In the thread linked below, the statement I quoted implies that I do not need to relock before reflashing to stock ROM, all I want to do is reflash stock ROM and I get the error 244 message with the invalid model ID warning.
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=42503
"NOTE 5: use Relocker *only* if you need to return the phone for warranty. only use it as last step - after reflashing stock OS and radio. Default relocker is for Sprint etc, Raphael_CDMA_VZW_Relocker in the verizon package is for Verizon touch pro's."