Past Grand Superintendent Alan Berman receives the certificate recognising his 50 years in Freemasonry from Jon Whitaker. Jon is head of Craft Freemasonry in Hampshire and Isle of Wight and made the unusual visit to present Alan with his certificate during a Royal Arch Chapter meeting.
Alan, a member of the Old Portmuthian Chapter, was delighted to share what he called an unforgettable occasion with his old friend and one-time colleague Lawrence Guyer, who, as his proposer, introduced him to Freemasonry and the Old Portuthian Lodge in 1973. The late Provincial Grand Master for Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Brian Bellinger, was Alan’s seconder.
The group photo (I to r) shows Lawrence Guyer, Alan Berman, Jon Whitaker and Steve Allum, who, as Grand Superintendent, is Alan’s successor as the head of Royal Arch in the Province. Brian Bellinger can be seen, with other Past Masters of Old Portmuthian Lodge, in the framed photograph hanging immediately behind Alan.
