MEMORIAL: Worshipful Brother Seymour D. Greenstone, PM
With heavy hearts, we announce that our Worshipful Brother Seymour D. Greenstone, PM has passed away.
Memorial services will be this Friday, November 19, 2010 at Temple Beth Emeth located at 2309 Packard Road in Ann Arbor, MI.
Masonic services will be held at 10:00, with Jewish funeral services to be at 11:00 and then a 12:00 graveside service. A wake will be held at Temple Beth Emeth after the graveside service.
Please join us to pay respects to our beloved Brother Seymour. Brethren, please make sure to arrive no later than 9:30 to be ready with gloves and aprons for the Masonic service.
Brother Seymour was born in Detroit on March 22, 1935. He attended the Detroit public schools and graduated from Thomas M. Cooley High School. Brother Seymour received undergraduate and graduate degrees in political science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In 1957, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, and attained the rank of Major, U.S. Army Reserve. He served thirty years in Federal Service, all but three in Washington, D.C. Of the thirty years, the last sixteen were in the Senior Executive Service. Most were in the White House Office of Management and Budget where he attained the position of Deputy Assistant Director. Brother Seymour also served as Deputy Assistant Director of the Congressional Budget Office when it was formed in 1975. He served as the Environmental Protection Agency’s first Director of Management and Organization, assisting Administrator William D. Ruckelshaus in the design of the agency’s organizational and procedural systems. He concluded his Federal Service, returning to the EPA a second time during the Reagan Administration to serve as a Deputy Assistant Administrator.
Our Brother was initiated in Fraternity Lodge in Ann Arbor in 1957 at the age of twenty-one while a graduate student at U of M. He was honored to serve as Master of his Lodge, and has served this lodge for many years as Secretary.
Brother Seymour has also served as head of various Scottish and York Rite Bodies. He has served as President of the Masonic Foundation of Michigan, was the first Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee, and is a Past Master of the Michigan Lodge of Research. Brother Seymour served as Thrice Potent Master of the Detroit Lodge of Perfection in 1995, and was coroneted an Honorary Member of the Supreme Council in 1997. Brother Seymour served the Valley of Detroit as President of the Board of Trustees in 1999 and 2000. Illustrious Brother Seymour was named Class Honoree for the 346th Reunion of the Valley of Detroit which was held April 21 and April 22, 2006.
Sincerely & fraternally,
The Brethren of Ann Arbor Fraternity No. 262
