[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 178 (Thursday, December 3, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2881]
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                     HONORING EDDIE ROBERT STEFFNE

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 3, 2009

  Mr. KILDEE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Eddie 
Robert Steffne as he is honored by the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted 
Masons of Michigan. A dinner will be held in his honor on Sunday, 
December 6th in Mt. Morris, Michigan.
  A lifelong resident of Genesee County, Michigan, Eddie Steffne served 
in the U.S. military after attending Beecher High School. He received 
his honorable discharge in 1957 returning to the Flint area and 
attended Flint Community College. He became a master mechanic and 
worked for Sears and Roebuck, Midas Muffler, Draper Chevrolet, 
Summerfield Chevrolet, Hunter Engineering and Applegate Chevrolet.
  Eddie joined the Montrose Masonic Lodge No. 428 in 1976. He served as 
Worshipful Master in 1982 and 2006. Also in 1982 he was appointed 
District Deputy Instructor then in 1992 he was appointed Regional Grand 
Lecturer. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Michigan 
elected him Right Worshipful Grand Lecturer.
  Active in the community, Eddie has supported the Shriner's Children 
Hospitals, the Old Newsboys of Flint, the city of Flint Police Mounted 
Patrol and Canine Unit, and he is a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and 
supports their charities. Eddie and his late wife, Ruth Ann, had 4 
children: Eddie Ray, Gregory, Shannon and Todd. Eddie Ray passed away 
in 1978.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
congratulating Eddie Robert Steffne as he gathers with his family, 
Masons from throughout Michigan, friends, and his special friend 
Cynthia Allard, to celebrate his work and contributions to Masonry and 
the Flint area. I wish him the best for years to come.

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