
Welcome to the new Manassas Chapter No. 81 - Royal Arch Masons Website!
Officers of Manassas Chapter
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2024-2025 Officers
HIGH PRIEST – Ex. Mohamedreza Azizi
KING - Comp. Isaac Noffsinger
SCRIBE – Comp. Sam Marso
SECRETARY – Ex. Tom Costis, PHP
TREASURER – Comp. Robert Schneider
CAPTAIN OF THE HOST – Rt. Ex. Paul Lockhart, PDDGHP
PRINCIPAL SOJOURNER – Comp. Joe Chwirut
ROYAL ARCH CAPTAIN – Comp. Matthew Guest
GRAND MASTER 3rd VEIL – Comp. Jim Jones
GRAND MASTER 2nd VEIL – Comp. Jose Gutierrez
GRAND MASTER 1st VEIL – Comp. Jose Guerra
CHAPLAIN – Ex/ William Costis, PHP
LECTURER- Mt. Ex. Donald McAndrews
TILER – Comp. Suheil Barraghi
TREASURER EMERITUS - Rt. Ex. Linwood Holbrook
District Deputy Grand High Priest - Capitular District No. 17
Right Excellent Joseph Martinez
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Past High Priests of Manassas #81​
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1958-59 - Chas. Hillary Wine Sr. +
1960 - James R. Offield ++
1961 - Glen G. O’Neil +
1962, 63, 84 - William A. Vincent *@+
1964 - Abel Jackson Bailey +
1965 - Vesta B. Short
1966 - Willard A. Jenkins
1967 - Charles R. Gough +
1968, 69 - Willard A. Jenkins +
1070 - Joseph R. Brannan
1971 - Charles Wilson Stouffer +
1972 - Durward E. Grubbs *
1973 - Lawrence S. Ziegler
1974 - Charles Wilson Stouffer +
1975, 76 -
1977 - Norman T. Snellings !
1978, 79 - Russell D. Hancock !+
1980, 81 - Donald Maynard Van Houten *+
1992 - Linwood Lee Holbrook Jr. *
1983 - Robert Rose !
1984 - William A. Vincent *@+
1985 - Thomas G. Walker *
1986 - William Weldon Costis
1987 - Charles R. Soderberg *
1988 - Michael James Rawley
1989 - Walter Roland Peterman +
1990 - Carl Hampton Dunn Jr. *
1991 - Michael E. Coleman *
1992 - Edward Howard Jr. +
1993 - Edwin P. Elliott Jr. *@+
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1994 - Robert E. Riggle Sr.
1995 - Elbert Leon Thomas
1996 - Jeffrey Scott Holbrook
1997 - Frank Hugh McIvor
1998 - Charles W. Wagner *#
1999 - Cornelius J. Van Aalst Jr. *
2000 - Dennis Sherman Lavery
2001 - Donald Leo McAndrews ~*&@
2002 - Paul Arnold Dixon
2003 - Charles E. McNoldy
2004 - William K. Edwards
2005 - Robert Mayer
2006 - Paul Martin
2007 - Edwin P. Elliott Jr. *@+
2008 - Jeffrey Scott Holbrook
2009 - Durward E. Grubbs *+
2010 - Harvey Alexander Buffalo
2011 - David Davis+
2012 - Richard Saunders
2013 - Christopher Swihart
2014 - Douglas Dulaney
2015 - Robert McDaniel
2016 - Clancy Nidell
2017 - Joseph Martinez
2018 - Doyle Meadows
2019 - Phil Sommers
2020 - Phil Sommers
2021 - Tom Costis
2022 - Tom Costis
2023 - Mohamedreza Azizi
Honorary Members
Charles W. Wagner *# Paul S. Newhall *#+ Donald McAndrews *#@~
Linwood Holbrook, Jr. * Rhey Solomon *@
Key: *=PDDGHP, #=PGHP, @=John Dove Award Holder, &=Grand Royal Arch Officer,
~=District Lecturer, +=Deceased, !=demitted