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Meet M.W. Grand Master
Lewie Fletcher

Brother Lewie was born in Chickasha Oklahoma on Brother Lewie was awarded the Montana’s Meritorious
August 9, 1944 and in 1952, his family moved to Lovington, Service Medal (Bronze) June 2012 and a special Cornelius
New Mexico where he grew up on a working ranch. At Hedges Award for Exceptional Merit 2014, for his
age seventeen he enlisted in the US Navy and served for contribution to the updating of the Montana Ritual.
twenty-seven years. He served in Viet Nam 1968, 1969
and an additional three months in 1970. He retired as an Lewie is married to Susan and have 3 step children,
Engineman Senior Chief Petty O cer, Surface Warfare Scott, William and Keely. There are 5 children from his
Quali ed. rst marriage, Leslie, Laura, Leann, Lewie II, and Lacey.

After Military service he attended Eastern Montana Brother Lewie stated that it has been a truly humbling
College graduating with a Bachelors Degree in Mass honor to serve the Brotherhood this past decade. And as
Communications, Extended Major with Honors. He holds he moves forward in service, he will continue to serve you
degrees in Marine Propulsion Engineering, Collision to the best of his ability, with a 100 percent commitment.
and Re nishing Technology and 19 credits in Health
Administration Masters Program. After college he was the
Outreach and Public Relations coordinator for Veterans
Upward Bound Program for Montana.

MW Grand Master Lewie started his Masonic journey
when he submitted his petition to Normal Heights Lodge
#632, San Diego, CA in August 1978. His Father-in-law
was a Past Master of the lodge and the major in uence in
Lewie asking for a petition. He was initiated as an Entered
Apprentice on November 9, 1978 in Liberty Lodge #150,
Denver CO, passed to the degree of a Fellowcraft January
11, 1979 and raised to the sublime degree of a Master
Mason on February 22, 1979. MWPGM Will Alexander
appointed MW Brother Lewie to Grand Line as Grand
Historian in June 2011, three months later he was
appointed as District O cer for Sagebrush District.

Brother Fletcher is a Life member of three Montana
lodges, Hiram #52, Doric #53, Huntley Project Lodge
#144. He also holds a Life Membership in Vegas Lodge #32,
Las Vegas, NV. He has served as WM of Hiram Lodge and
Huntley Project Lodge. He is a certi ed Lodge Instructor
and Ritualist. In addition, he has served as Venerable
Master for the Billings Valley, Scottish Rite, Billings
Montana. His home Shrine is AL Aska Temple, Anchorage,
AK and has an associate membership in Al Bedoo Shrine in
Billings where has served as the 2nd Ceremonial Master.

He is a Past Senior Grand Warden in the Grand
Commandery of Montana, and a member of Jephthah
Chapter #116, Worden, MT. Past President of the Montana
Sojourners the Devil’s Brigade, Chapter #558.

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