GRAND LODGE
RWB WILLIAM E. ZIMMERMAN APPOINTED SENIOR GRAND MARSHAL needs of the family cats, Gertrude and Elmer. Both share a love of symphonic music, theater, travel, and ocean cruising. Given Bill’s love of cooking; Georgia is content to clean up whatever mess is left behind. Pasta, soup, and grilled beast are special favorites. Bill is still a licensed ham radio operator and occasionally can be heard playing mediocre renditions of show tunes on the piano.
RWB William “Bill” E. Zimmerman Photo courtesy of Bill Zimmerman
RWB William E. Zimmerman was born in St. Joseph, Missouri in 1952 and was appointed to the advancing line in 2015 by Most Worshipful Brother Charles Brent Stewart. He received a BS in Accounting degree from Missouri Western State College (now Missouri Western State University) in 1974 and later received a master’s degree in Accounting from the University of Missouri – Kansas City. During those college years, Zimmerman was both a television news reporter and commercial communications engineer. Upon graduation, he joined a local firm of certified public accountants in St. Joseph, later being admitted as a partner. In 1987, he moved his practice to St. Louis joining a firm in Webster Groves, which later merged with one of the largest local firms in St. Louis. For more than 40 years, he has spent a substantial amount of time working with tax exempt organizations. Along the way, he taught senior year accounting classes at Missouri Western and has conducted training seminars and written numerous articles on his profession. The weekend after Thanksgiving 1984, he married the love of his life, Georgia. She is a retired nurse devoting most of her time tending to the page 3
His Masonic roots include a grandfather and uncle in the fraternity. Unfortunately, they both had laid down their working tools before Bill joined. His inspiration to petition was his best friend from junior high school RWB Roger Heard. Brother Heard was the first line petition signer and conferred all three degrees, as well as acting as instructor and examiner in the proficiency process. Bill was initiated at Saxton Lodge No. 508 in St. Joseph on August 1, 1979. He was passed and raised on September 5, 1979, and November 7, 1979, respectively He served a term as Master of Saxton Lodge before moving to St. Louis. Transferring membership to CrestwoodAnchor Lodge 443 in St. Louis, he has served a term as Master, several terms as Secretary, and currently holds office as Lodge Treasurer and Treasurer of the Lodge Temple Corporation. An avid ritualist, RWB Zimmerman has renewed his Subdivision III ritual card several times, is a member of the Charlie’s Angels degree team, and Lodge funeral team. He’s proud of the love of ritual shown by the Brothers of his Lodge evidenced by the Lodge winning a districtwide ritual competition seven years in a row. In two of those years, the Lodge made no mistakes in the competition that is based on the Subdivision III exam. Zimmerman has served the Grand Lodge in several capacities. In 2004, he was appointed District Deputy Grand Master for Division C of the twenty-seventh Masonic District by Most Worshipful Brother Dr. Elmer E. Revelle. He served a four-year term as an elected director of the Masonic Home of Missouri and one year as Grand Orator for the 2013-2014 year under Most Worshipful Brother Jon B. Broyles. He has been a frequent Chance to Advance Class Moderator and trainer. In 2014, he was one of the authors of the Missouri Freemasons The Freemason