W.Bro. Derek Alan Horrocks, P.G.J.D.
 
W.Bro. Derek A. Horrocks is the Provincial Grand
Master’s Special Representative for the Garston
Group of Mark and RAM Lodges. He was appointed
to that office in May 2009 having been the Deputy
Charity Steward in the Tuscan Group for 5 years.
 
He was appointed to the  Grand Rank of P.G.Std.Br.
in June 2009 and Promoted to P.G.J.D. in 2014
 
He is a member of Lodge of Grace, No 6418
and holds the rank of P.Pr.J.G.W. in the craft.
 
He is the Secretary of that Lodge and has been in
that office for 26 years having also been installed
into the chair of that Lodge 3 times.
 
He is a founder member of Garston Lodge of
Installed Masters, No 9403 and was D.C. for 10
years until taking the Chair in October 2007.


He is a member of Chapter of St. Margaret, No 4619 and has been Installed as Z three times.
He is currently the I.P.Z. of that Chapter.
 
Within the Mark and RAM Group of Lodges he is a Member of St. George Mark & RAM, No 553, Excelsior
Mark, No 359 and Garston Mark, No 942. He is also a Member of Adoniram Mark and RAM Lodges, No.552.
 

Life outside Freemasonry.
 
Derek was married to his wife Brenda until her unfortunate death in 2005. He was educated at Lancaster
Royal Grammar School before joining the Merchant Navy as an Indentured Apprentice Engineer Officer
employed by the Shell Oil Company in 1957.  He started his training at Riversdale Technical College in the
South end of Liverpool and having met his wife there he set up home and remains there until the present
date. He obtained a First Class Combined Certificate of Competency (Steam & Motor) and became Chief
Engineer in Shell Oil Tankers until forced retirement for medical reasons curtailed his seagoing career in
1978. From there he went on to become the Chief Maintenance Officer at Liverpool John Lennon Airport
until he was transferred to the Mersey Tunnels in charge of all Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the demise
of the Shire Councils. Again, health forced him to retire early in 1998 and since then his hobbies have been
his mainstay of life. His hobbies are model engineering (been building a steam locomotive since 1978) and
he has a beautiful static caravan just outside Llandudno where he spends many happy hours with his dog
“Tug”.
 
 
Tug, a dog on a mission
Derek's little bit of heaven in Wales
 
“Tug” has explored most of the Irish Sea from the Isle of Anglesey and has made friends with the local
farmer’s livestock of beef cattle. Derek sees them more as a tasty steak “on the hoof”.