ANDREW (Andy) ANDERSON – WORSHIPFUL MASTER 

Andrew Anderson; his friends know him as Andy, was installed the leader of the lodge by Deputy Grand Master RW Gale H. Kenney on July 12, 2008. He completed his degree work as a Master Mason in July 2002.  After becoming a Mason, like many of his generation he learned that his paternal Grandfather was a Mason in Artesia Lodge in California; his maternal Great Grandfather was an Illinois Mason and his paternal Great-Great Grandfather a member in Texas.  His wife's father Jeff Hilderbrand is a member of Missoula Lodge No. 13 in Montana was one of the installing officers.  Her maternal grandfather is active in Portland Oregon Shrine so prior to making the decision to seek a Masonic Lodge; Andy had frequent conversations about Masonry which peeked his interest in the Craft.  

He attended Daylight Lodge's 2002 Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra Principal Players Honors Dinner and being impressed with the support of the young musicians decided to ask about joining. The lodge's involvement in the arts and its unique support of these young musicians, Solid Ground and the Fremont Solstice Festival Bandstand coupled with a wife working to be an opera prima donna, fit right into his goals. That very night he filled out a petition for the degrees. Shortly after he completed his three degrees he and his wife Carla Hilderbrand moved to Champaign, Illinois where she planned to study voice in the University of Illinois excellent opera program.   After a year they returned to Seattle. His first office found him appointed as Chaplain in the 2003-2004 Masonic year; the next year he advanced to Senior Deacon where as part of the lodge's long range plan of two year terms he served the two years. At the June 2006 election of officers he was chosen Junior Warden and progressed on to the office of Master in normal time.  

He is a California native, born in Garden Grove just a ten minute drive from Disneyland.  Appropriately enough one of his predecessors as Daylight Lodge Master Don McDonald was one of the artisans who originally help design and build Disneyland and Disneyworld. Andy earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications at Seattle Pacific University and a Master of Education in Student Development Administration at Seattle University where he now works as an Associate Registrar.  He is now working towards his PhD hoping at some time in the future to be a college administrator. 

He is a die hard Chicago Bears fan which some of his brethren tend to think of it as a flaw for a Seattleite. However in the words of a famous Mason, Sir W.S. Gilbert, he strives to over come that defect, he continually mortifies his pride.  Of course with a mezzo soprano for a wife he is a regular opera attendee.  He and of course his Daylight brethren are 100% behind Carla's efforts to become an opera diva. When Carla (www.carlahilderbrand.com) is off auditioning and otherwise preparing for her career on the lyric stage in different local productions, Andy maintains the house.  This also means seeing to the care of the real ruler of the realm Molly, their uniquely eye-catching Bassett Hound/German Sheppard mix. 

Email:  worshipfulmaster@daylightmasons.org