Carl Templin
It has been a while since there has been a State Deputy from the Diocese of Green Bay, but we can probably take at least partial credit for Carl. Carl Templin, who has resided in Middleton for the last twenty years, is originally from Shawano. He was elected 53rd State Deputy of Wisconsin at the Convention in Oshkosh on April 30. As a child growing up in Shawano he remembers some of the images common to so many other men in the Knights--the Honor Guard. He recalls their presence at '40 Hours' and other activities at the parish. He also remembers that most of the men who were involved were leaders in the parish, and he wanted to be a part of that--not only for the regalia of the Honor Guard but because of all that they gave to the parish. While he was commuting from Shawano to St. Norbert College, he began thinking more seriously about membership. He joined the Knights in 1973 at the invitation of Jim Stachura, insurance Field Agent from Pulaski and two years later became a part of the Fourth Degree. He moved to Middleton on a job-related transfer in 1981.

Carl is Director of Communication Services for the Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association, an advocacy group that claims as members all but four of the 122 community hospitals in the State. His average day includes writing, editing and printing publications and Newsletters. He also addresses media relations and has some involvement in educational services, legal analysis and the like. Besides all of that he has found the time for a spare job in sales at JC Penney to help save for anticipated college expenses for his children, though he admits this latter job may have to go because of the time demands of his new position in the Knights.

In his time at Shawano he served in various positions in the Council (#2836) including Grand Knight. Upon the move to the Madison area he transferred to the College Council at Madison (#6568), a Council which recently gave us Jason Vandermause and John Murphy. He served that Council in various ways including as Financial Secretary, an important position of stability in College Councils that tend to have a high turnover. He is currently a member of #4549 in Middleton. Also interested in Degree work, Carl has served on Degree Teams at all four levels and remains active in Third And Fourth Degree Exemplifications. His time in the Knights also saw service as a District Deputy (#47) from 1986-91. At the State Convention at Appleton in 1994, he ran to fill a vacancy in the Office of State Advocate and narrowly defeated another contender for that Office, Richard Rebman of Council 10243. Richard ended up in the next position of State Warden and has been following Carl up the ranks of State Offices since then.

Because it seemed clear over the last several months that Carl would come out of the recent Convention as State Deputy-elect, he has been spending some time trying to get a 'team' together. As State Deputy he needs to make various appointments of District Deputies, State and Diocesan Coordinators and the like. Because of the demands of the Office, he realizes that the part time job will probably have to go, but he also recognizes that he has responsibilities to his family that must be given priority. He is not planing to miss out on the lives of his children Kristen (17) and Jon (15) who have accompanied him to various KC functions. True to his career in the communication field, he wants to maintain good communication among the Knights in the State. Among his ideas is to have full-page ads in each of the five Diocesan newspapers to occasionally replace the monthly NEWSLETTER of the State Council, "Wisconsin Knights" which sometimes doesn't trickle down from the leadership of local Councils. Reflecting on the important position he is about to occupy, Carl feels excitement as well as apprehension. He is certainly excited about the opportunities that he will have to make a significant contribution to the leadership of the Knights in the State, and he has several ideas which he feels may be of benefit to the Order. There is also a little uneasiness: He wants to be sure he doesn't fail in front of people who have supported him and put their faith in his leadership. His engaging style should make people feel comfortable with him, and we look forward to his leadership as we offer Carl our congratulations and our prayerful and fraternal support.

May 2000