Fifth Degree – Perfect Master

The Los Angeles Valley will confer the 5° – Perfect Master on
Friday, February 27, 2026
at the Santa Monica Masonic Hall.

This solemn and reflective degree teaches the virtue of industriousness, integrity, and the profound lesson that life is uncertain — and that virtue must be practiced for its own sake.

Directed by:
Brother Sam Banister, 32°

Cast of Officers

Venerable Master Adoniram
Ron Hopkins, 33°

Senior Warden Zabud
Sam House, 32° KCCH

Orator
Jon Eric Preston, 32°

Master of Ceremonies
Sam Banister, 32°

Expert
Mike Arnold, 32°

Solomon, King of Israel
Jeff Ivers, 32°

Hiram, King of Tyre
Laurent Nguyen-Ngoc, 32°

Pallbearers
Kenny Lombino, 32°
Aaron Gonzales, 32°
Steve Resnick, 32°
Jason Berry, 32°
Duwayne Wells, 32°
Bryan Bergman, 32°