Brother Bill Stines passed to the celestial lodge above on August 5. Brother Bill was lodge Secretary of two lodges ( Evergreen and Temescal Palms), a 53 year mason , a Hiram Award recipient, as well as having been honored with 33rd degree Scottish Rite , and an active member of Al Malaikah Shrine.
Masonic service and military honors was held at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Ca August 22 at 10 AM followed by a reception at Evergreen Masonic Center at 5801 Chicago Ave, Riverside .
More than 50 attended the funeral . Over half were Masons. The service was conducted by John Channon, Victor Ropac , and Howard Born.   A beautiful lunch was provided and enjoyed by all . A video memory of Bill was played while friends shared memories over lunch.