Cabletow 4th issue - GM Ebdane - Grand Lodge of the Philippines

The Cabletow
Grand Secretary Reynold S. Fajardo was our 1986 Grand Master and is a Past
Royal Patron of the Grand Court of the Order of the Amaranth. Sis. Asuncion V.
Fajardo is a Past Royal Grand Matron of the same Order.
A Grand Orator and Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Valley of Malate,
Orient of Manila, Ill. Reynold S. Fajardo, 33º, actively participated in disseminating
Masonic knowledge in many Orient Conventions. A number of brethren were blest
with his erudite revelations. Listening to Ill. Fajardo was an educational experience
itself.
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MASONIC HISTORIAN
Grand Secretary Rey is an acknowledged Masonic historian. He has a library of
rare history books. Many of his enlightening articles found print in Masonic journals
here and abroad. To Masonic scholars, the following books are collector’s items:
“Historic Perceptions”, “The Golden Years of the Grand Lodge”, “Dimasalang, the
Masonic Life of Dr. Jose Rizal” and “The Brethren” (two volumes). Grand Sec, as the
brethren affectionately called Past Grand Master Reynold S. Fajardo, is co-author of
“Kinship to Greatness” and “The Golden Years”. “Kinship to Greatness” is a collection
of biographical sketches of Past Grand Masters and “The Golden Years” is the history
of Scottish Rite Masonry in the Philippines.
One of the few Masonic writers who served the Craft, Grand Sec was once
Editor-in-Chief of “Far Eastern Freemason” and “The Cabletow”. He is at present
the Editorial Consultant of The Cabletow, the official organ of the Grand Lodge of
the Philippines.
The brethren will surely miss the learned and scholarly articles of Grand Sec.
His highly educated dissertations on Masonic history is a legacy that will continue to
link us to the past as we chart our destiny.
AWARDS
Our Grand Secretary was a recipient of several awards as a career executive
and as a Mason.
In 1990, Grand Sec was given a plaque as the “Most Outstanding Kapampangan
in the Field of Law.” In Freemasonry, Grand Sec received the “Legion of Honor”
conferred by the Supreme Council of the Order of DeMolay and the “Grand Lodge
Gold Medal of Honor” by the Grand Lodge of the Philippines.
Enumerating the citations and certifications of Awards and Recognitions will
occupy our time for indeed Grand Sec lived a fulfilled life worthy of emulation.