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DOUGLAS MITCHELL
Right Eminent Department Commander (2006-2009)
South Central Department
- Sir Knight Douglas Mitchell was born in Kenton, Ohio, on May 25, 1944, and attended public schools in Kenton, Fairview Park, and Hilliard, Ohio, graduating in 1962. He graduated from Nashville Auto-Diesel College in 1972 and worked for American Airlines for 27 years, retiring in 1995.
Doug is married to Colleen; they live in Arkansas and have three sons: William, Michael, and Daniel.
He was ordained as an Elder at Central Christian Church in Ft. Worth, Texas, and was chairman of the Board. He also was a firefighter on the Briar Fire Department for over 20 years and served on their board of trustees.
He is a life member of Simon Kenton Chapter, Order of DeMolay, an active member of the DeMolay Legion of Honor, and a life member of the International DeMolay Alumni Association.
Doug was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Hurst Lodge No. 1387 in 1974 and served as Worshipful Master, 1981-1982.
He was exalted to the Degree of Royal Arch Mason in Hurst Chapter No. 492 in 1975, served as Most Excellent High Priest in 1982-1983, and was appointed District Deputy Grand High Priest of the 17th Capitular District in 1995. He is presently the Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Order of High Priesthood of Texas.
He was greeted a Select Master in Hurst Council No. 407 in 1975, served as Thrice Illustrious Master in 1982-1983, and was appointed District Deputy Grand Master of the 27th Cryptic District in 1997. He has served five years on the Board of Trustees of the York Rite Trust.
Doug is a Past President of the Past Presiding Officers Association of Tarrant County.
Sir Knight Doug was Knighted in Worth Commandery No. 19 in 1984, served as Commander in 1988, was elected Grand Sentinel in 1990, and served as Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery, Knights Templar of Texas, in 1999. He received the Grand Encampment's Knight Commander of the Temple in 2000.
He is a Past President of Worth Commandery's Drill Team, drilled on various drill teams for 18 years, and has been a judge for the past ten years.
Some of his other Masonic affiliations are: Past Preceptor of Our Redeemer Tabernacle IX, Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests; Past Governor of Trinity York Rite College No. 154; Past Prior of Texas Priory No. 23, KYCH; Past Sovereign Master of Texas Council No. 282, Allied Masonic Degrees; Past Excellent Chief of Worth's Shamrock Council No. 54, Knight Masons; Past Patron of Lake Worth Chapter No. 1109, Order of the Eastern Star; and Past President of the Patrons and Associate Patrons Association, District 3, Section 1.
Doug is, also, an officer of Crusader Conclave of the Red Cross of Constantine; a fellow in the Grand College of Rights of the U.S.A.; a member of the Ohio College, Masonic SRICF; and has received the Grand Cross of Color from the Order of the Rainbow for Girls.
He is a Knight Commander in the Sovereign, Knightly, Noble, and Religious Order of the Crown of Thorns, where he now serves as Grand Prelate; is a Past Grand of Kingston Lodge No. 118, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; and is a Colonel in the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels.
Doug received his Scottish Rite degrees in the Valley of Ft. Worth, Texas, in 1976 and was invested with Knight Commander of the Court of Honor in 1985. He affiliated with the Valley of Little Rock, Arkansas, in 2006.
Sir Knight Douglas Mitchell was appointed Right Eminent Department Commander, South Central, by Most Eminent Grand Master Richard Burditt Baldwin at the 63rd Triennial Conclave, August 16, 2006, ir Houston, Texas.
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