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Lee Karjola - President 2009-10
California-Hawaii Elks
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Lee KarjolaThe Honorable Leon A. Karjola was initiated into the Longview, Washington, Elks Lodge No. 1514 in 1968, just three days after his 21st birthday. He later transferred his membership to the Eureka, California Lodge No. 652 in 1985, where he served on and chaired various Lodge Committees, including the Board of Trustees between 1986-1990, the last two as their chairman, and served as Exalted Ruler in 1991-1992.

Lee has served on numerous District and CHEA Elks Committees, including Jamboree Chairman, Government Relations, Ritual Contest, Bequests and Living Trusts Committee and was a qualified Ritual Judge for 10 years.

He served the Grand Lodge as District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler for the "Great Northwest District of California" in 1995-1996, as a Member of the Grand Lodge Committee on Judiciary for six years between 1996-2002, the last two as its Chairman; Grand Lodge Parliamentarian in 2000, as a Member of the Pardon Commission in 2001-2002, Chairman of the Grand Lodge Pardon Commission in 2008, as Justice of the Grand Forum from 2003-2006, and Chief Justice of the Grand Forum in 2007-2008.

Lee served as the First Vice President of the California Hawaii Elks Association in 2008- 2009.

Lee married his high school sweetheart, Cindy, without whom he freely admits he could never have accomplished all that he has done in and out of Elkdom. They have been married for 40 years, and they have two sons, both Elks, and two grandchildren whom Lee is certain will become Elks.

Lee graduated from Tom Central Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1969, the University of Montana with a Master of Arts in 1970, and Western State University with a Juris:Doctorate Degree in 1975. He is presently engaged in the practice of law in Eureka, California where he is a member of both the Local and State Bar Associations.

Lee has been involved with and donated countless hours to community service, serving as a Member of the Mayor's Blue Ribbon Committee on Law Enforcement, serving on various Local and State Election Campaigns, becoming a Life Member of the California Waterfowl Association and the National Rifle Association, serving our youth by donating his time as a Little League Baseball Coach, a Pop Warner Football Coach, and as a sports fan rarely missing his two sons' baseball, basketball, football, and soccer games, by being active in the Untied States Jaycees, becoming a Regional Director in 1977, and by being an Exchange Club Member and its President in 1986.

Finally, to relax in his spare time he models wooden ships and an "N" gauge railroad.

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