Page 2 - JHC 11 Membership Bio

I was born 1 April 1961 in New Bern, North Carolina to the proud parents of James
Cutler and Annie Boone Cutler. The first of three siblings, I was raised by my mother to
be honest and dedicated to everything that I do in life and to always be prepared for the
rough times in life that may come your way. Always remembering that when you need
guidance to turn to God as he is our creator and will always lead you the right way.

I matriculated through the North Carolina Public School System with zeal and
determination. Upon completion from high school, I went to St. Augustine’s College in
Raleigh N.C. for a short period of two years. Immediately after the second year, during
the summer of 1982, I joined the U.S. Army where I served my country with pride and
dedication. After serving 11 years in the active-duty capacity, I later joined the Navy
reserves, then returned to the Army reserves where I ended My Military career.

During my military career, I was fortunate and blessed to travel abroad and experience
new and exciting adventures. While I was traveling throughout my military career, I
came across many brothers that took me under there wing and taught me many things
and to most of all be patient and that good things would come. Since that time, I have
been traveling in an easterly direction seeking and desiring more light in Prince Hall
Masonry.

Membership in various concordant and appending bodies of Prince Hall Masonry
Include

BLUE LODGE

In Wise Men Military Lodge # 125 under the Jurisdiction of Oklahoma, I was raised to
the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason, 1988 in Dexheim, Germany and served as Senior
Deacon, Senior Warden in 1988 & 1989. I later demitted to Wyatt Lodge # 21, in !992,
where I served as the Worshipful Master in the Jurisdiction of Texas. In 1994, I returned
back to Oklahoma Jurisdiction where I became a member of Prince Hall Holding Lodge
# 300, Until 2014, where I became the Worshipful Master for James R. Jones Military
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Lodge # 172, in Manama Bahrain. On the 3 of November 2015 I demitted from
Oklahoma Jurisdiction, joined the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the
Virgin Islands, where I was appointed as the District Deputy Grand Master for
Jurisdiction of the Middle East and Far East, which includes the following lodges and
OES chapter; Murphy Coleman Lodge No. 3, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Alvin V. Blount Jr.
Lodge No. 4, Manama Bahrain, and Dorie Miller Lodge No. 8, Yokosuka Japan, and
Guiding Light Chapter No. 4, Manama Bahrain. On 9 February 2016, I received another
exemplary appointment from the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the
Virgin Islands Grand Master, Alvin K. Wilkins to serve as the Grand Senior Deacon for
the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Virgin Islands.