MEMBER PROFILE
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UNCLES By Rebecca Azevedo, daughter of an Illinois Mason
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t took many years before I recognized the value of Freemasonry, the pricelessness of the relationships it brought to my family, and its effects on my father's character. At first, when my father told my sisters and me about being a Mason, I was annoyed. I didn't know much about it, except that it was yet another time commitment when he already worked too much. Perhaps it was my immaturity or my lack of understanding as to why he’d choose to commit to this weird fraternity, but I was very vocal in my distaste for Masonry. I would complain when he’d have to be gone some nights, why he was spending time with people we didn’t know, or when he would bring up going to pancake breakfasts or parades.
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