Sentence:  He <WSD>was</WSD> a member of Harmony lodge , No. 12 , AF + AM , Scottish Rite ; Al Kader Temple of the Shrine ; Order of Elks , Lodge No. 142 ; 40 + 8 Voiture , No. 25 , Musician 's Union , Local 99 . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)