June 5, 2012

Dear Chapter Secretaries,

I am honored to be serving our Idaho Grand Chapter as Grand Chaplain for 2012-2013.

Enclosed is a form you may use to inform me of the deaths of Chapter members this year. This form is enclosed for your convenience only. Some of you may wish to write personal memoirs of your members, and that is fine with me.

God has blessed us all with unique qualities. It is my hope that my bereavement letters will reflect the deceased members’ own personalities. This will make them meaningful to the Chapter. Therefore, any personal information you can enclose would be especially helpful to me as I write my letters and my memorial report.

Details such as “she was known for her needlework,” “he served as organist of the Chapter for 25 years,” or “her gooseberry pies always drew the highest bids at the Chapter dessert auctions,” are ones that will make each letter I write special.

Please notify me of any deaths in as timely a manner as possible and I will endeavor to send my letters out in the same manner. It would be helpful to have an attached obituary or funeral home listing.

As we live an increasingly electronic age, feel free to notify me by e-mail if that works for you. If you would like the attached form in a Word or PDF format, let me know.

God bless each and every one of you for the work you do.

Yours in Christ,

Karen Cameron, Grand Chaplain

Hermosa Chapter No. 32

Idaho Grand Chaplain 2012-2013

516 Walnut Dr.

Caldwell, ID 83605

208-899-3484

Grand Chapter of Idaho, O.E.S.

Deceased Member Form

2012-2013

Name: ______Age:

Cause of Death:

Date/Place of Birth:

Date/Place of Death:

Date/Place of Funeral Services:

Place of Burial:

OES Initiation Date, Chapter and Location:

Years of Membership: ______

Was she/he a VPLM? Yes or No Honorary Life Member? Yes or No Golden Star? Yes or No

Was she/he an Affiliated/Dual Member? ____ If yes, Chapter/Number/Location______

Chapter Offices held, include the year(s)

Grand Chapter Office(s) or Appointment(s) held and year(s)

Spouse/Children/Grandchildren:

Nearest Survivor, Relationship and Address:

Is the survivor an OES member? Yes or No If yes, what chapter?

Other organizations of which she/he was a member:

Hobbies and Interests:

What special “making a difference” memories or any other memories, do you have of the deceased member?

Chapter Secretary: ______Address:

PLEASE ATTACH NEWSPAPER OBITUARY CLIPPING TO FORM.

Please send to: Karen Cameron, Grand Chaplain

516 Walnut Dr.

Caldwell, ID 83605

(208) 899-3484