PAST GRAND KNIGHTS

Vicksburg Council 898

Vicksburg, Mississippi,USA


Prepared by E.A. (Tony) Dardeau, Jr.

Following is a tabulation of Past Grand Knights of Vicksburg Council 898. Six of the charter members have served as Grand Knights. Six Past Grand Knights have served as State Deputy. Others have served as Faithful Navigator of Vicksburg Assembly 558, as District Deputy, and as other State officers. One Past Grand Knight, Brother John G. Brunini, a charter member and father of Bishop Joseph P. Brunini, was a Knight of St. Gregory, a papal honor. Another brother, Alonzo A. O'Neill, PSD, holds the record for longest continuous service (seven years) as Grand Knight, 1930-1936. Still another, Bro. Zenon "Sonny" Sucharski, served a total of six years as Grand Knight but in three separate terms, 1980, 1982-1983, and 1989-1991, the only brother to serve three split terms.
Year(s) Elected
Name
Comments
1905 Harry Yoste Charter Member 
1906-1907 S.E. Treanor,  Charter Member; Past State Deputy, 1907-1909
1908 A.F. Garvey Charter Member 
1909-1910 J.C. Hamilton Charter Member, Past State Deputy, 1913-1914 
1911 R.A. Geary, Sr. 
1912 J.P. Lehan 
1913-1914 John G. Brunini Charter Member; Knight of St. Gregory; Father of Bishop Joseph P.Brunini 
1915 Thomas O'Herrin Charter Member 
1916-1917 C.J. O'Neill, Sr. Charter Member 
1918 Nicholas Conti Past State Deputy, 1920-1921, 1923-1926 
1919-1920 John J. O'Neill
1921 C.L. Katzenmeyer, Sr.
1922-1923 W.J. Vollor
1924-1925 R.F. Evans, Sr.
1926-1927 C.W. Katzenmeyer
1928-1929 Albert E. Tucker
1930-1936 Alonzo A. O'Neill Past State Deputy, 1937-1939 
1937 W.J. Foley
1938-1939 John H. Hermann Past State Deputy, 1944-1946 
1940 R.F. Adams
1941-1942 John D. Evans, Jr. Faithful Navigator, Vicksburg Assembly 558, 1942-1944 
1943-1944 C.J. O'Neill, Jr.
1945-1947 C.J. Rafferty Faithful Navigator, Vicksburg Assembly 558, 1952-1954 
1948-1949 H.E. Mackey
1950-1951 J.D. Kennedy, Sr.
1952-1953 George B. Downey
1954-1955 Joseph P. McNamara
1956-1957 Sidney P. Saucier
1958-1959 Julius D. Melsheimer
1960-1961 V.O. Banchetti
1962 Vincent Cassino
1963 Albert J. Antoine
1964-1965 James T. Hilbun
1966-1967 A.L. Sullivan, Jr. Former District Deputy, ca. 1956; State Advocate, 1977-1978
1968-1969 Walter L. Reynolds Former District Deputy 
1970-1971 Sidney P. Saucier
1972 George B. Downey
1973-1974 Joe C. Bottino
1975-1977 Alfred E. McDevitt Faithful Navigator, Vicksburg Assembly 558, 1990; Former District Deputy 
1978-1979 Robert C. King, Jr.
1980 Zenon Sucharski
1981 Alfred E. McDevitt Faithful Navigator, Vicksburg Assembly 558,1990; Former District Deputy 
1982-1983 Zenon Sucharski
1984-1985 Charles B. Theobald
1986 Floyd Whittington
1987-1988 Allen Derivaux Faithful Navigator, Vicksburg Assembly 558, 1994-1995; Former District Deputy 
1989-1991 Zenon Sucharski
1992 James A. Wilson
1993-1994 Thomas Chady Faithful Navigator, Vicksburg Assembly 558, 1992-1993; State Program Director, 1995-1996; State Advocate, 1997-1998; State Treasurer, 1998; State Secretary 1999-2000; State Deputy 2001-2002
1995-1996 Thomas Thornton
1997-1998 Gregory K. Rottman
1999-2000 Michael G. Lee Faithful Navigator, Vicksburg Assembly 558, 1996-1998
2001-2002 T. Rory Ros
2003 Jerry Roberts
2004-2005
Vince Chiarito

2006-2008
John Piazza

2009
Thomas Setser

Last Updated August 15, 2009

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