You’ve often heard of sons following in their fathers’ footsteps and becoming Worshipful Masters of the same Lodge as their father. Of course, this is usually years after their father sat in the East. There are even those rare occasions where a son might get to be in the Officer line with their father or ask his father to sit in the East as Chaplain. How often is it that a father & his son get to sit in the East at the same time? Not very often!
In 2017 WB Ryan Cresanto was elected to serve Worshipful Master of East Palestine Lodge No. 417. That same year WB Tom Cresanto was elected to serve as Worshipful Master of Negley Lodge No. 565. Thus, making them both Masters of their respective Lodges that are a mere 3.6 miles apart.
“Being Worshipful Master the same year as my father in a neighboring Lodge
was not only memorable and historic, but a great privilege!”
– WB Ryan Cresanto
“I thought it was spectacular that my son was Master in East Palestine the
same year I was Master in Negley,
I couldn’t have been prouder!”
– WB Tom Cresanto
