Edward R. Halpaus

Ed & Sharon were married in 1965; they are the parents of 3 grown daughters, and have 8 grandchildren.

Ed retired from the Prudential Insurance Company of America, now Prudential Financial Services, with 32 years of service. He operated his own insurance agency in Mora, Minnesota for 16 years before accepting the position of Sales Manager with the Prudential. His responsibilities were to recruit, hire and train Financial Services Representatives. In 1992 Ed semi-retired; he and Sharon then moved back to their hometown of Mora where they currently reside.

Ed received his Masonic degrees in Mora Lodge #223 A.F. & A.M.; receiving his Master Mason degree in September 1977.

Life Member Mora Lodge #223 A.F. & A.M.; serving as Master in 1981 & 1994; serving as Secretary from 1995 to 2001.

Ed is also a Past Master, (serving as master in 2003,) of Helios Lodge #273 A.F. & A.M.

Member of North Star Lodge #23

Recipient, “Grand Lodge Hiram Award” in 1996 from Mora Lodge #223 A.F. & A.M.

Recipient of the Mentor of the year award from Helios Lodge #273 in 2006

Life Member Minneapolis Valley of the Scottish Rite; receiving the designation of 32° K.C.C.H. on 2007

Life Member of the Philalethes Society

Life Member Scottish Rite Research Society.

Member of the Southern California Research Lodge.

Grand Representative of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the state of Connecticut to the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, near the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Minnesota

Grand Representative of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the state of Wisconsin to the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, near the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Minnesota

Grand Representative of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the state of Minnesota to the Grand Lodge of Minnesota, near the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Minnesota

1999 appointed a Monitor of the First Degree.
2000 appointed Monitor of the Second Degree.
2001 appointed Monitor of the Third Degree.

Became Monitor of the First Grade 2001; being recertified in each certification year since then.

Grand Lodge District Representative, District #8, 1997 – 2001.

Awarded "Grand Lodge District Representative of the Year” for 2001.

Grand Lodge Area Deputy, Northeast Minnesota Oct 2001 – April 2003.

Recipient of the state “Duane E. Anderson Award for Excellence in Masonic Education” April 2003    

Recipient of the National “Duane E. Anderson Award for Excellence in Masonic Education” April 2008

Appointed Grand Lodge Education Officer in 2003.

Writes “Masonic Matters” a Masonic Education and Information e-publication monthly

Writes T.F.S., (3,5,& 7,) as a Lodge Education piece for all Minnesota Lodges twice each month

Elected to membership in "The Masonic Brotherhood of The Blue Forget-Me-Not" - 2003

Retired as correspondent for the American Mason magazine contributing a column, called: “I Didn’t Know That!”

Writes a column for the back page of “The Philalethes” called Masonic Matters for ‘The Philalethes Society.’