Tracy W. Harris

Right Excellent Grand King

Companion Tracy W. Harris was born on November 28^th, 1970, in Carbondale, Illinois to Val Gene Harris and Wanda Zoella Harris (Harrison).

He married Kristina L. Harris (Reeve) on July 7, 1990, whom he met in El Sobrante, California while working for the California Conservation Corps (Bay Area Center) in 1989 and has two sons, Tanin M. Harris born in 1992 and Kevin M. Harris born in 1994.

Masonic Summary

• Grand Lodge of Illinois
  • Saline Lodge #339 AF&AM Goreville IL
    • Initiated on September 14^th, 2007
    • Passed to the degree of Fellowcraft on October 29, 2007
    • Raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on November 30^th, 2007
    • Received CLI certification 2010
    • DDGM 2011, 2012 and 2013 16s District
    • Secretary 2010-2014
    • Worshipful Master in 2015
  • Anna #520 AF&AM Anna Illinois
    • Worshipful Master 2010 and 2011
    • Secretary 2018-2019
  • Grand Lodge of Louisiana
    • Germania Lodge #46 New Orleans LA
    • Affiliated November 25, 2020

Illinois York Rite

• Capitular
  • Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Illinois
  • Grand Master of the 3^rd veil 2020
  • Grand Principal Sojourner 2021
  • Grand Captain of the Host 2022
  • Right Excellent Grand Scribe 2023
    • Murphysboro Chapter #164
      • Excellent High Priest 2019 and 2020
      • Secretary 2021 to present
      • Holy Order of High Priesthood 2019
    • Cryptic
      • Murphysboro Council #49 2010
      • Thrice Illustrious Master 2018 and 2019
      • Secretary 2021 to present
      • Knight of Ish Sodi 2021
      • The Order of the Silver Trowel (Thrice Illustrious Past Masters) 2019
    • Chivalric
      • Beauseant Commandery #86 2010
      • Eminent Commander 2016, 2017 and 2019
      • Illinois Chapter, Order of Knights Preceptor 2019
    • Affiliated
      • Southern Illinois York Rite College #33
      • Shamrock #43 Knight Masons 2015
      • Little Egypt #400 Allied Masonic Degrees 2016
      • Pathros LVIII Holy Royal Arch Knight Temple Priests 2020
      • Illinois Priory # 11 KYCH 2021
      • Preceptory #X Yeoman of York 2022
      • Prairie Land College SRICF 2022

Scottish Rite NMJ

• Valley of Southern Illinois
  • 32^o
  • Knights of St Andrew

Companion Harris worked for his father as a teenager. In 1988 he moved to California where he worked emergency response for the CCC (California Conservation Corps) where he was forest fire and flood certified. Tracy was assigned to crew 3 at the Bay Area Center located in Richmond, California where they cut fire lines for the State Forestry dept, planted trees, and helped to build new city parks. During that time, the Loma  Prieta earthquake happened in 1989 where he performed emergency response and security for the people of San Francisco in the Marina Dist. After marrying Kristina in Oakland CA, he returned to Illinois and started working for the Olin Corporation, Ordinance and Tactical Systems Division in Marion IL.