Ill. Ronald Armbrust Seale, 33°, having been
elected Sovereign Grand Commander by the Supreme Council, 33°, on October 3,
2003, was officially installed as Sovereign Grand Commander on October 7,
2003, during an Executive Session of the Supreme Council, 33°, in the House
of the Temple, Washington, D.C. Ill. Fred C. Kleinknecht officially retired
as Sovereign Grand Commander during the same Executive Session of the Supreme
Council, 33°. Ronnie, as he is called at home, was born on June
24, 1948, and attended the public schools in Baton Rouge and graduated with a
B.A. from Louisiana State University in 1970 and with a Juris Doctor from
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, in 1973. He entered law
practice (general and civil litigation) in Baton Rouge in 1974 and is a
member of the American Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association,
Baton Rouge Bar Association, and International Association of Defense Counsel. A life-long member of the First United Methodist
Church of Baton Rouge, Ill. Seale was active for over 30 years as a teacher
of adults and youth in Sunday School. He previously served as Youth
Coordinator in his church and as a delegate to the Louisiana Annual
Conference of the United Methodist Church. Grand Commander Seale and his wife, “Sunny” take
great pride in their children, Michael and Stephanie. Michael is involved in
the Music Industry and performs singing and playing his guitar using original
materials. Stephanie is married and
is the mother of the Grand Commander’s Pride and Joy, Granddaughter Morgan.
“Sunny”, whose real name is Saundra, taught physical education in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, for 30 years. Much of her energy during that time was
devoted to the organization and coaching of a competition and performing
rope-skipping teams that fostered heart-healthy activities and skills. Her teams won many competitions and
traveled all over the world. Ill. Seale began his Masonic career in 1962 as a
member and then Master Councilor of Pelican Chapter, Order of DeMolay, in
Baton Rouge. He is a Past Chapter Dad of Pelican Chapter, and an Active
Member of International Supreme Council, Order of DeMolay. Raised a Master
Mason in 1969 in East Gate Lodge No. 452, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Ill. Seale
served his Lodge as Master in 1988 and served the Grand Lodge of Louisiana as
an Appointed Officer and several times as a member of the Law &
Jurisprudence Committee. In the Baton Rouge Scottish Rite Bodies, Ill:.
Seale was active in several of the Degrees, including the 5th, 27th, and 31st
Degrees. For his many services, he was invested with the rank and decoration
of Knight Commander Court of Honour in 1977 and coroneted a 33° Inspector
General Honorary in 1993. We in Louisiana are so very proud of Ill:. Bro.
Seale and the very fine job he is doing as Sovereign Grand Commander of the
Supreme Council, 33° Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction of
the United States of America and we wish him the very best as he continues
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