WSC History - Knights of Columbus Washington State Council

after 25 years of active and inactive service as a Master Sergeant. During his Reserve years he washonored as the Armed Forces Reserve Man of the Year for the Pacific Northwest.Following service in Korea, John returned to school at Eastern Washington State Collegewhere he obtained his BA in Business Administration. He received his Masters Degree fromWashington State College. John started his teaching career at Prosser High School where he taughtbusiness classes and coached basketball and baseball. He moved to the Kennewick School District asa teacher and coach in 1966 and later served as principal of Kennewick High School (enrollment of1800 students). He was appointed District Business Manager in 1971 and continued as the AssistantSuperintendent for Business until his retirement in 1993.John joined the Knights of Columbus in 1956 at Pasco Council 1620. He transferred toKennewick Council 8179 in 1993 where he served as Deputy Grand Knight, Grand Knight andFinancial Secretary. John is a Past Faithful Navigator of Fr William A Schmitz Assembly 2258 inKennewick and currently serves as Comptroller. He is also active in the Hospital Equipment LendingProgram (HELP).John is a past member of the Kiwanis. He has served as treasurer of the Kennewick CitizensLevy & Bond Committee for the past fourteen years. He has also served as chairman of the localchapter of the Association of Government Officials; President of the Washington State BusinessOfficials; and treasurer of the successful Kennewick Citizens Committee for a New Library. Johnserves St Joseph Parish as a lector, Eucharistic minister and usher. He has also served on the St.Joseph’s School Board and on the Parish Council as its first Chairman. John's special ministry is hisavailability for all funeral masses as a reader, server or where needed. John and Tessie live inKennewick and celebrated their 51st anniversary this year. The have five lovely children and fifteengrandchildren. John was elected State Deputy at the 2007 State Convention held in Bellevue.John M WallaceState TreasurerJohn was born April 11, 1932 in Limerick, Maine. After graduating from St. James High, inHaverhill, Massachusetts, he was drafted into the military and spent the next thirty years in the U.S.Air Force. John first joined the Knights of Columbus in Fairfield, CA on April 20, 1965, at ChiefSolano Council 3585. He rejoined the Knights in Lakewood, WA on April 3, 1996, at St. John BoscoCouncil 11762. During his tenure as Grand Knight, the Council received the 1 st place State DeputyAward and the Star Award. While he served as Navigator of Assembly 2685, the Assembly wasawarded the International Patriot’s Award. As District Deputy of District 22, he received the StarDistrict Award. For the past five years John has served as a Washington State Council Officer.John and Sheila have four daughters, two sons, and 19 grandchildren. In 2002 the Wallacefamily was honored as Washington State Family of the Year and 2 nd Runner Up as InternationalFamily of the Year. After retirement from the Air Force, John worked as a General Contractor, thenhe worked for Boeing and later for his parish, St. John Bosco. He enjoys gardening and volunteeringas a Master Gardener.Donald McBrideState AdvocateBorn in New York and raised from a young age in the Little Belt Mountains of Montana, Donreceived his education in Great Falls and a BS in Chemistry at Montana Tech in Butte. He and hiswife Julie moved to Richland in 1986 where Don has been employed on the Hanford site for overtwenty years. They have 4 children - 3 daughters and one son.Don has many passions - probably the most dominant is fishing. His reputation as asuccessful fisherman on the Snake and Columbia Rivers is second to none. Don has been active inRichland Council 3307 for many years, serving as GK among other offices. He served as districtdeputy of District 7 from 1995-97 and served several years as a state chairman for council and