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Tahquitz Lodge Vigil Honor List

#
Year
Date
Name
Indian Name
Interpreted As
Notable
1
1939
07/04
Carl N. Helmick1
Wa Pa Ha
War Bonnet
Scout Executive and Supreme Chief of the Fire, 1937 – 1972
2
1947
09/09
John Herring2
The Friend
3
1948
09/04
Kerby Hester3
Worker
4
1953
04/12
Lewis Barksdale
One Who Helps
5
1955
04/16
Kenneth Kammeyer
Growing Flower
6
1955
04/16
Charles C. Pierce
Arrow Chief
7
1955
04/16
Charles Sterrett
Founder
8
1956
09/04
Charles Williams
9
1958
08/30
Thomas O. Pierce
Ro Heh Hon
Energetic One
10
1964
06/27
Donald Fitzloff
One Who Enjoys
11
1964
William Gallagher
12
1964
Paul Lukins
13
1964
06/27
Ronald Richmond
Little Canoe
14
1966
09/01
William K. Gruber
Hard Worker
15
1967
09/08
Joseph Artino
Hiker
16
1967
09/09
Alan “Mo” Gotcher
Creates With Hands
17
1967
Robert M. Henderson
18
1967
David Eldon Hoover
19
1967
09/09
John Nauman
Highly Esteemed
20
1967
David N. Peterson
21
1967
James Dean Summon
22
1967
09/09
Samuel W. Tate
Big Boy
23
1968
09/20
Thomas Ballesteros
Helper
24
1968
09/20
Gene Cranford
Loyal One
25
1968
George Harris
26
1968
Emmett Harvey
27
1968
28
1969
09/06
Richard A. Champany
Nagatamen
Reliable One
29
1969
Dennis Duran
30
1969
Wallace H. Hayes
31
1969
09/06
William Needler
One Who Does Good Work
32
1969
09/06
Prudent One
33
1970
09/12
Gerald Delker
Inquiring One
34
1970
09/12
Craig Edwards
Farsighted One
35
1970
09/12
Henry J. Schmel
High Spirits
36
1971
10/01
Michael Cheley
He Who Keeps A Promise
37
1971
10/01
Richard B. Jackson
Little Big Man
38
1972
11/25
Grant Edwards
Calm Minded Buck
39
1972
11/25
Michael Goldware
Turkey Cock
40
1972
11/25
Steven J. Lambert
One Who Has Knowledge
41
1972
11/25
Bill McKowen
Determined One
42
1972
11/25
Jack Nelson
He Who Goes Afoot
43
1972
11/25
Richard Pohlers
Woodcutter
44
1972
11/25
Jim Tyson
One Tall Swimmer
45
1972
11/25
Terry J. Tyson
He Who Makes Others Happy
  1. Does not appear on National Vigil Honor list but his signed Vigil certificate was located and purchased for the Cahuilla Lodge archive. Dr. Helmick was almost certainly the first Vigil Honor recipient in the State of California.
  2. John was long thought to be the first Vigil from Tahquitz until the discovery of Dr. Helmick’s certificate in 2018.
  3. Often listed as Kirby Hester, Kerby appears to be the correctly spelled name.

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Last updated: February 21, 2025 at 16:00 pm

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