Lifetime Achievement Awards

Year Month Recipient
2024 July Brother Tom Burleigh
2021 July Sir Knight Ernie Spencer
2021 April Sir Knight John Buchholz
2020 October Brother Joe Kane
2018 February Sir Knight Stan Wasowski
2018 February Sir Knight Gert Kampfer
2017 November Sir Knight Al Garofalo
2015 August Sir Knight Wiley Maloof

Tom Burleigh
In grateful recognition of his 66 continuous years of service to the Order, Brother Thomas Burleigh is hereby recognized for our prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, which then enshrines him in the Council 11402 Hall of Fame.While an All Saints Council member, he has been conspicuous as an acolyte, a Fish Fry stalwart, an Onion and Pumpkin salesman, a morning Mass rosary leader, a Youth Free Throw assistant, a Desserts with Santa server, a visitor to sick Knights, and a fixture at all our meetings and events.

This quiet, humble and religious man has traveled to Lourdes countess times to wheel invalids to the healing waters. His marriage of over 39 years to wife Arthurlyn, now passed, serves as an example to his Brothers of exemplary marriage.

We wish him many more years of happy, healthy, and meaningful, dedicated service. God bless and keep you, Brother Thomas.

Ernie Spencer
In grateful recognition of his 58 continuous years of service to the Order in three Councils and four Assemblies, Sir Knight Ernest Spencer is hereby recognized. His tenure includes services across affiliates in New York, Mississippi, and Georgia. His long list of Council offices served including Grand Knight, Deputy Grand Knight, Recorder, and Trustee. As fourth Degree Sir Knight, he has served in nearly every office from Faithful Aviator to Color Corps Commander.As District Deputy in Mississippi he instituted two new Councils and three new Squire Circles for young men. While an All Saints Council member, he has been an Acolyte, a mass Lectern, a Fish Fry Server, Onion and Pumpkin Salesman, a Habitat worker, and a fixture at all our meetings and events.

His marriage of over 60 years to wife, Barbara, now passed, serves as an example for his Brothers of an exemplary Catholic marriage. This quiet, humble and religious man has earned our undying thanks for his unwavering support and his Lifetime Achievement. We wish him many more years of happy, healthy and meaningful service. May God bless you and keep you Brother Ernie.

John Buchholz
In grateful recognition of his many years of service to the Council and Watters Assembly, Sir Knight John Buchholz, is hereby recognized. His tenure at the Council level includes various chairmanship and Officer positions. He has served as a funeral acolyte, a public relations man, a Mass Lecturer, a Desserts with Santa stalwart, a Fish Fry Cook, a Pumpkin Patch regular, a Vidalia Sales Grand Onion Organizer, excess food for the needy, a multiple Knight of the Month, a Family of the month winner with wife Karleen, and together they are parents of a church deacon.This quiet, humble and religious man has earned our undying thanks for his unwavering support of our Order since joining. Having been previously and formally honored by the council for his 50t wedding anniversary to wife Karleen (soon to be 60 years), we can only admire his enduring Catholic ethic and inspiring matrimonial example. We honor him with our highest ward for Knight Lifetime Achievement, and wish him many more years of happy, healthy, and dedicated service. God bless and keep you, brother John.

Joe Kane
In grateful recognition of his many years of service to the Council and Watters Assembly, Sir Knight Joseph Kane, is hereby recognized. His tenure at the Council level includes various chairmanship offices. He has served as an Acolyte, a public relations man, a Mass Lecturer, a Dunwoody Fourth of July Parade organized, an Octoberfest Picnic organizer, a Deserts with Santa stalwart, a Fish Fry server, a Pumpkin Patch unloaded and salesman, a Vidalia Onion salesman, a religious retreat participant, a Free Throw helper, a homeless shelter minister, a spaghetti dinner server, and multiple time parish missionary to the poor of Jamaica. He recruited his son, Greg, to join the council as a valuable Brother.This quiet, humble, and religious man has earned our undying thanks for his unwavering support of our Order since joining. Having been previously and formally honored by the Council for this 50th wedding anniversary to wife Judith, we can only admire his enduring Catholic ethic. We honor him with our highest award for Knight Lifetime Achievement, and wish him many more years of happy, healthy, and dedicated service. God bless and keep you, Brother.

Stan Wasowski
In grateful recognition of his many years of service to the Council and Watters Assembly, Sir Knight Stan Wasowski is hereby recognized. His tenure at the Council level includes Warden, Grand Knight, and Trustee offices. His tenure for the Watters Assembly includes Faithful Navigator, Admiral, and Captain. He served as a regular Honor Guard member, as well a its Commander. Stan went on to serve the Order as our District Deputy over four Councils. As a member of our exemplification teams, he helped bring countless Brothers in the Order. He faithfully served as an Acolyte and presided over Remembrance Masses for our deceased. Stan has faithfully participated in our Fish Fries, sales events, socials, retreats, and meetings. He often leads the rosary at our meetings. His support of the Council, Assembly and Parish is always undertaken from a background position which elicits little fanfare but is very crucial.This quiet, humble, and religious man has earned our undying thanks for his unwavering support of our Order since joining. Having just marked his 46th wedding anniversary to wife Kathy, we can only admire his enduring Catholic ethic. We honor him with our highest award for Knight Lifetime Achievement and wish him many more years of happy, healthy, and dedicated service. God bless and keep you.

Gert Kampfer
In grateful recognition of many years of service to the Council, Charter Member Gert Kampfer is hereby recognized. He originated and served as web master for our Council website since its creation. Concurrent with those years, he served as All Saints Council Financial Secretary for over a dozen years and then moved on for two years to the Georgia Tech Council as Financial Secretary to facilitate that new Council’s creation. Gert has faithfully served in several positions at our Lenten Fish Frys over the years. He has served, since the inception of our Council Acolyte program, as a faithful member and has been a team leader for that award-winning program. He initiated our Keep Christ in Christmas program and won awards from the Georgia State Council for total sales. His service to the Council even included Habitat for Humanity construction and construction efforts on our own McGivney Hall in 2001.This quiet, humble, and religious man has earned our undying thanks for his unwavering support of our Council since its inception in 1994. We honor him with our highest award for Lifetime Achievement.

Al Garofalo
In grateful recognition of his many years of service to the Council and Watters Assembly, Sir Knight Al Garofalo is hereby recognized. His founding guidance at the birth of these two organizations included years of service as a Trustee in both Organizations. He was a primary proponent of the institution of our Fish Fry event and served them without fail over the years. He has served as an Acolyte Team Captain since inception. His tenure as Church Activity Director has included institution of our Deceased Knight Memorial Masses. Al has faithfully participated in our sales events, socials, retreats, and meetings. He has managed projects to raise funds for veteran causes. His service support to the Council, Assembly and Parish is always undertaken from a background position which elicits little fanfare, but is very crucial.This quiet, humble, and religious man has earned our undying thanks for his unwavering support of our Order since joining in 1994. As he nears his 60th wedding anniversary to wife Pat, we can only admire his strong enduring Catholic ethic. We honor him with our highest award for Knight Lifetime Achievement and wish him many more years of happy, healthy, and dedicated service. God bless you.

Wiley Maloof
In grateful recognition of 14 years of faithful service to our Council, Sir Knight Wiley Maloof is hereby recognized. This quiet gentleman Brother, also father of a Brother, served as our voice of conscience and stood a stalwart sentinel of All Saints. A deeply religious man, he encouraged support for overseas missions and devotionals to Mary. His marriage to wife Adele lasted over 50 years and was interrupted only by her death.His devotion to our Fish Fry, monastery support, Independence Day parades, Church door sales, and all Council fundraisers was unfailing. His entrepreneurial skills provided ties with local business such as Schwan’s catering, Ink-Jet and toner recycling, and ongoing golf cart maintenance programs. His close ties to All Saints clergy had a profound impact. He lobbied at great length for the large sanctuary crucifix. He served in many Honor Guards until he could no longer stand for long periods.

A Catholic gentleman in the truest sense of the words, he was a good friend and support of all, a quiet man dismissing fanfare and recognition. We recognize him for a life well lived and award him this mall token of our love and affection.