Your Humble Grand Webmaster (or your grand, but humble, webmaster)
Companion David A. Miley was born in 1968 at Evanston, and was reared initially in Chicago and Buffalo Grove and, later, in Amherst, New Hampshire. His service in both the active and reserve components of the U.S. Army took him throughout the United States and Germany, before he was put out to pasture in the Retired Reserve. He was awarded a juris doctor degree from the University of Tulsa, and practices law in Chicago. In his free time, he likes to put clothes on his cats, take the poor creatures for walks on leashes and attempt to teach them to say, “Hello,” on command. And yes, ladies, the webmaster is a single lawyer in Chicago.
Our webmaster was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on 1 May 2004 in Isaac Cutter Lodge No. 1073, A.F.&A.M. of Illinois, at Chicago (now at Evanston), over whom he has presided as Worshipful Master since 5 May 2008.
He was advanced to Mark Master on 16 March 2005 and exalted to the
supreme degree of Holy Royal Arch Mason on 7 April 2005, both in
LaFayette (then temporarily known as N. Tracy Walker) Chapter No. 2 in
Chicago, where he is now Master of the Third Veil. From 10 April through 28 July 2006,
he held a vacancy appointment as Excellent Grand Master of the Third Veil of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the
State of Illinois. He has held the post of Grand Webmaster since 28 July 2006.
Companion Miley was greeted as a Select Master in Chicago Council No. 4, Cryptic Masons of Illinois, on 11 June 2005 and received the degree of Super Excellent Master the same day. He currently serves Chicago Council No. 4 as Steward.
He was dubbed and created a Knight of the Valiant and Magnanimous Order of the Temple on 27 January 2007, as the Annual Inspection candidate of Saint Bernard Commandery No. 35, Knights Templar of the State of Illinois, in Chicago, where he serves as Junior Warden.
David was installed into the degree of Knight of the East and West in Saint Bridget Council No. 23, Knight Masons of the U.S.A., in Chicago on 14 October 2005. He assumed the position of Saint Bridget Council’s webmaster in September 2006.
Our Grand Webmaster was created a 32° Scottish Rite Freemason and Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret in the Valley of Chicago, A.A.S.R., on 1 May 2004, where he has held the offices of Tyler and Captain of the Guard, both in van Rensselaer Lodge of Perfection.
He was admitted into the Enchanted Realm and made a Veiled Prophet in El Jaala Grotto, M.O.V.P.E.R., of Des Plaines, on 30 April 2005 at a ceremonial in Evanston.
David was created a Noble of the Mystic Shrine by Medinah Shriners, A.A.O.N.M.S., of Addison (then temporarily of Lombard) on 1 May 2004 at a ceremonial in Chicago. He served as secretary of the Medinah Marshals Unit and is the webmaster for West Suburban Shrine Club with whom he regularly parades throughout Chicagoland as a member of the Roaring ‘57s. After having ushered the exemplar candidates in each Assistant Marshal or as the ceremonial divan’s acting Second Ceremonial Master, on 19 January 2007, he was appointed Second Ceremonial Master. He is also frequently “dual-hatted” as a grip on the stage crew. On 20 June 2006, he and several other Medinah Shriner attorneys and judges became charter members of the resurrected Medinah Legal Committee.
As Grand Webmaster, Companion Miley seeks your comments, corrections and suggestions for the Grand Chapter’s website. Please send such things to GrandWebmaster@RAM-IL.org.
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This site was last updated 05/11/08