Edward R. Halpaus (273)
Grand Lodge Education Officer

Married to Sharon in 1965 they are the parents of 3 grown daughters, and have 8 grandchildren.

Ed retired from the Financial Services Business, with 32 years of service. He ran his own financial Services Agency in his home town 16 years then accepted a position in Sales Management. His responsibilities were to recruit, hire and train Financial Services Representatives; he semi-retired in 1992. Ed and Sharon then moved back to their hometown where they currently reside.

Masonic information:

Received his Masonic degrees in Mora Lodge No. 223 A.F. & A.M. receiving his 3rd degree in September 1977

Life Member Mora Lodge No. 223 A.F.& A.M., serving as Master in 1981 & 1994 serving as Secretary from 1995 to 2001.

Recipient, “Grand Lodge Hiram Award” in 1996 from Mora Lodge No. 223 A.F. & A.M.

Life Member Helios Lodge No. 273 A.F. & A.M., serving as Master in 2003.

Life Member Minneapolis Valley of the Scottish Rite.

Life Member of the Philalethes Society

Life Member Scottish Rite Research Society.

Member of the Southern California Research Lodge.

Grand Representative of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the state of Connecticut to the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, near Minnesota.

Grand Representative of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the state of Wisconsin to the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, near Minnesota.

1999 appointed a Monitor of the First Degree.
2000 appointed Monitor of the Second Degree.
2001 appointed Monitor of the Third Degree.
Became Monitor of the First Grade 2001

Grand Lodge District Representative, District No. 8, 1997 – 2001.

Awarded "Grand Lodge District Representative of the Year” for 2001.

Grand Lodge Area Deputy, Northeast Minnesota October 2001 – April 2003.

Recipient of “The Duane E. Anderson Award for Excellence in Masonic Education” April 2003

Appointed Grand Lodge Education Officer for the first time in 2003.

Writes “Masonic Matters” a Masonic Education and Information e-publication monthly.

Writes T.F.S., (3, 5,& 7,) as a Lodge Education piece for all Minnesota Lodges twice each month.

Writes a Column for the Philalethes Magazine called Masonic Musings.

Contributor of Masonic information and education articles for various Masonic magazines and periodicals.

Elected to membership in "The Masonic Brotherhood of The Blue Forget-Me-Not" - 2003.

Retired as correspondent for the American Mason magazine contributing a column called “I Didn’t Know That!”