{"id":3235,"date":"2021-03-10T16:04:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/?page_id=3235"},"modified":"2021-03-10T16:06:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:06:44","slug":"eulogy-george-towers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/?page_id=3235","title":{"rendered":"Eulogy George Towers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3235\" class=\"elementor elementor-3235\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b95a5ff elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b95a5ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eminent Knight George Towers, P.Gt.A-de-C<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10768c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10768c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>17 February 1932 \u2013 27 July 2015<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-021ba6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"021ba6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Provincial Priory of Northumberland lost a much loved and respected Great Priory Officer, who had dedicated 40 years to the Order, when E Kt George Towers was called to higher service by our Great Captain in July 2015.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad43ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad43ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"117\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/northumberlandkt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Cross.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2847\" alt=\"\" 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He was Master of the Lodge in 1973 and due to his service he was appointed in Provincial Grand Lodge to the rank of Past Provincial Grand Registrar in 1983. His further commitment was later recognised by Grand Lodge in 1999 when he was appointed to the rank of Past Grand Standard Bearer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85b1fad\" data-id=\"85b1fad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6d68ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6d68ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>He was exalted into the Royal Arch in Croft Chapter No 3310 in 1974. After acting as First Principal in 1988, the Provincial Grand Chapter appointed him to Past Provincial Grand Sojourner in 1993 before promotion to Past Provincial Grand Registrar in 1999.<br \/><br \/>He joined our Templar Order in October 1975 when he was installed in Chibburn Preceptory No 232.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bff1256\" data-id=\"bff1256\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82ff894 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82ff894\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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February 1932 \u2013 27 July 2015 The Provincial Priory of Northumberland lost a much loved and respected Great Priory Officer, who had dedicated 40 years to the Order, when E Kt George Towers was called to higher service by our Great Captain in July 2015. 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