Most Worshipful Brother Blaine Moler Simons

Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Utah 1969.

Perhaps it is significant that our ninety-fourth Grand Master was born in Colorado. Sterling, Colorado, August 20, 1910. Perhaps. For it was the Colorado Jurisdiction that granted a charter to the third Lodge organized in Utah thus giving birth to the Grand Lodge of Utah.

Brother Blaine Moler Simons received his high school education in both Denver and Salt Lake City and attended the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Utah. He was graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1932.

Following his graduation from the University he was employed by what is now the Tracy-Collins Bank & Trust Company. Today he is Vice-President in charge of Advertising and Public Relations, for the same bank.

He is a member of many Civic and Professional Organizations including the Salt Lake Board of Realtors, Chamber of Commerce, Utah Manufacturers Association, Utah Westerners and the Salt Lake Rotary Club.

He is an active member of the First Congregational Church, was a former Superintendent of the Sunday School and is now Treasurer of the Church Sunday School.

He received the three Degrees of Masonry in Mt. Moriah Lodge No.2 in Salt Lake City in 1934, at once took an active part in the affairs of the Lodge and served as Worshipful Master in 1950.

In 1935 he was Exalted in Utah Chapter No.1, Salt Lake City and was elected High Priest in 1956. He is now serving as R. E. Grand King of the Grand Chapter of Utah. He received the Cryptic Degrees in Utah Council No. 1 and in 1962 served his Council as Illustrious Master.

He was Knighted in Utah Commandery No.1, K. T., December 11, 1935 and was elected Eminent Commander in 1957. In 1965 Brother Simons was elected R. E. Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery, K. T. of Utah. All this time he was serving on the various committees that go with the offices notably Chairman of the Finance Committee of all three Grand Lodge Bodies of the York Rite.

He is a member of the Knights of the York Cross of Honor and was elected Eminent Prior in 1967. He is also a Past Sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine and is now serving as Intendant General, Division of Utah for that Body.

He received the 32 in the A. & A. S. Rite Bodies with the 96th Class in 1950 and is now holding the office of Expert in Utah Consistory.

He is serving as Captain of the Guard in El Kalah Temple of the Shrine at the present time, and for many years was active on El Kalah Patrol.

He is a former DeMolay member and has the unusual distinction of being the 100th former DeMolay to be elected Grand Master in the jurisdictions of the United States. He has received the DeMolay Legion of Honor.

Our Grand Master has been a tireless and consistent worker in all branches of Masonry. At no time in his long Masonic career did he stand for anything except the utmost respect for Masonic Principles.

With such a background the offices of Grand Lodge would surely be opened to him.

He served three years in appointive offices and in February of 1966 he was elected Right Worshipful Junior Grand Warden and advanced in successive years to the office of Worshipful Grand Master.

He is married and has two sons. We believe it was the first time in Utah Masonry that the Grand Master had a father and a son at his Installation.

Utah Grand Lodge Proceedings, 1969.

PGM, Blaine Moler Simons died on May 14, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah Grand Lodge Proceedings, 2009, page 127-128.