Brother Williamson was elected an
Honorary Member of the International Supreme Council of
the Order of DeMolay in 1983 and elected an Active
Member in 1986. He was appointed Executive Officer of
DeMolay in Pennsylvania in 1987. He served a two year
term as the Region II Representative on the I.S.C. Board
of Directors in 1993-1994.
Brother Willliamson received the Active Legion of Honor
degree from the International Supreme Council, Order of
DeMolay; the Grand Cross of Color from the International
Order of the Rainbow For Girls, and served as a member
of the Senior Grand Executive Committee of the Grand
Assembly, Rainbow For Girls, Pennsylvania.
Brother Williamson is a Right Worshipful Past Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in
Pennsylvania. A member of Tyrian Lodge No. 612 located
in Wilmerding, PA, Brother Williamson served as
Worshipful Master in 1959. He was appointed District
Deputy Grand Master of the 54th Masonic District in 1962
and served through 1971. He was appointed a member of
the Committee on Masonic Homes in 1971 and was elected
to the progressive line of officers as Junior Grand
Warden in 1975. He served a two-year term as Right
Worshipful Grand Master in 1982-1983.
Brother Williamson was elected to serve as the Chairman
of the Conference of Grand Masters of Masons International for the 1982-1983 term. He received the
prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award from the Grand Lodge
of Pennsylvania in 1984.
During his term as the Right Worshipful Grand Master,
Brother Williamson founded the Pennsylvania Youth
Foundation, a program owned and operated by the Grand
Lodge to promote and support the Masonic-related youth
groups such as the Order of DeMolay, the Order of Job's
Daughters and the Order of the Rainbow for Girls. He has
served on the Board of Directors as an officer of the
corporation since its inception and presently serves as
Chairman.
Brother Williamson is a Past High Priest of Valley Royal
Arch Chapter No. 289, having served as High Priest in
1979. He is a member of Liberty Valley Council No. 50,
Royal and Select Master Masons, and Duquesne Commandery
No. 72, Knights Templar.
A member of the Valley of Pittsburgh, he is a Past
Commander-in-Chief of the Pennnsylvania Consistory and
was coroneted an Honorary Thirty-Third Degree Mason in
1977.
His other Masonic affiliations include membership in
Syria Shrine Temple; Honorary Membership in Jaffa Shrine
Temple; U.S. Premier Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine;
Royal Order of Jesters, Court No. 2, Pittsburgh; Knight
Masons, Center Forest No. 129, Tall Cedars of Lebanon,
Islam Grotto; Golden Triangle York Rite College, Royal
Order of Scotland, Roland C. Fisher Mark Lodge and the
Pennsylvania Masonic Homes High Twelve Club No. 629.
A lifelong resident of Pitcairn, PA, Brother Williamson
obtained his education in the public schools of the
borough and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
Chemical Engineering in 1950 from the University of
Pittsburgh.
Employed by United States Steel Corporation (now USX
Corp) since his discharge from the United States Army in
1952, Brother Williamson retired as Superintendent of
the Chemicals Department at the Clairton Works.
Active in his community and in business, Brother
Williamson served as a Vice President and Director of
the Sentinel Savings Association of Delmont, PA. He was
elected to Pitcairn Borough Council from 1967 to 1973.
He is a Past Director of the Pittsburgh Athletic
Association and a member of the USX Good Fellowship
Club.
Brother Williamson is a member of the American Institute
of Chemical Engineers; the American Chemical Society;
the Eastern States Blast Furnace and Coke Oven
Association, and is a Past President and a Past Director
of the River Terminal Operators Association, Port of
Pittsburgh.
Among his many other Masonic affiliations include:
Valley of Pittsburgh, AASR, Past Commander in Chief,
33rd Degree
Valley Royal Arch Chapter No. 289, Past High Priest
Liberty Valley Council No. 50, Royal and Select Master
Masons
Duquesne Commandery No. 72, Knights Templar
Active membership in Syria Shrine Temple, Pittsburgh
Honorary Membership in Jaffa Shrine Temple, Altoona
U.S. Premier Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine
Royal Order of Jesters, Court No. 2, Pittsburgh
Knight Masons
Center Forest No. 129, Tall Cedars of Lebanon
Islam Grotto
Golden Triangle York Rite College
Royal Order of Scotland
Roland C. Fisher Mark Lodge
Pennsylvania Masonic Homes High Twelve Club No. 629
Brother Williamson became Executive Officer for DeMolay
in Pennsylvania in 1986 and served until 2000. He was
elected Grand Treasurer of DeMolay International in
1996.
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