptic Masons in 1976; and as Eminent Commander of Malta Commandery No.3, Knights Templar in 1978. He is a life member of Anointed High Priests of Utah and served as President in 1986; a life member of the Council of Thrice Illustrious Masters in Utah; and a Charter Member of Utah Past Commanders Association and served as Eminent Prior in 1984.

He is a member of Salt Lake Valley, Orient of Utah, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, and served as Commander of Salt Lake Council of Kadosh in 1988; he was invested a Knight Commander of the Court of Honour in 1987; he serves as Chairman of the Robe Room for Scottish Rite.

A member of El Kalah Shrine Temple, Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, he served as President and Secretary of Nomads Shrine Unit and is now Honorary/Inactive; however, he continues to chair the Robe and Make-up activity for Nomads during Shrine ceremonials, and participates in several other Nomad activities during the year.

He is a member of Petra Tabernacle No. LXI, Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests. He is a member of Knights York Cross of Honor Priory No. 47. He is a member of Royal Order of Jesters Court No. 49. He is a member of the Royal Order of Scotland, and of Royal Scots of Utah, of which group he has been President.

He received the Honorary DeMolay Legion of Honor in 1989. He was installed a member of Salt Lake Chapter No. 114 National Sojourners in 1990. As a postscript, he is a Trusted Shellback for having crossed the equator aboard USNS Silas Bent on 23 February, 1973.

Utah Grand Lodge Proceedings, 1990.

PGM. Andrew T. Hereim died on February 18, 1999 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah Grand Lodge Proceedings, 2000, Page102.