Joseph Walkes

Joseph Alphonso Walkes, Jr., (1933-2006) was born in New York City on November 12, 1933 to Unitha Lawrence Walkes and Joseph A. Walkes, Sr., from St. Lucia, West Indies and Christianbol, Panama Canal Zone. He was the founder and first president of the Phylaxis Society in 1973 (serving as president for 30 years), which is an international organization of Prince Hall Freemasons dedicated to studying the life of Prince Hall and researching the history of Prince Hall Freemasonry.
As a Freemason, Walkes was made a Master Mason on October 15, 1965 in Cecil A. Ellis Sr., Lodge No. 110, Karlsruhe, Germany, and served as the Worshipful Master of the Lodge from 1966-1967. He later held membership in King Solomon Lodge No. 15, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He also an Scottish Rite Mason (33rd Degree) of the Prince Hall United Supreme Council A.A.S.R., Southern Jurisdiction; a Past Patron of the Order of Eastern Star; a member of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; member of the Holy Royal Arch; and a Masonic Knight Templar.
He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). He spent his last days with his wife, Jeannette, in Leavenworth, Kansas. After a period of illness, he died on Saturday, March 4th, 2006 just hours before the organizaiton he founded closed its thirty-third annual convention.
Publications
* The Documentary History of King Solomon Lodge No. 15 (1971)
* Black Square & Compass: 200 Years of Prince Hall Freemasonry (1979)
* A Prince Hall Masonic Quiz Book (1983)
* John G. Lewis, Jr.—End of an Era: History of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana 1842-1979 (1984)
* The History of the Shrine (Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Inc., Prince Hall Affiliated): A Pillar of Black Society (1993)
* The History of the Prince Hall Masonic Family in North Carolina (1994)
* Prince Hall's Mission: The Rise of the Phylaxis Society (1995)
* History of The United Supreme Council, A.A.S.R., Northern Jurisdiction P.H.A., U.S.A. (1996)

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