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Past Potentates

2012 Michael "Mac" McCarthy
2011 Terry Hamilton
2010 Richard Metzler
2009 Richard Horacek
2008 John E. (Jack) Conner
2007 Charles L. Morse III
2006 Alan D. York
2005 Norman A. Paynter
2004 Sherman Allen
2003 Donald K. Walker
2002 Phillip C. Welce
2001 *Donald Hinerman
2000 *Charles Probert
1999 Monte E. Thomas, Sr.
1998 Kenneth Weidig
1997 *Thomas A. Park
1996 David O. Zmek
1995 Monte E. Thomas, Sr.
1994 *Walter Fishleigh
1993 John A. Evanko
1992 *Allen P. Reynolds
1991 *Richard L. Irwin
1990 Daniel J. Snyder
1989 Gerald D. Buzard
1988 *Robert Bodenstein
1987 *Joseph H. Snayd
1986 *Roger Zaibek
1985 *Thaine M. Tryon
1984 *Robert M. Zegarac
1983 *Jack D. McQuaid
1982 *Warren S. Radford
1981 *Don R. Miller
1980 *James A. White
1979 *Harry W. Kassigkeit
1978 Warner E. Scovill
1977 *Stephen A. Martin
1976 *John J. Frenz
1975 *Ralph E. Kreiger
1974 *William E. Dearth
1973 *C. A. Neil Cannon
1972 *Robert A. Boylan
1971 *Harold E. Demshar
1970 *Hadsell S. Easton
1969 *Edward C. Brohl
1968 *Walter B. Null II
1967 *A. E. Hackenberg
1966 *Henry D. Thomas
1965 John T. Wolfenden
1964 *Clark H. Joy
1963 *Paul A. Cleveland
1962 *Alan J. Knight
1961 *Edward J. Kelsel
1960 *Roland J. Wolcott
1959 *Roy S. Kimpel
1958 *C. Gordon Busby

1957 *Richard L. McNelly
1956 *Edward G. Baldwin
1955 *Norman W. Paynter
1954 *Clayton L. Arnold
1953 *Walter E. Dranke
1952 *John Sayre Christie
1951 *Carl M. Huntley
1950 *William T. McKelvy
1949 *Raymond P. Pugh
1948 *Raymond Campbell
1947 *William C. Lehecka
1946 *William T. Wood
1945 *Leon P. Disinger
1944 *Frank L. Mills
1943 *Forrest L. Betts
1942 *Arthur G. Hopcraft
1941 *Harry L. Reynolds
1940 *Perry B. Geitz
1939 *Otto Petze
1938 *Louis H. Weiber
1937 *Robert A. Burri
1936 *Rahph H. McQuat
1935 *Charles G. White
1934 *George H. Wagner
1933 *Lawrence Slatmyer
1932 *Morris E. Miller
1931 *John B. Shaub
1930 *Russell M. Keith
1929 *George L. Williams
1928 *Albert H. Fiebach
1927 *Guy W. Galbraith
1926 *William R. Kissick
1925 *Robert A. Bishop
1924 *J. Barker Smith
1923 *Clarence M. Huger
1922 *Charles M. Buss
1921 *James C. Brainard
1920 *Edward Bower
1919 *James E. Granger
1918 *George W. Seiber
1917 *Frank A. Smythe
1916 *Charles R. Pope
1915 *Salem H. Miner
1914 *Frank H. Miner
1913 *William N. Bogue
1912 *A. N. Jeavons
1911 *Samuel A. Lytle
1910 *George March
1909 *Charles H. Eichorn
1908 *Paul Howland
1907 *Reuben D. Morgan
1906 *Perry L. Hopps
1904-1905 *Moses G. Carrel
1902-1903 *Phillip H. Keese
1876-1901 *Sam Briggs


Emeriti

Glenn Jenkins - Treasurer Emeritus
John E. (Jack) Conner - Treasurer Emeritus
Harry Millward - Marshal of Units Emeritus
*George Popovich Sr. - Building Endowment & Trustee Emeritus
Lloyd Carrol - Patrol Emeritus
Ralph Siervert - Director of Stewards Emeritus
Joe Dickey Jr. - Board of Governors Emeritus, Erie
*Lou Takas - Hard Hats Emeritus
William Gladish - Parade Marshal Emeritus
*James Matilo - 2nd Ceremonial Master Emeritus
Oliver Murhpy - Director of Transportation Emeritus
James Parobek - Ambassador Emeritus
H. D. Nelson - Ambassador Emeritus
*Marvin Price - Aide Emeritus
Bob Ward - Aide Emeritus
Larry Black - Aide Emeritus
*Robert Saiter - Aide Emeritus
Dr. Tom Smith - Ambassador Emeritus
George Roman - Board of Governors Emeritus, Erie
Tom Simon - Board of Governors Emeritus, Erie
*Herman Smith - Legion of Honor Emeritus
Peter Kerr II - Marshall of Units Emeritus
John Kohler - Legal Council Emeritus
W. M. Bovard - Director of Clowns Emeritus
Elmer Rogers - Aide Emeritus
Bob Lovelace - Transportation Emertius
Hank Kuhr - Aide Emertius
Burrell Moody - Hospital Admissions Emeritus
Chuck Wither - Aide Emeritus
John Gerow - Aide Emeritus
William Baisden - Ambassador Emeritus
Robert Kaderavek - Ambassador Emeritus
Thomas Sabados - Aide Emeritus

Appointed Divan

1st Ceremonial Master - Jay Flack
2nd Ceremonial Master - William Dornback III
Ceremonial Director - Joel Newman
Marshall - Brian Iselin
Captain of the Guard - John (Roger) Calkins
Chaplain - Wayne Angstrom
Assistant Chaplain - Alan D. York, PP

Hospital Representatives

Shriners Hospital for Children – Cincinnati 
Alan D. York, PP
PO Box 441
Warren, Ohio 44482
R: 330 392-5414
C: 330 651-2423
Email: akpote06@aol.com

Shriners Hospital for Children
Erie Ambulatory Surgery Center
Erie Outpatient Specialty Care Center
Kenneth Weidig,PP
5808 Hopkins Rd.
Mentor, OH  44060
R: (440) 257-9202
C: (440) 749-9202
Email: kaydig@sbcglobal.net
Stephen Withers
P.O. Box 333
North Lima, OH  44452
R: (330) 549-2508
B: (330) 549-0077
Email: swit549@sbcglobal.net

Associate Member:
Roger Neff
27289 Bellevue Drive
North Olmsted, OH  44070
R: (440) 777-5633
B: (440) 333-8895
C: (440) 478-1911
Email: rneff@dependable.us

Director of Hospital Admissions

Michael Davison

Attorney & Parliamentarian

Joel Newman

Board of Trustees

Chairman - Edwin A. Strauss, Jr.
Thom Sabados
Richard F. Horacek, PP
Robert Berteau
John E. (Jack) Conner, PP

Aides

Russ Koscica
Jim Ward
Russ Arndt
William (Billy) Bragg

Bob Powell
Tom Munro
Don Davis

Aid Advisor & Aide Emeritus

Neil Kuhn

Potentate's Aides

Jonathan Herchik
Dan Kozlowski

Ambassadors

Carl L. Richert II
Alan Cawrse
Jim Henderson
Tom Hauser
Dan Edgar
Bill Kemp

Ralph (Bud) Lewis
Chuck Erickson
Bill Weber
Jim Huckle
William Travis Hutchinson
Hank Kuhr

Ambassador at Large

Jerry Gundrum


Chief Ambassador

Jack Phillips

* denotes deceased
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