Attached photos provided by Elks Member Lorene Tierney
Memorial Service Remembrance Table.
Boy Scout Troop 603.
Elks Lodge Chaplin Steven A Rusie Lights Remembrance Candles.
Mission Viejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444 (“Elks Lodge”) held its annual memorial service (“Program”) to remember fourteen of its members that passed away during the past year.
Honored members included: Past District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Robert Lionetti, Inner Guard James C. Peterson, Elk of the Year Leo Hazell, Edward Gosse, Alan L. Petersen, Thomas Cahill, Patrick J. Weagraff, John J. Hargy, Al Haywood, John Scott, Don Petrics, George E. Way, Jr., Hugh Dewey and R. Scott Cornelius.
The Program was attended by Elks Lodge members, friends and family of the deceased. Fronting the podium were two posters with photos of the deceased members, a poinsettia, fourteen white candles and Elks Lodge Emblems. The Program was opened with the presentation of the colors by Boy Scout Troop 603 and a welcoming message from Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Gloria Le Couvre. As each deceased Elks Lodge member’s name was announced by Secretary Charlie Hart, a candle was lit by Chaplain Steven A. Rusie and chimes were struck by Assistant Inner Guard Howard Sargeant. Sharon Scott sang Amazing Grace. Throughout the Program, organ music was provided by Elks Lodge Life Member, Andy Costello. The Memorial Service was closed with the playing of Taps by Ray Mallen and the reading of the Elks Eleven O’clock Toast by the Exalted Ruler. The hard copy program was provided by Assistant Chaplain Michael Alarcon of Fairhaven Memorial and the photo posters by Elks member Karen Chaklos.
The Mission Viejo / Saddleback Elks Lodge No. 2444, celebrating forty one (41) years of service to the Saddleback Valley communities, is one of ten lodges in the Orange Coast District of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE) whose headquarters is in Chicago, Illinois. The BPOE is a charitable organization with a 143 year history of giving, “Elks Care, Elks Share.”
