W Bro. Stan Robinson
Passed to the Grand Lodge Above 3 January 2007

The following was read in open Lodge by W. Bro C. Wild,
13 January 2007

"Brethren,
The  Lodge has suffered a very sad loss. W Bro Stan Robinson died on 3 January 2007 after having suffered a period of rather severe illness. Brother Stanley was approximately in the middle 80's. I do not know how old, exactly, he was. But I understand that he served in the last war in the R.A.F.
Brother Stan was sponsored by W Bro Freddie Freeman, and initiated him into this Lodge November 1958. At that time and for a considerable time after, the Lodge had a very large membership and progress was slow, but Stanley was content, he progressed through the junior offices to I think Inner Guard, then dropped out of offices because, due to his business as an Exhibition Contractor, he was travelling around the country and was unable to work at his Masonry.
Nevertheless, he attended the Lodge regularly and attended to his obligations to the Lodge. Indeed, I know, that he paid the subscription of one Brother who was a pensioner (we had a couple of Brethren on very low income who we assisted in this way), and he became a "permanent Steward".
Around 1962 or 1963, the Lodge was so large that it was decided to have a daughter, and so the Architrave Lodge no. 8065 was born, and Stan became a Founder; he was a regular supporter of his new Lodge and again did some junior offices, and was content to serve the Brethren as Steward.
In 2000 Stan was installed Master of the Five Orders and after his year of Office, he served his one year as IPM. He started to suffer ill health, and he attended the Lodges, both Five Orders and Architrave, whenever he could. He continued on full membership of this Lodge, but in 2003 he was elected as an honorary member of the Architrave Lodge and 2004 he was elected as an honorary member of the Five Orders Lodge.
Brethren, for me it was always a joy to see Stan and be greeted by his "'Allo then, how's my young man?", a greeting which I received for many a year.
He was by all standards a lovely and dedicated mason, and I am more than grateful for having had the opportunity to have shared time with him."


"Nature had stamped upon his mien a smile
That marked his mind insensible of guile
And industry that marks the better man
He gained respect beyond what titles can."