This article presents Albert Pike’s 1891 eulogy for Brother Robert McCoskry Graham, a respected Mason, civic figure, and close personal friend. Originally published in Ex Corde Locutiones, Pike’s tribute offers a deeply emotional reflection on loss, brotherhood, memory, and the values of Masonic life.

What was Albert Pike’s connection to Robert M. C. Graham? This article explores their friendship, their shared work in Scottish Rite Freemasonry, and Graham’s larger legacy as a civic leader in Astoria and Long Island City.