To the Worshipful Master, Wardens Senior and Junior, Officers, Past Masters, and Brethren of the Worshipful Lodge Vitruvian #767, Free & Accepted Masons, Grand Lodge of Indiana:
It is a sad occasion on which I learn about the loss of our Brother, Dave Bosworth, and I join the Lodge in mourning his loss, with the hopeful celebration of the kind of man and Brother he was, and of his translation to the Celestial Lodge above.
I went to the Lodge's web page to sign a guestbook, but seeing none I hoped that this e-mail would reach to you. I met Bro. Dave in February 2000, at the annual Masonic Week activities in Washington, DC. He was a Brother who understood Masonry, the seriousness of its core Teaching, and the good humor and joy of having the fellowship of other "travelers on the Way".
I last saw him in DC; we had not long returned from the 150th Anniversary celebration of Benjamin B. French #15 at the Reagan Center. It was especially poignant for me because I knew that my wife would have immensely enjoyed the operatic selections, and I was still recently divorced. When we returned to the hotel, Bro. Dave noticed the quietude of my demeanor, and sat with me in quiet conversation. I felt much solace from that, and he never knew how much it meant to me.
There was no heroic act; no great outpouring of grand proportion. It was a simple act of Brotherly love and kindness, in a human moment, that earned an eternal image of Bro. Dave on the tablet of my heart and mind. I should live long enough to have such effect on my Brethren. I will miss Brother Dave, and sympathize with the Brethren of Lodge Vitruvian for their loss of a great foundation stone in their Lodge.
Alas my Brother!
In Fraternal Sorrow,
.·. Rashied K. Sharrieff-Al-Bey, PM
Cornerstone Lodge #37
MWPHGL-NY
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"Si Opus Quadratum vis, angulos praecidere noli..."
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