Notice from the Grand Lodge of Oregon:
Most Worshipful Brother Endicott was born October 5, 1942. He joined the Navy after graduating from High School in 1960, and was stationed aboard the USS Topeka, CLG #8. In 1962 Erin married Barbara Bennett in Elgin, Oregon. Following their marriage they moved to the San Francisco Bay area. After being discharged from the Navy, Erin and Barbara remained in the Bay area for several months, eventually moving to Bothell, Washington. They moved many times over the next several years, and in October 1966 he was hired as a fireman for the Union Pacific Railroad. In May of 1973 he was promoted to Engineer, and retired due to an injury in November 1989.
M.W.Br. Erin was a Life Member of both Grande Ronde Valley Lodge No. 56 and his home Lodge of Cove Lodge No. 91 where he was raised to Master Mason on April 3, 1991. He was Worshipful Master of Cove Lodge No. 91 in 1997, and was presented with a Hiram Award at Cove Lodge in 2006. In Grande Ronde Valley Lodge No. 56 he held the offices of Junior Warden, Senior Warden and Worshipful Master. (He was Initiated to the Baker Valley of the Scottish Rite in 1991, Honored as a Knight Commander of the Court of Honour in 2001 and Coroneted as an Inspector General Honorary in 2005.)
Erin is survived by his wife Barbara, their three children, Jon, Cinda and Pamela, and numerous grandchildren.
A Memorial Service is pending and information will be shared as soon as the family has a chance to make the arrangements. Erin was a kind man and will be missed by many. Please remember Barbara and the family in your thoughts and prayers.
Erin was a great man and mason He will be greatly missed