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Richard R. Weaver (1941-2022)

Most Worshipful Grand Master 1995-1996

Most Worshipful Richard R. Weaver was born in Missoula, Montana, on April
18, 1941. He attended Elementary Schools in Dillon and graduated from
Beaverhead County High School. He had been a Boy Scout and achieved the
”ƒ ‘ˆ ƒ‰Ž‡ ‘—–Ǣ Š‡ ƒŽ•‘ ”‡ ‡‹˜‡† –Š‡ ‹ˆ‡ ƒ˜‹‰ ™ƒ”†Ǥ ”‘–Š‡”
Weaver attended Montana State University-Bozeman for three years. He
•‡”˜‡† ‹ –Š‡ ‹–‡† –ƒ–‡• ”› ˆ”‘ ͙͛͡͞ –‘ ͙͡͞͝Ǥ ‡ ™ƒ• –Š‡ ƒ•– ‘ƒ†‡” ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹•†‘ ’‘•– ‘ˆ –Š‡
‡”‹ ƒ ‡‰‹‘ ƒ† ƒ•– ‘ƒ†‡” ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ •‘ ’‘•– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡–‡”ƒ• ‘ˆ ‘”‡‹‰ ƒ”•Ǥ

Š‹Ž‡ Ž‹˜‹‰ ‹ ‡‡” ‘†‰‡ǡ ”‘–Š‡” ‡ƒ˜‡” ™ƒ• ‡’Ž‘›‡† ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‹ Ž‡” ‹Ž ‘’ƒ›Ǥ Š‡ ‡ƒ˜‡”• ™‡”‡
ƒƥ Ž‹ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š –Š‡ ”‡•„›–‡”‹ƒ Š—” ŠǤ  ƒ •‘ǡ ‘–ƒƒǡ Š‡ •‡”˜‡† ƒ• ‡’—–› Š‡”‹ơ Ǥ

”‘–Š‡” ‡ƒ˜‡” ”‡ ‡‹˜‡† Š‹• †‡‰”‡‡• ƒ– –Š‡ ƒŽŽ ‘ˆ ‹•†‘ ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͙͞Ǥ ‹–‹ƒ–‡† ‘ –‘„‡” ͝ǡ ͙͙͟͡ǡ ƒ••‡†
on November 16, 1971, and raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason on December 7. 1972. He served as
‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ƒ•–‡” ‹ ͙͟͡͝ ƒ† ƒ‰ƒ‹ ‹ ͙͘͡͠Ǥ ‡ „‡ ƒ‡ ƒ †—ƒŽ ‡„‡” ™‹–Š ‡‡” ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͙͜ǡ ‡‡” ‘†‰‡ǡ
‘ ƒ” Š ͝ǡ ͙͙͡͡ǡ ƒ† •‡”˜‡† ƒ• ‹–• ‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ƒ•–‡” †—”‹‰ ͙͜͡͡ ƒ† –Š‡ Ƥ ”•– ŠƒŽˆ ‘ˆ ͙͡͡͝Ǥ  ƒ—ƒ”› ͙͡͡͝ǡ
Š‡ Œ‘‹‡† ‹ ‘Ž ‘†‰‡ ‘ ͙͟͝ǡ ‹ ‘ŽǤ  ‡’–‡„‡” ͚͠ǡ ͙͡͡͝ǡ Š‡ ƒƥ Ž‹ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š ‹”‰‹‹ƒ ‹–› ‘†‰‡ ‘Ǥ ͙Ǥ
He received his 50-year Membership in 2021.

”‘–Š‡” ‡ƒ˜‡” ™ƒ• ƒ’’‘‹–‡† –‘ –Š‡ ”ƒ† ‹‡ ™‹–Š –Š‡ –‹–Ž‡ ‘ˆ ‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ”ƒ† ›Ž‡” „› ‘•– ‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž
ƒ—Ž Ǥ ‘˜‡‡ǡ ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡”ǡ ‹ —‡ ͙͡͠͝ǡ †—”‹‰ –Š‡ ͙͙͡–Š —ƒŽ ‘—‹ ƒ–‹‘ ‹ ‡Ž‡ƒǤ Š‹Ž‡ ƒ†˜ƒ ‹‰
ˆ”‘ ‘‡ ’Žƒ ‡ ƒ† •–ƒ–‹‘ –‘ –Š‡ ‡š– ‹ –Š‡ ”ƒ† ‹‡ǡ ”‘–Š‡” ‡ƒ˜‡” •‡”˜‡† ƒ• ƒ ‡„‡” ƒ†ǡ ‘ ‘ ƒ•‹‘ǡ
Šƒ‹”ƒ ‘ˆ ˜ƒ”‹‘—• ”ƒ† ‘‹––‡‡•Ǥ ‡ ™ƒ• ‡Ž‡ –‡† –‘ –Š‡ ”ƒ† ‹‡ ƒ• Ǥ Ǥ ”ƒ† —‹‘” ƒ”†‡ ‹
—‡ ͙͚͡͡ǡ ‡Ž‡ –‡† ‘•– ‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” ‘ˆ ƒ•‘•ǡ ƒ† ‹•–ƒŽŽ‡† ‹ –Š‡ ”ƒ† ƒ•– †—”‹‰ –Š‡ ͙͚͡–Š
—ƒŽ ‘—‹ ƒ–‹‘ ‘ —‡ ͚͜ǡ ͙͡͡͝Ǥ ‡ ’”‡•‹†‡† ‘˜‡” –Š‡ ͙͛͘–Š —ƒŽ ‘—‹ ƒ–‹‘ ‹ —––‡Ǥ
 ͙͡͡͞ –Š‡”‡ ™‡”‡ ͙͘͡ ‘†‰‡• ™‹–Š ͙͘ǡ͙͘͠ ‡„‡”•Ǥ  ͚͚͚͘ –Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ ͟͠ ‘†‰‡• ™‹–Š ͛ǡ͙͝͞ ‡„‡”•Ǥ

Brother Weaver received the degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in Butte Consistory in April
1974. He received the degree of the Order of Eastern Star in April 1979 in Wisdom Chapter No. 67, Wisdom, and
™ƒ• ƒ ‡„‡” ‘ˆ Ž‘”ƒŽ Šƒ’–‡” ‘Ǥ ͜͞ ‘ˆ ‡‡” ‘†‰‡Ǥ

He is a Noble in the Ancient and Accepted Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and a member of Bagdad Shrine,
Butte, where he received the degree during the 1989 Spring Ceremonial.

Richard loved metal fabrication, woodworking, and remodeling. He was an all-around handyman and spent
Š‹• •—‡”• „—‹Ž†‹‰ ˆ‡ ‡• ƒ† —––‹‰ –‹„‡”Ǥ ƒ–‡”ǡ Š‡ „‡ ƒ‡ ƒ ˜‡”› †‡˜‘—– Š”‹•–‹ƒ ƒ† ™ƒ• ƒ –‹˜‡ ‹ Š‹•
Church. Richard loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He moved to Adair, Oklahoma, for the
last two years to be near family.

‘•– ‘”•Š‹’ˆ—Ž ƒ•– ”ƒ† ƒ•–‡” ‹ Šƒ”† —••‡ŽŽ ‡ƒ˜‡” ȋ͙͠Ȍ Žƒ‹† †‘™ Š‹• ™‘”‹‰ –‘‘Ž• ƒ† ’ƒ••‡†
–Š‡ ‡Ž‡•–‹ƒŽ ‘†‰‡ ƒ„‘˜‡ ‘ —Ž› ͚͠ǡ ͚͚͚͘ǡ ƒ– †ƒ‹”ǡ ŽƒŠ‘ƒǤ ‡‘”‹ƒŽ •‡”˜‹ ‡• ™‡”‡ Š‡Ž† ƒ– ͙͙ǣ͘͘ ƒǡ
‡†‡•†ƒ›ǡ —‰—•– ͛ǡ ͚͚͚͘ǡ ƒ– –Š‡ ƒ ”‘˜‡ ‡‘‹–‡ Š—” Š ‹ ”›‘”ǡ ŽƒŠ‘ƒǤ ‡ ™‹ŽŽ „‡ ‹••‡† „› ƒŽŽ
who knew him and loved him.

 ’Žƒ ‡ ‘ˆ ƪ ‘™‡”•ǡ –Š‡ ˆƒ‹Ž› ƒ•• –Šƒ– †‘ƒ–‹‘• „‡ ƒ†‡ –‘ –Š‡ ‘’‡ ”‡‰ƒ › ‡–‡” ‹ ”›‘” ƒ–
maybepregnant.org or the Shriner’s Children’s Hospital at donate.lovetotherescue.org/give. To leave his family
a message, please visit his Tribute Wall at www.shipmansfuneralhome.com. Cremation arrangements are
under the direction of Shipman’s Funeral & Cremation Service.

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