Lodge of Sorrow
Their Will Be a Vacant Chair
We will truly miss our friends and brothers.
An Elk Is Never Forgotten, Never Foresaken
Their faults, we write upon the sand, their virtues upon the indelible pages of our hearts.
Their Trails Ended, Their Faults Forgotten, Their Virtures Cherished, They Rest in Peace.
11 O'clock Toast
"You have heard the tolling of eleven strokes.
This is to impress upon you
that with us
the hour of eleven has a tender significance.
Wherever Elks may roam,
whatever their lot in life may be,
when this hour falls upon the dial of night,
the great heart of Elkdom swells and throbs.
It is the golden hour of recollection,
the homecoming of those who wander,
the mystic roll call of those who will come no more.
Living or dead, Elks are never forgotten,
never forsaken.
Morning and noon may pass them by,
the light of day sink heedlessly in the West,
but ere the shadows of midnight shall fall,
the chimes of memory will be peeling forth the friendly message,
"To Hour Absent Members."
In Memory of Our Dear Departed Brethren
It is with great sadness that
we inform you that
Robert L. “Bob” Rusie, P.E.R.
passed away
on Wednesday,
September 01, 2010
An Elks Memorial Service will be held on
Thursday, September 30, 2010
at 2pm
MissionViejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444
Bob Rusie Memorial Service was held on
Thursday, September 30, 2010
at 2pm
MissionViejo / Saddleback Valley Elks Lodge No. 2444
