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‘‡ ƒ‰‘‡ǡ •‡ƒ–‡†ǡ ™ƒ• Š‘‘”‡† „› Š‹• ˆ‡ŽŽ‘™ ƒ•‘• ‘ —Ž› ͙͛ ™Š‡ Š‡ ™ƒ• ‹†— –‡† ‹–‘ –Š‡ ‘–ƒƒ
Masonic Hall of Fame. The surprise ceremony took place at the home he shares with his daughter, Diane.

 „‡ŠƒŽˆ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”ƒ† ‘†‰‡ ‘ˆ  ‹‡– ”‡‡ ƒ† ‡’–‡† ƒ•‘• ‘ˆ ‘–ƒƒǡ ‡„‡”• ‘ˆ ‘—–ƒ‹ ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ
110, located in Superior, Montana, held a special event on August 1st. The event was to present Brother Joe Magone
with his induction into the Montana Masonic Hall of Fame. The presentation took place at home he shares with his
daughter, Diane. Diane said, “Now, Dad, I gotta tell you that Jim DeBree engineered this with the support of the
rest of the lodge. And this was the longest I ever kept a secret!” this was a surprise honor to Magone. The ceremony
started with Jim DeBree telling the audience of a dozen-plus that this presentation to Joe Magone was to thank him
ˆ‘” Š‹• ‘—–•–ƒ†‹‰ Ž‡ƒ†‡”•Š‹’ ‹ –Š‡ ‘—–›ǡ –ƒ–‡ǡ ‘†‰‡ǡ ƒ† Š—” ŠǤ Dz ‡ –Šƒ –Š‡ ‹†— –‡‡ ˆ‘” Š‹• ‘–”‹„—–‹‘
to the growth of Montana and the United States, and we honor his life, perpetuate his memory and announce his
‘‹–‡–• ƒ† ƒ ‘’Ž‹•Š‡–•ǡdz ‡ ”‡‡ ”‡ƒ† ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ˆ”ƒ‡† ‡”–‹Ƥ ƒ–‡ ƒ• Š‡ ’”‡•‡–‡† ‹– –‘ ƒ‰‘‡Ǥ ƒ‰‘‡
was very humble, but one could see that he was pleased as he did not realize the get-together was for this recognition.

‹ ‡ ”‡‡ ‘–‹—‡†ǡ Dz ‹ƒ‡ •ƒ‹† –Šƒ– ›‘— Ž‹‡ ’‡ƒ Š‡•ǡ ‘‡Ǥ ™‡– ‹–‘ –Š‡ •–‘”‡ǡ ƒ† –Š‡ ‘Ž› –Š‹‰ ‘—Ž† Ƥ †
with peaches was in a bottle,” which drew laughter from the room. Peach brandy was served in Masonic shot glasses,
ƒ† –Š‡ –‘ƒ•–• –‘ ‘‡ „‡‰ƒǤ Dz Š‡ Ƥ ”•– ƒ‡ –‘ —’‡”‹‘”ǡ ™ƒ• ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› ƒ ƒ•‘ ƒ† ™ƒ–‡† –‘ Š‡  –Š‹• Ž‘†‰‡ ‘—–
before committing to anything,” recalled Dillon. “Joe, you were on the committee to check me out to be sure I was
ƒ ƒ•‘Ǥ ‘— –‘‘ ‡ ‘ơ –‘ –Š‡ •‹†‡ –‘ ƒ• “—‡•–‹‘• –Šƒ– ‘Ž› ƒ ƒ•‘ ™‘—Ž† ‘™ –Š‡ ƒ•™‡”• –‘ǡ •‘ ”‡ ‹–‡† –Š‡
›Ž‡”ǯ• ƒ–Š ˆ”‘ ‡‘”‰‹ƒǤ ‘— •ƒ‹†ǡ Ǯ ‡ŽŽǡ –Šƒ–ǯ• ‰‘‘† ‡‘—‰Š ˆ‘” ‡Ǩǯ † Œ—•– ™ƒ– –‘ –Šƒ ›‘— ˆ‘” Ž‡––‹‰ ‡ ‹Ǥdz

“I would like to toast on behalf of the Easter Star, a part of the Masonic fraternity. Joe has been a faithful member for
‘˜‡” ͘͝ ›‡ƒ”• ƒ† ™ƒ• Ž‘˜‡† ‹ –Š‡ ‘ƥ ‡ Š‡ Š‡Ž†ǡdz •ƒ‹† Žƒ‹‡ ‘„‹•‘ ƒ• •Š‡ Š‡Ž† Š‡” •Š‘– ‰Žƒ•• —’Ǥ ‹ ›” ”‡ ‘—–‡†
a time many years ago when Montana Power asked whose name should be on the power bill, and he said Joe Magone,
Secretary at the time, and his name is still on the invoice. “I would like to say that as a kid, how important the Masonic
family was to both of my parents and how many lifelong friendships they made through that connection. They helped
‰‡– ƒ‹„‘™ ȋ ‹”Ž•Ȍ ‰‘‹‰ǡ ƒ† †ƒ† ™ƒ• –Š‡ ‹•–ƒŽŽ‹‰ ‘ƥ ‡” ˆ‘” ƒŽŽ –Š”‡‡ ‘ˆ —• ‰‹”Ž•ǡ –Š‹ǡǯ •ƒ‹† ‹ƒ‡Ǥ Dz Šƒ˜‡ ‰‘‘†
memories of how important the Masonic family was to my parents.”

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