The Permanent Endowment Fund of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Texas was created to provide a long-term fundraiser to support the efforts of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Texas. It allows the Sir Knights of Texas to support our investments and supplement donations through honorariums and/or memorials. Additionally, the Sir Knights of Texas, their ladies, and our out of state guests will continue to enjoy the great success of our Grand Commandery Sessions thanks to donations from this fund. Your Grand Officers feel the need to support our Grand Commandery, and invite you to become a part of this investment in our future.
The Permanent Endowment Fund will:
- Pay not less than 50% of the allowance designated to host a Grand Conclave.
- Gift each youth organization not less than $1000.00 per year to be presented by the Grand Commander or his representative at their annual state meeting.
- Donate equal amounts to the Holy Land Pilgrimage Fund and the Knights Templar Eye Foundation, not to exceed $500.00 each.
- Subsidize any such other item as voted on by this Grand Commandery, funds provided.
The starting-level Permanent Endowment Fund badge is available for a donation of $250 and is available as a 2 ½” uniform badge or 1 ¼” suit lapel pin. Additional contributions can be made $150 at a time for a reward of having a diamond added to the border of your badge. Each badge can hold up to twenty (20) diamonds. A “completed” badge of twenty diamonds is red in color, and available for a lump-sum donation of $3250.
Become a member today!
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Permanent Endowment Fund Members
Blue Badges
Members of the Permanent Endowment Fund Badge Founder’s Society bear their mark of distinction by wearing a blue PEF badge. Thanks to these Sir Knights, we were able to bootstrap this program and ensure the success of this fundraiser for years to come.
| Wiley Brookshire |
| William Giles |
| Wayne Howard |
| John Kleinfelder |
| Carl Starkey |
Red Badges
Completed Permanent Endowment Fund Badges are characterized by their red color. A completed PEF badge will also have 20 diamonds around its border. Completed badges are available for a lump-sum donation of $3,250.
| Andrew Bass |
| Andrew Berkley |
| Matthew Bobbitt |
| Joseph Causey |
| Ricky Cox |
| Bryant Dean |
| Charles Duke |
| Justin Duty |
| Hinote Everett |
| Nikolaus Fehrenbach |
| William Free |
| John Griffith |
| James Higdon |
| Jerry Kirby |
| Jack Lester |
| Max Marble |
| Charles Miller |
| Hardy Nevill |
| Ronald Price |
| Harry Rogers |
| Ralph Royall |
| Hunter Schappaugh |
| Thomas Snyder |
| Lawrence Tucker |
| Elijah West |
White Badges
The starting-level Permanent Endowment Fund badge is available for a donation of $250 and is available as a 2 ½” uniform badge or 1 ¼” suit lapel pin. Additional contributions can be made $150 at a time for a reward of having a diamond added to the border of your badge. Each badge can hold up to twenty (20) diamonds.
| Gary Adams |
| Ronald Adams |
| Jimmy Allison |
| Christopher Allsbury |
| Young (4 Diamonds) B.J. |
| Robert Barnes |
| Christopher Bates |
| James Beale |
| Lewis Bell |
| David Berndt |
| Michael Blair |
| William Blanks |
| William Braswell, Jr. |
| Jeff Carroll |
| Brent Casiglio |
| Tommy Chapman |
| Tommy Chapman |
| Joseph Clampitte, Jr. |
| Grand Commandery |
| Robert Cook |
| Garnith Corbett |
| Kenneth Cotter |
| James Curbo |
| Marty Curbo |
| James Darrell |
| Doug Dees |
| Thomas Derby |
| Brian Dimatteo |
| Brian Dodson |
| Richard Doss |
| Gregory Eisenhauer |
| NiKolaus Fehrenbach |
| David Fernandez |
| Maynard Fernando |
| Leslie Foreman |
| George Fortney |
| Gary Freedman |
| Quaney Jr. Gary |
| Donald Gerber |
| Ricardo Gonzalez |
| Billy Hamilton, Jr. |
| Frankie Hancock |
| Jack Harper II |
| Corey Harris |
| Waring Hart |
| David Hefner |
| Kenneth Hightower |
| Everett Hinote |
| Gerald Hocker |
| Dwight Hollon |
| Ester Howard |
| John Huffman |
| Henry Hughes III |
| Daniel Humada |
| Jolly III J.W. |
| Gabriel Jagush |
| Richard Jernigan |
| Joseph Johnson, Jr. |
| James Jones |
| Jason Jones |
| Timothy La Vergne, Sr. |
| Clarence Laney |
| Christopher Little |
| Robert Loflin |
| Douglas Lohman Jr. |
| Michael Malone |
| Eastwood (3 Diamonds) Mark |
| Jody Martin |
| Jackie Matthews |
| H. Moore |
| Christian Moore |
| Randall Morris |
| Gary Mosmeyer |
| Don Nesbit |
| Guy Niles |
| Ernest Owney |
| Don Payton |
| Jimmy Payton |
| Michael Phillipus |
| Shaler Pierce |
| Johnny Porter |
| Samuel Reid |
| Raymond Ridgeway |
| Judge Risley |
| Gary Rock, Jr. |
| Gary Rock, Sr. |
| James Rogerson |
| Brian Roop |
| Royce Rose |
| Robert Russell |
| Raul Scully |
| Richard Sharp |
| Miles Sheerin |
| Kenneth Shifflett |
| Michael Shively |
| Todd Smith |
| Gregory Smith |
| John Smith, Jr. |
| John Spann |
| Sam Stacy |
| James Stone |
| Robert Taylor |
| Malcolm Taylor |
| Kelvin Teeka-Singh |
| Larry Tidwell |
| Ernest Toney |
| John Treat, Sr. |
| William Trogdon |
| Dan Turner |
| Phillip Valdez |
| Douglas Van Griner |
| Jason Vance |
| Abram Wallace |
| Jason West |
| Jolly Whitten |
| Michel Wiggins |
| James Willard |
| James Willard II |
| Ronnie Wilson |
| Justin Winch |
| Reeves Winn |
| Neil Winslow |
| Christopher Wood |
| Jeffrey Wright |
| Yvonne Wunsche |
| Paul Wunsche |
| Carl Wunsche Jr. |
| Jon Wych |
| Frankllin Zepp |
Traveling Badges
While the Permanent Endowment Fund is primarily supported by individual donations, it is possible for organizations to provide donations as well! These badges are considered “traveling badges” and are passed from one representative of the body to another, usually (but not always) the presiding officer thereof.
Any organization can be a supporting body!
| Organization | Badge Color |
|---|---|
| Fort Bend Commandery No. 74 Traveling Badge | White |
| Grand Commander’s Travelling Badge (14 Diamonds) | White |
| Indivisible Friends Commandery No. 13 Traveling Badge | White |
| Melrose Assembly No. 204, SOOB Traveling Badge | White |
| Melrose Commandery No. 109 Traveling Badge | White |
| San Felipe De Austin Commandery No. 1 Traveling Badge | White |