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Past Potentate
 Biography
Illustrious Sir
John M. Brett
comes from a
military
background. His
father had a
commendable
career in the
Air Force and
John followed in
the same
service. After
graduating from
the University
of Cincinnati
with a Major in
Accounting and a
Minor in
Finance, he
accepted a
commission and
attended pilot
training. His
first assignment
was as a
squadron pilot
flying a C-130
in the Laotian
part of the
Southeast Asian
conflict. His
last military
assignment was
with the C-130
squadron at
McCord AFB,
where he was the
Chief Pilot. In
1989 this
squadron was
disbanded and
John decided it
was time to
leave the
service. He then
spent several
years flying for
a contract
freight air
carrier. In this
position he
spent most of
his time flying
food relief in
several
different
countries in
sub-Saharan
Africa.
Eventually he
was hired by the
United Nations
to establish,
manage and fly
an air drop food
relief program
in the war-torn
country of
Liberia.
John married his
high school
sweetheart,
Sandra LeSuer,
and he later
discovered both
families are
well founded in
Masonic history.
Several
generations on
all sides of
both families
have been
members of the
fraternity and
numerous
affiliated and
concordant
bodies.
John began his
Masonic path
about twenty
years ago when
he petitioned
Fairweather
Lodge in Tacoma.
Shortly after
being raised, he
joined the
Scottish Rite,
all three bodies
of York Rite and
Afifi Shrine.
John’s list of
dues cards is
not limited to,
but includes,
the Pacific
Council of the
Allied Masonic
Degrees, Masonic
Society of
Rosicrucians,
Red Cross of
Constantine, the
Orders of
Quetzalcoatl and
the Jesters, the
Scottish Rite
Research Society
and the Royal
Order of
Scotland,. He is
an enthusiastic
writer and has
had four
articles
published in
national Masonic
magazines and an
additional two
published in
Washington State
Masonic
publications.
Several Masonic
organizations
have elected or
appointed John
to positions of
leadership and
responsibility.
One of his most
notable projects
was twelve years
as a Board
Member of the
Scottish Rite of
Washington’s
Rite Care
charity. Within
this
organization he
chaired several
committees
including the
Investment
Committee tasked
with control of
several million
dollars of
invested money
in three active
accounts and
monitoring over
eight million
dollars in trust
and estate money
destined to the
charity.
John has been
active in Afifi
since his
initiation. He
joined First
Section and was
the Director for
six years while
he served as the
Divan’s Director
of Units for
three years.
John is
optimistic and
enthusiastic
about this year
with its active
schedule and
hopes to assist
Afifi Shrine
building
“Bridges to the
Future”. |
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