Gulf Beach Masonic Lodge No. 291 held its 75th annual Installation of Lodge Officers on Thursday January 9th in the presence of members, visitors, family and friends. This year, due to Hurricane Helene and the four feet of water that entered the Lodge building on Madeira Beach, the event was held at St Petersburg Lodge No. 139, located at 3325 1st NE in St. Petersburg, and was also streamed live on Facebook.
The Installation of the 2025 Lodge Officers was open to the members and public alike. The new Lodge Officers for 2025 are: Christopher ‘Buck’ Owens, Worshipful Master; Tim Delaney, Senior Warden; David Marrs, Junior Warden; Bobby Burkett II, Treasurer; Steve Johnson, Secretary; Russ Wood, Chaplain; Dago Cruz, Marshal; David Neville, Senior Deacon; Jim Tizzano, Junior Deacon; Brian Marshall, Senior Steward; Albert Yoder, Junior Steward; Mark Niceley, Tyler; and Jared Ezzard, Musician.
The Installation was led by Worshipful Mark Sawa-Szostak, Past Master of Gulf Beach Lodge who was assisted by Right Worshipful Derryl O’Neal, Installing Marshal; Brother Russ Wood, Installing Chaplain and Right Worshipful Alan Rosenthal, Installing Musician.