I DEDICATED THIS WEBSITE AND MY FIRST YEAR AS EXALTED RULER (2007-2008) TO THE MEMORIES OF MY UNCLES RONALD "RONNIE" ROHR MEMBER OF CLAREMORE, OKLAHOMA ELKS LODGE # 1230 AND WALLY HAWKINS MEMBER OF OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA ELKS LODGE 1561, AND SINCE THEN ROBERT HAWKINS OF BRISTOL, CT 1010. IT WAS MAINLY BECAUSE OF THEM THAT I BECAME AN ELK AND PROGRESSED THROUGH THE CHAIRS.
I DEDICATED MY SECOND YEAR AS EXALTED RULER (2010-2011) TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER WAYNE PICKETT. IT IS BECAUSE OF HIM THAT I AM THE MAN I AM TODAY.
MY THIRD TIME AS EXALTED RULER, WAS DEDICATED TO MY MOTHER, SALLY PICKETT, FOR WITHOUT HER I WOULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
MY FOURTH TERM AS EXALTED RULER WAS DEDICATED TO THE MILITARY. IT WAS THAT YEAR THAT I CELEBRATED 30 YEARS FROM WHEN I JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND BECAME A MILITARY POLICE OFFICER.
R.A. Pickett, DDGER