Walter Terence Stephens, age 84, died Thursday, August 8, 2013, at Lowell General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary E. (MacKinnon) Stephens. Born in Arlington, December 12, 1928, he was the son of the late Walter and Agnes (Curran) Stephens. A United States Navy veteran, Terry served on the USS Howard W. Gilmore during WWII. After returning from the war, he worked for Payne/Otis Elevator Company for over 30 years as a mechanic and an inspector. He was a member of St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Billerica. Mr. Stephens was a member of the Masonic Fraternity for 54 years. He was raised a Master Mason in 1959 at Thomas Talbot Lodge of Billerica, and in 1965 he served as the lodge’s Worshipful Master. In 1973 and 1974 he served as District Deputy Grand Master of the Lowell Twelfth Masonic District, and in 1979, M. W. Arthur Harris Melanson, Grand Master of Masons in Massachusetts, appointed him as Deputy Grand Master. In 1980, the Grand Lodge of New York appointed him as the Grand Representative of the Grand Lodge of New York near Massachusetts. Terry served as Secretary for 30 years in Thomas Talbot Lodge and also served as Secretary for Wamesit Lodge of Tewksbury and Zetland Lodge of Cambridge. He was an affiliated member of Wamesit Lodge of Tewksbury, Tahattawan Lodge of Littleton, Merrimack Valley Daylight Lodge of North Andover, Lynnfield Zetland Lodge of Wakefield and Frank W. Thompson Lodge of Bedford. He was awarded the Joseph Warren Distinguished Service Medal, and during his term as Deputy Grand Master, M. W. Arthur Harris Melanson presented him with the Henry Price Medal. In 2009, he was presented with his Veterans Medal for his fifty years of Masonic Service. R. W. Brother Stephens served in numerous capacities over the years, not just in Masonry, but also in support of our youth. Terry was an Honorary Legionnaire of the DeMolay Legion of Honor. He was also an Honorary Member of the International Supreme Council, a strong supporter of both DeMolay and Rainbow in the Lowell area. Illustrious Brother Stephens served Scottish Rite as Sovereign Prince of Lowell Council, Princes of Jerusalem, and as Secretary for the Valley of Lowell for many years. He was also a Thirty Third Degree Mason; a Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America. Terry was a proud member of the York Rite Bodies of Lowell and a member of Aleppo Shrine in Wilmington. Terry served the Grand Lodge with distinction as its Chairman of the Grand Lodge Service Committee for many years. Terry, first and foremost, wanted to be known as a Brother. Though he had numerous titles and honors, he felt the title of “Brother” was the most important of all. He was a friend to countless hundreds of people, not just through Masonry, but in his community as well. It would be virtually impossible to measure the number of lives changed by this kind man. He was not just a brother and friend, but a mentor. One could go on forever enumerating the fine qualities of this man. Suffice it to say that he was a friend, but mostly a “Brother” to all. He is survived by his two daughters and son-in-law, Christine McEwen and her husband, Ralph, of Chelmsford and Carol (Stephens) Sargent of Tewksbury; his three brothers, Alfred, William, and Bruce Stephens; his sister, Margaret MacPherson; his loving grandchildren, Jennifer McEwen and her husband, Jeff Bernier, Melissa Loiselle and her husband, Chris, Julie Woods and her husband, Brendon, and Scott Stephens; his great grandchildren, Christopher Loiselle, Avery Woods, Nora Woods, and Justin Bernier; and his former daughter-in-law, Ann (Stephens) Hubert. He also leaves his dear friends, Dorothy Mountain and Mary Grace. Terry was also the father of the late Terence P. Stephens.