July 6th 1952  –  August 3rd 2017

Mick was born in the Nottingham area to an English mother and Polish father, he had three siblings, two brothers and a sister but lost one brother at an early age. Mick went through a normal childhood and when he left school he eventually became employed in the oil business on rigs and in the Middle East.

Unfortunately, at the age of 40 he had a heart problem and ended up needing a valve fitted.  As a result of this he was not allowed to work in the industry and had to leave.       Mick met his wife Tracey 11 years ago and they were married 7 years ago.  He had 1 son who runs a restaurant in Benijofar. He was a very keen golfer with a single figure handicap and he also played guitar in local bands at jam sessions in the local area.  As far as the golf goes he was always willing to help higher handicap players to improve their game.  He also did a lot of work around the area like gardening, painting, building etc. He joined Masonry in UK (not sure of his Mother Lodge name) and joined Old Tower Lodge in (again not sure).  He was always very keen to progress in his Masonic career and became a member of Chapter, Mark and Ram.  For the past few years he had been the dining secretary for the Old Tower Festive boards and did a good job of organising them.

He will be sadly missed.

Born 1937 in Bradford West Yorkshire.  Norman’s father worked for the railway and was killed at work when Norman was still a teenager. He was brought up in very poor circumstances by his mother until he was called up for National Service.

He studied hard while in the army and when he was demobilised he carried on with his studies and finally became an Area Manager for a sand and gravel company.  His professional qualifications were in concrete tensile strength and building materials, he later developed a second career as a Financial Adviser.

Being married twice, Norman had two children (a boy and a girl) with his first wife, and we knew him when he came to Spain with his second wife, Suki.

Norman joined Freemasonry with Atherstone Lodge under UGLE in the late 1980’s and although electing not to pass through the Chair, Norman was promoted to Past Prov. Pursuivant for the service and work he gave to the Lodge. He also joined Royal Arch no 432 and became Treasurer until he resigned and moved to Spain with Suki.  Once settled in Spain Norman joined Las Salinas No.79 and very much enjoyed being an active member doing everything asked of him to the best of his ability and serving as Assistant Treasurer.

For the past 18 months Norman has battled with Leukaemia, he never complained although some days he could hardly walk. He returned to the UK for treatment where he sadly succumbed to the illness on the 29^th of June.  He was a true gentleman and Brother in every way, was well thought of and respected by Brethren and his friends alike and will be sadly missed.

Mike came to Old Tower Lodge No.49  on 21^st January 2008 as a joining member. He was originally initiated into Brooklands Lodge No. 3671, Altringham, U.G.L.E in November 1981, was Passed and Raised in that lodge in 1982 and subsequently installed into the Chair of King Solomon in 1992. He was promoted to Past Provincial Junior Grand Warden in 2001.  He became a member of Brooklands Lodge No. 2231, South Manchester in February 1983.  He was also a member of a French Lodge.  Because of his long experience in Masonry he was an excellent ritualist and could always be relied on to take an office for Installation Ceremonies and for Old Tower’s Past Masters’ Degree Demonstration which traditionally takes place at our April meeting each year.  He was a member of Rose-Croix in England.  He was on a visit to London, on 25^th April 2017, to receive his 33^rd Degree in The Scottish Rite and as he left this meeting he collapsed with a suspected heart attack, was rushed to St Thomas’s Hospital in London, where he died early the following morning.

Walter was Initiated, Passed and Raised in the NYASA lodge number 956 in Malawi in 1964, when he was working in East Africa.

He then joined the lodge of Concord number 1135 on the 13^th April 1966, were he continued his membership until September 1966, when presumably he moved to Spain.

He became a Royal Arch Mason on the 6^th December 1967 in the Davie Chapter Number 1135, in Ilfracombe.

To continue with his masonic travels he became a Mark Master Mason  on the 24^th April 1974, when he joined the North Devon Lodge number 540, Ilfracombe, Devonshire.

The last lodge he joined was the lodge of St. Nicholas number 540 when he was regularly admitted to the degree of Royal Ark Mariner.

When he arrived in Spain he carried on with his masonry becoming a member of Old Tower lodge number 49 and then Las Salinas lodge number 79.

Then to keep up with his Mark masonry he became a member of the Torrevieja Mark lodge number 1745, and then the Orb and Sceptre lodge of Royal Arc mariner number 1745.

Jim was something of an enigma, in that he became a member of the above lodges to my knowledge did not take office in any. However, he was always there when a meeting was on and always enjoyed himself. As he got older he found it more difficult as his hearing deteriorated and he did not get the same enjoyment, also he had some very serious illnesses.

He will be missed because of his ever present smile and good humour.

Ken was a Founder member of Old Tower Lodge No.49 which was consecrated on the 19th of May 1990 and was for ten years the Lodge Almoner.  He became Past Provincial Senior Grand Deacon in February 2010 and an Honorary member of Old Tower in 2001. His Mother Lodge was Merantune Lodge No.6149 in Surrey. He assumed the Chair of King Solomon in that Lodge in January 1977. At Old Tower Lodge 25th  Anniversary celebrations in May 2015 Ken was presented with a Long Service Award for 50 years of service to Masonry by our Grand Master, Most Worshipful Bro. Oscar de Alfonso Ortega who also presented him with another Long Service Award from his Mother Lodge.

This was to prove to be his last Lodge meeting as by this time his health was very poor and in 2016 he and his wife returned to live in England so that their family could care for them.Ken passed to the Grand Lodge Above on the 30th of January 2017.

W. Bro. Russell Frost was a member of, and had been in the Chair of many Masonic Orders in Spain. He had attained Grand Rank in Craft and worked tirelessly as Treasurer of all Orders that he belonged to as well as being part of the team responsible for the Society Compas building and Hall diary.

He was a very keen Freemason and gave lectures on many aspects of the fraternity. He was known to many as the official photographer at most Masonic events. Due to ill health, he returned to the UK but died shortly afterwards.

W.Bro. Lee Hodges was Initiated into Puerto de Xabia No.58 on 10/4/2001, Passed on 12/2/2002 and Raised on 14/5/2002.

He was Installed on 27/10/2009 and became Secretary of the Lodge on 14/10/2014. During his time as Secretary he became very ill and finally was forced to reluctantly resign from the Lodge, due to his ill health, in the summer of 2015.

He passed to the Grand Lodge Above on the 24th of July 2016. He will be sadly missed. On a personal note Lee Proposed me as a Joining Member after I returned to Spain.

W.Bro. Phil Gibson-Daw