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< Back Ricki Pierce Oriental Guide 2026 Ricki Pierce is a member of the Board of Directors of Ben Hur Shriners. He has been a member of Ben Hur since 1991, is active in the Directors Staff, Trailblazers, Charioteers & Golf Units, also the Motorcycle Club and served as President of the Directors Staff in 2025. He was also a member of Ararat Shriners in Kansas City, Missouri. He was raised in T. Neal Porter Lodge No. 1354 in Austin, Texas in 1978. He is currently a member of Liberty Hill Lodge No. 432 in Liberty Hill, Texas. Ricki was born in Bay City, Texas. He attended David Crockett HS in Austin and The University of Texas in Austin earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. He served in the United States Marine Corps 22 yrs attaining the rank of Master Sergeant, retiring 1998. He is married to Donna Prade, and they currently reside in Belton, Texas. TBD TBD

Amara Shrine Center New Years Eve Ball Start Time February 10, 2023 at 5:00:00 PM End Time February 11, 2023 at 4:00:00 AM Contact Amara Shrine Center Going to the Ball and gonna have some fun. Phone Location Event Flyer Connect Here

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The Editorial without Words image is on many billboards, trucks, and other signs for the Shriners Hospitals for Children and Shrine Centers. The story it tells needs no explanation. This story depicts a Shriner, wearing his fez, carrying a little girl in one hand and her crutches in the other. Editorial without Words “No Man Stands So Tall As When He Stoops To Help A Child”. The Editorial without Words image is on many billboards, trucks and other signs for the Shriners Hospitals for Children and Shrine Centers. The story it tells needs no explanation. This story depicts a Shriner, wearing his fez, carrying a little girl in one hand and her crutches in the other. You will see this image on many full size statues in front of Shriners Hospitals, Shrine Centers and International Shrine Headquarters. Its origin is a real photograph taken in 1970 at an amusement park in Evansville, Indiana. The little girl in the photo is Bobbi Jo Wright, who was born with cerebral palsy. Her orthopedic problems were treated at St. Louis Shriners Hospital for Children, and Bobbi Jo went on to graduate from Anderson University in Indiana. The Shriner carrying Bobbi Jo is Al Hortman, who became a Mason and a Shriner after his own daughter was treated at the St. Louis Hospital. The image that was photographed by accident by a local newspaper photographer has been reproduced on pins, patches, shirts, statues, clothing, hats, and even stained-glass windows. The photo known as the "Editorial without Words" is probably one of the best recognized symbols of Shriners Hospitals for Children, yet it was taken almost by accident. Randy Dieter, the photographer, recalled that in 1970, he had been on assignment covering the local Shrine Temple's annual outing for handicapped children at the now-defunct Mesker Amusement Park in Evansville, Indiana. "I was taking shots of the midway and was using my telephoto lens," Dieter said. "I saw a local Shriner walking by carrying a little girl in one hand and her crutches in the other. My camera wouldn't fire. "Then they were too close for my lens. I ran past them, but the camera jammed. I had to take my last shot as they walked by. It was the end of the roll. If I had to think about it, I wouldn't have come up with something like that. Fate guides you." "It still seems unreal," said Bobbi Jo Wright, the little girl in the photo. "I have many wonderful memories of the years I was a patient at the St. Louis Shriners Hospital and remember all the fun activities. I was born with cerebral palsy, which resulted in many orthopedic problems that made walking difficult. I had many surgeries at the St. Louis Hospital. They greatly improved my ability to walk." Bobbi Jo received her B.A. in English from Anderson University. She is active in her church and teaches Sunday school. "I use a cane when I go shopping," she said. "If I'm walking on grassy areas, I use crutches." The Shriner who was unexpectedly immortalized carrying Bobbi Jo was Al Hortman. Al Hortman's daughter, Laura, was a patient at the Shriners Hospital in St. Louis. After Laura began receiving treatment at Shriners Hospitals, Al Hortman joined the Shrine.

Shriners Hospitals Directory helps you get to know where our hospitals are located with contact phone numbers and addresses and links to our Patient Care Facilities. Shriners Hospitals Directory Hospitals & Clinics No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child

The Past Potentates of our Shrine Chapter without whose leadership and tireless effort. We would like to take the time to thank each of our Past Potentates for their hard work, which in turn has been able to help many children. Past Potentates This page is dedicated to all the Past Potentates of Ben Hur Shriners without whose leadership and tireless effort, Ben Hur Shriners would not be successful as it is today. So we would like to take the time to thank each of our Past Potentates for their hard work, which in turn has been able to help many children throughout the years. Many Thanks to all our Past Potentate Leaders. Find Year Name Picture 2026 Charles E. Maddox 2025 James McConnell 2024 James Heineman 2023 Charles "Fester" Jones 2022 Dennis Motley 2021 Romeo Denghel 2020 Romeo Denghel 2019 Jeffrey Clark 2018 Gregory P. Rye 2017 Bradley Cole 2016 Earl Robertson 2015 Edward G. Bromstad 2014 Thomas H. Hauss Jr. 2013 Richard H. McNabb 2012 Edward P. Whitmore 2011 Michael L. "Mike" Ford 2010 Walter E. "Gene" Sanders 2009 James R. "Jim" Smith 2008 Charles J. Farnham 2007 Robert F. "Fred" Park Jr. 2006 Robert L. Ligon Jr. 2005 Silas A. Powell 2004 Ronnie G. Jackson 2003 Wendell E. Koening 2002 Ronnie H. Lee Jr. 2001 John E. Waggoner Jr. 2000 Loren Ray Orme 1999 Mackie G. Ratliff 1998 Norman Motgomery 1997 Ronald C. Harrison 1996 Stephen T. Rye, Sr. 1995 Gene L. Freudenberg 1994 Joe C. Cole 1993 Sammy Powell 1992 Robert Emrie 1991 Boyce K. Freitag 1990 Royce R. Myers 1989 Robert E. "Bob" Kelly 1988 W. Keith Johnson 1987 John Fannin 1986 Chester C. "Buddy" Nelle 1985 W. Andy Hibbert Jr. M.D. 1984 Cecil Smith 1983 John B. Robertson 1982 Joe W. Gault 1981 Harry T. Balagia 1980 John D. Pope 1979 Horace O. Ivy 1978 David A. Curry 1977 Hans H. Blangger 1976 Burch Biggerstaff 1975 Walter E. Orr 1974 Blanchard H. Bland 1973 John D. Beasley 1972 Cecil Nobles 1971 Leonard C. Hicks 1970 Lincoln Farris 1969 C.T. Uselton 1968 T.O. Lang 1967 Marion Toole 1966 Joe Bland 1965 B. Rex Shields 1964 Marshall V. Turner 1963 M.W. Glosserman 1962 Wm. Jack Roberts 1961 J.C. Hinsley 1960 John D. Simpson 1959 F.L. Kuykendall 1958 Marlin E. Smalley 1957 E.C. Bartholomew 1956 Joe K. Wells 1955 A.F. Jones 1954 Charles Leggott 1953 Wm. B. Ranson 1952 Oliver L. Wolfe 1951 C.A. McAden 1950 Holland Page 1949 E.L. Bauknight 1948 Homer Thornberry 1947 C. Hobart Owens 1946 Ed J. St. John 1945 Claude W. Voyles 1944 John W. Gainer 1943 A.N. McCallum Jr. 1942 Thomas C. Green 1941 Charles F. Petet 1940 C.M. Bartholomew 1939 1938 Walter E. Seaholm 1937 Jesse L. Rose 1936 Ed C. Rather 1935 J. Bouldin Rector 1934 Carl H. Mueller 1933 Chas B. Cook 1932 E.C. Munro 1931 Dr. Edgar Smith 1930 M.H. Reed 1929 Roger B. Tyler 1928 Morris Burns 1927 A.C. Bull 1926 Sully B. Robereau 1925 Horace C. Barnhart 1924 George S. Dowell 1923 H.H. Taylor 1922 B.S. Dickinson 1921 J.H. Tobin 1920 A.F. Beverly 1919 F.E. Righton 1918 J.W. McLaughlin 1917 R.C. Robereau 1916 D.H. Doom 1915 W.D. Hood 1914 C.A. Soule 1913 George Fiegel, Jr. 1912 W.G. Franklin 1911 W.G. Bell 1910 J.W. Maxwell 1909 J.R. Hamilton 1908 1907 John R. Hunter 1906 F.E. Scovill 1905 M.M. Smith 1904 A.J. Eilers 1903 Herman Clausen 1902 W.D. Shelly 1901 Milton Morris 1900 H. L. Carleton 1899 R.W. Finley 1898 Charles Morse 1897 Charles Morse 1896 Frank Andrews 1895 1894 W.H. Bell 1893 David Boom 1892 Charles Morse

Join Us and Become A Member. Shrine Ceremonials are the beginning of becoming a new Shrine Member. You must be a master mason before becoming a Shriner. You can join at www.BeaShrinerNow.com Join Us & Become A Member Announcing the 2026 Spring Ceremonial Date ???? Time ???? Download Petitions Illustrious Sir Potentate Charles E. Maddox would like to announce the Ceremonial Location: Ben Hur Shriners 7811 Rockwood Lane Austin, TX 78757 Phone: (512) 480-0812 secretary@benhurshrine.org What Does It Mean to Be A Shriner? Potentate Charles Maddox Chief Rabban Charlie Farnham Assistant Rabban Ricky Hayes High Priest and Prophet Ron Speaks Oriental Guide Ricki Pierce Recorder Sam Stimson Ph.D. Treasurer James Heineman PP