Senior Grand Warden of the Grand Lodge of Maine

The Officers and Members of Caribou Lodge No. 170  are pleased and proud to present :

Right Worshipful Brother 

John T. Irovando
  Senior Grand Warden
of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Maine 

R.W. Brother John T. Irovando was raised in Jupiter Light Lodge# 340, Jupiter, Florida on August 10, 1999.  He progressed through the chairs until such time as his retirement when he and his wife, Jackie, moved back to the State of Maine.  He affiliated with Caribou Lodge# 170 serving with honor as its Worshipful Master, and presently is Lodge Secretary.  He also affiliated with Limestone Lodge #214 serving first as Historian where he was recognized by the Grand Historian for his Lodge Histories on two different occasions and then Lodge Secretary which is his current position.  He also is a Past President of the Aroostook County Master and Wardens Association, and Past Mason of the Year for Limestone Lodge # 214.  During his service in the State of Florida he served  as an Educational Instructor earning Grand Lodge F.& A.M. Certificates of Qualification in several areas.
Bro. Irovando was appointed Assistant Grand Chaplain of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Maine by M.W. Robert R. Landry serving until being appointed Grand Marshal of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Maine by M.W. W. Louis Greenier II . 

Bro. Irovando is presently a member of both the Scottish Rite and the York Rite bodies.  He is a Chartered Member of the Valley of Aroostook, Polaris Lodge of Perfection;  a member of the Valley of Bangor, Eastern Star Lodge of Perfection, Palestine Council, Princes of Jerusalem, and Bangor Chapter of Rose Croix, all in Bangor, Maine; and a member of the Maine Consistory in Portland, Maine.  He is presently a member of Garfield Chapter No. 48 Royal Arch Masons in Caribou, Maine,  and past member of Palm Beach Chapter No. 24 R.A.M,  Zabud Council No. 17 R. & S.M.,  and Palm Beach Commandery No. 18 K.T. in West Palm Beach, Florida.  He is also a member of Anah Shrine in Bangor, Maine, and a Life Member of the Aroostook County Shrine Club in Presque Isle, Maine.
Bro. Irovando is a 1966 graduate of Scotch Plains High School in New Jersey and has attended Trenton State College, and Union Collage, in New Jersey and Palm Beach College in Florida. He graduated the New Jersey State Police Academy and served with distinction  in Law
Enforcement  in both New Jersey and Florida for a total 34 continuous  years where he received numerous commendations and awards retiring from service in 2003.
Bro. Irovando resides in Limestone, Maine with his wife Jackie (Harvey). They have five grown children and  ten grandchildren.