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W. Brother Cliff Brophy
Stillwater County Sheriff Retired
W. Brother Cliff Brophy
had planned on serving as
a member of the clergy.
But as fate would have it,
he become involved with
Stillwater County Search and
Rescue and turned to a career
in law enforcement. He was
hired as the resident Deputy
in Absarokee in 1981. Seven
years later he was appointed
Sheriff . Brother Cliff was
fi rst elected to the position of
Sheriff of Stillwater County
in 1990, according to county
records. Sheriff Brophy was re-elected to the post
a total of six times. Cliff also served on the FBI
Criminal Justice Information Services Division
Advisory Policy Board, the Montana Board of
Crime Control, past president of the Montana Sheriff
and Peace Offi cers’ Association, past president of
the Montana Coroners’ Association, the Montana
Lottery Commission, the Montana Emergency
Response Commission, as well as several local
groups. This past Monday, Sheriff Cliff Brophy
ended a nearly 37-year law enforcement career,
when he signed off on the radio for the last time.
Brother Cliff , Thank you for dedication, loyalty,
and service! You have infl uenced many with your
unending compassion, respect, and service in all
facets of law enforcement. The Masons of Montana
also wish to thank you for your service and
congratulate on your retirement.
W. Bro. Brophy is a Past Master and the Secretary
of Stillwater Lodge No. 62. He as also served as
several times as W. Grand Chaplain and also as W.
Grand Historian.rian.
Volume 95 Number 1
On October 5, 2019
Deer Lodge No. 14
Banquet Celebrating their
150th Anniversary
&
100th Anniversary of the Lodge building
Deer No. 14, Deer Lodge, Montana was Chartered
on October 6, 1869. The fi rst Lodge building was a
two-story brick veneered building built in 1870 which
was located on one of the lots where the second Lodge
building was built. Fifty years later, after adding more
land to the location, a three-story brick building was
built with the cornerstone laid on September 17, 1919.
The fi rst lodge meeting in the new building was held
on March 16, 1920.
The current building is designed using Renaissance
and Classical Revival style, with a stone or cement
arched door surrounded with an arched light, pilasters
marking the lodge entry, three story corner pilaster
capped with animate objects, an ornate dropped
stone cornice made of crosses, and recessed arched
brickwork over each window. The Lodge meets on
the third fl oor the fi rst and second fl oors are rented or
leased out.
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