Most Worshipful Gary Dwight Huffman

 Gary Dwight Huffman was born on May 6, 1964, in Roanoke, Virginia. He graduated from Northside High School in 1982 and attended courses at Virginia Western Community College, Radford University and the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and hold accreditation from the Professional Career Development Institute of Atlanta, Georgia.

In July 1986, he began a career with the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department, where he worked his way through the ranks and served in the position of Fire Marshal for ten years prior to his retirement on June 1, 2014. During his fire service career, he attended the Law Enforcement Academy through the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and served two terms as President of the Virginia Fire Prevention Association. 

Brother Huffman was raised to the sublime Degree of Master Mason on June 21, 1999, in Vinton Lodge No. 204, where he served as it’s Worshipful Master in 2015. He is now a member of Lakeland Lodge No. 190 as result of a consolidation with Vinton Lodge in 2022. He is also a member of Boone Lodge No. 247.

He served as Grand Purveyor in 2011, Grand Tiler in 2015, and Administrative Assistant to the Grand Master in 2018, and was elected to the Office of Grand Junior Deacon in 2018. He is the Grand Representative to the Grand Lodge of Florida, near Virginia. 

Brother Huffman is a member of the Valley of Roanoke, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. He is a KCCH and holds membership in the Scottish Rite Research Society. He is a member of DC Shanks Royal Arch Chapter No. 31, Bayard Commandery No. 15 Knights Templar and Kazim Shrine Temple, where he has served as Captain and Secretary- Treasurer in the Provost Guard Unit. He served as Chief of the South Atlantic Shrine Association for Provost Guard Units. He served as Captain of the Mystic Pirates Unit and holds Membership in the Clifton Forge, Giles County, New River Valley and Roanoke Valley Shrine Clubs. In addition, he holds honorary membership in Acca, Oasis, Sudan, Khedive, Omar, and Hejaz Shrine Temples. He serves on the Greenville, South Carolina Shriners Hospital for Children’s Hospital Board of Governors and has held the Chairman position for Building and Equipment Committee, and Human Resources Committee. He currently Chairs the Marketing and Communication Committee.