Brother John Herschel Glenn Jr. was an American aviator, engineer, astronaut, and United States Senator from Ohio. In 1962 he became the first American to orbit the Earth, circling three times.   He was a member of Concord Lodge # 688 New Concord, Ohio, and DeMolay International.   He was called off from labor December 8, 2016.

Here are some quotes from Brother Glenn:

“As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind — every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.”

“If I can inspire young people to dedicate themselves to the good of mankind, I’ve accomplished something.”

“If there is one thing I’ve learned in my years on this planet, it’s that the happiest and most fulfilled people I’ve known are those who devoted themselves to something bigger and more profound than merely their own self-interest.”  “I don’t know what you could say about a day in which you have seen four beautiful sunsets.

“We have an infinite amount to learn both from nature and from each other.”

“If a man faces up to the [unknown] and takes the dare of the future, he can have some control over his destiny.”

“Don’t give in to complacency and cynicism. Don’t ignore what is bad, but concentrate on building what is good. Don’t take America and the values reflected in our form of government for granted. And never forget that in our democracy, the government is not ‘them’ — it is ‘us.'”

“We are more fulfilled when we are involved in something bigger than ourselves.”

“To sit back and let fate play its hand out and never influence it is not the way man was meant to operate.”

“Zero G and I feel fine.”