William Lee Holliday was born in
Richmond, Virginia, on April 16, 1939. He attended public
schools in Norfolk and Portsmouth and graduated from Granby High
School. He has been employed continuously by Jett and Company
since 1972 as an outside sales representative of building
materials.
Brother Holliday was raised to the
Sublime Degree of Master Mason in Norview Lodge No. 113 on
February 19, 1973. He served as its Worshipful Master in 1983
and is also a Life Member in Perpetuity. He was District Deputy
Grand Master of Masonic District 35-B in 1992. He was Grand
Pursuivant in 1993 and Grand Marshal in 1994-1995 and is the
Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of Michigan. He was
elected to the Office of Grand Junior Deacon in 1995, served as
Grand Master of Masons in Virginia in 2000. He was elected to
the Office of Grand Treasurer in November 2004.
Brother Holliday holds honorary
membership in Norfolk Lodge No. 1, Ruth Lodge No. 89, Mariner
Lodge No. 215, Corinthian Lodge No. 266, Willis V. Fentress
Lodge No. 296, and Victory Daylight Lodge No. 1778. He is a Life
member of the Valley of Norfolk, Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite, where he served as the Director of Work and as Past
President of the Scottish Rite Foundation of Virginia. He was
invested Knight Commander Court of Honor in 1981 and was
coroneted 33° Inspector General Honorary in 1989. He serves as
the personal representative of the Sovereign Grand Inspector
General in Virginia for the Valley of Norfolk.
He is a member of Norview Royal
Arch Chapter No. 62, Grice Commandery No. 16, Jesse Albert White
Council No. 110 Allied Masonic Degrees, Khedive Temple,
A.A.O.N.M.S. He is a member in perpetuity of Hampton Roads
Chapter No. 6, National Sojourners, a member of the Heroes of '76
Yorktown Encampment, and Charter member and Past Puissant
Sovereign of Saint Thomas Conclave, Knights of the Red Cross of
Constantine.
Brother Holliday has been active in
community service with the Arrowhead Recreation Association. He
is also an active member of Somme Avenue Christian Church.
He is married to the former Evelyn
Matney. They have two daughters, Angela, who resides in
Chesapeake, Virginia with her two daughters, Leslie Marie and
Christina Lynn; and Sheila, who resides in Virginia Beach,
Virginia with her husband, David Cando, and their daughter,
Hayley Elizabeth.
