The Scouters' Memorial

Remembrances of those "Gone Home" too soon,
and those who will continue to inspire us all.

The Scouters' Memorial exists to recognize and remember members of the Worldwide Scouting Movement, be they adult leaders or youth members, men or women, boys or girls, whose lives exemplified the ways, methods and principles of Scouting and who each in their own way made the world a little better place for others.

They too, are a part of Scouting History, for those whose lives they touched directly and for many they never even knew.  They have carried on the traditions of those who came before them and have passed on those traditions and their knowledge to those who follow them.  To them, the phrases of, "Be Prepared", "Do a good turn daily", "Do your best", and the others, were far more than just simple words.  They were and remain a way of life.  Their stories will serve to guide and inspire others for as long as they shall be read, remembered, retold, and until the last Scout has "gone home".

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Remembrances of Scouts - Youth Members - Remembrances of Scouters - Adult Members

In Memory of Scouts - Youth Members - In Memory of Scouters - Adult Members

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Help for those grieving and for those seeking inspiration

 How to Submit a Remembrance

Remembrances of Scouts- Youth Members

 Nathan Allen Artz - BSA - Pottsville, Pennsylvania.  Memorial by Heather Artz
Trevor James Aurand - BSA - Poulsbo, Washington.  Submitted by Doug Collins
Daniel L. Beer - BSA - Transatlantic Council.  Submitted by Chuck Kirkland
Shawn E. Bowman - BSA - Submitted by Keith D. Christensen
Matt Bryant - BSA - New Richmond, Wisconsin.  Submitted by Todd N. Tingblad
Jacob "Jake" Caplan - BSA - Carlsbad, New Mexico.  Submitted by Jimmy Morgan
Michael "Mikey" Carson - BSA - Wasilla, Alaska. Submitted by Joe Moore
Max Clark - BSA - Submitted by Cliff Golden
Christopher Conrad - BSA - Enid, Oklahoma.  Submitted by Joe Hoepfner
Scott Dooley - BSA - Submitted by Jim Deroba
James Avery Sadler Greene - BSA - Submitted by Harry Greene
Paul John Gleason - BSA - Submitted by Linda Gleason
Brian Gregson - BSA - Virginia Beach, Virginia, by Sally Billing
Preston Robert Heald - BSA - Submitted by Diane Heald
Matthew D. Hanson - BSA - Submitted by Amanda Regensberg
Paul A. Heide - BSA - Submitted by Cliff Golden
Jeremy Timothy Henson - BSA - Troop 527, Hamlet, North Carolina, Richmond District, Central North Carolina Council, Submitted by Timothy Henson
 Brent Hincher - BSA - Link to Article from the The Elkin Tribune on Friday July 17, 1998.
Darwin L. Judge - BSA - Marshalltown, Iowa, Submitted by Ken Locke
Timothy Doran Kerlee, Jr. - BSA -  Gerrmantown, Tennessee, Submitted by Joe Preslar
Lucas John Kimmel - BSA - Eagle Scout, Asst. Scoutmaster, T-73 of the Gulf Coast Council, Submitted by George W. Martin
Adam Taylor Lee - BSA - Decatur, Alabama.  Submitted by Ron Boyd
Jonathan Curtis Lloyd, BSA - Scout of Troop 102, Pinardville, New Hampshire
James Lofton - BSA - Washington, D.C.  Submitted by Walt M. Plush
Ethan Lummis - BSA - Troop 55, Galway, New York, Submitted by Tonya Rooke
David McKee - BSA - Patrick Henry Village, Heidelberg, Germany.  Submitted by Chuck Kirkland
Brian C. Merk - BSA - Submitted by Mark A. Wilbur
Thomas Michael Mullarkey - BSA - Richland Center, Wisconsin.  Submitted by Jean Petersen
David Quick - BSA - Troop 444, Palmdale, California, Western Los Angeles
County Council, Submitted by Louis Tesseo
Edward Rogers - BSA - The Woodlands, Texas, Submitted by J.W. Walker
Aaron Joseph Tyler  Rook  - BSA - Member of Scout Troop 47, St. Stephen's Catholic Community Church, Hermitage District, Middle Tennessee Council, BSA
Jeremy Sculnick - BSA - Blackhawk Area Council, Illinois, Submitted by Alex Segneri
Bradley Silchuck - BSA - Troop 23, Mount Prospect, Illinois, Blackhawk District; Northwest Suburban Council, Submitted by Bates Noble
Sean Summerfield - BSA - Troop 345, The Shields Men's Club, White Pine District, Lake Huron Area Council, Saginaw, Michigan, Submitted by Bill Roasa
Charles Untz - BSA - Troop 524, Three Rivers District, Viking Council, Minnesota, Submitted by Karen Theisen, Scoutmaster
Justin Wotasik - BSA - Irvine, California.  A link to Justin Wotasik's Memorial Page

Katie Collier - GSUSA - Submitted by Beth Jonsson
 Jan (Sherrod) Cude "Ele" - GSUSA - Ozark Area Girl Scout Council and BSA, Submitted by "Satellite"
 Elizabeth Beth Elliott - GSUSA - Greater St. Louis, Submitted by Nicole Ellis
Jessica Garner - GSUSA - Lapeer, Michigan.  From The Detroit News.
Amber Hagerman - GSUSA - Arlington, Texas.  Submitted by Rick Covington
Kelsey Johnson - GSUSA - Strasburg, Ohio, Submitted by Gwen Chapman
Nini Lowrey - GSUSA - San Diego, California.  Memorial by Elizabeth Tarnove
Jessica Anne O'Dell - GSUSA - Senior Girl Scout, Otsikita Council, Macomb County, Michigan, submitted by Laura O'Dell
Paula Rosina Santoro - GSUSA -  Troop 1290, Normandy Park School, Morristown, New Jersey, Submitted by Pam Bennett-Santoro and John Santoro
 Shelly Volk - GSUSA - Emily Eisbruch and the girls of Junior Girl Scout Troop 1205 from Ann Arbor, Michigan
 Rebecca Young "Reebox" - GSUSA - Ozark Area Girl Scout Council, Submitted by "Satellite"
Danielle Van Dam - GSUSA - Sabre Springs, California, Brownie Troop 5359, Submitted by Patty White

Raymond Pellerin - Scouts Canada - Welland, Ontario.  Submitted by Colette Pellerin
Eugene Saulnier - Scouts Canada - Submitted by Shelly Cooke, 1st Stirling Dragons Rover Crew

Derek Andrew Wynne - Ireland - Dublin Sanford, Ireland.  Submitted by David J. Wynne

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"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old,
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We shall remember them
Lest We Forget"

From Poems for the Fallen - Laurence Binyon (1869-1943)

Remembrances of Scouters - Adult Leaders & Members

Vernon "Archie" Adams - B.S.A. - Ann Arbor, Michigan, Great Sauk Trail Council, Submitted by Manitous Lodge 88 Elongamail and Dave Eby with thanks to Michael Bowman.
Lemuel Hatfield Allen, Jr. - BSA - Whitney United Methodist Church, Boise, Idaho, Submitted by Ed Mordhorst
Melvin E. Allen - BSA - Elwood, Kansas, Submitted by Jeff Murphy
Gary W. Andersen - BSA - Staten Island, New York, USA
Haase Arnold, Jr. - BSA - Atlanta Council and St. Louis Area Council. Submitted by Helen E. Arnold - Atlanta Council and St. Louis Area Council. Submitted by Helen E. Arnold
Sam Atkins - BSA - Mexico District.  Submitted by Clive Dawson
Wayne Bailey - BSA - Southwest Florida Council, Submitted by Red Dog
 Phil Bennett - BSA - Camp Durant, Occoneechee Council Scout Reservation. Submitted by David Pederson
Paul Bergdahl - BSA - Lighthouse District, S. Fl. Council.  Submitted by Dr. Robert Sharek
Hulen Bills - BSA - Submitted by L. Bruce Dollens on behalf of Troop 308 Ol' Buck Patrol
John Bittner - BSA - Hawthorne, California.  Submitted by Robert Bittner
Al "Mr. B" Blackowski - BSA - Troop 40, St. Brendan Church, Clifton, New Jersey, Submitted by Steven Farrell
William (Bill) L. Boblitz  - BSA - Scoutmaster Troop 492, Frontier (Now Arrowhead) District, Baltimore Area Council, Submitted by Charles (Chuck) William Boblitz
James L. Bruce - BSA - Ketchikan, Alaska, Submitted by Patrick W. Clark
Roger Burr - BSA - Submitted by Troop 698 Committee, Simoroaks Council, Simi Valley, California
Gary Butts - BSA - Submitted by Kymberli Butts
George D. Christensen - BSA - Submitted by Lou Cioccio
Jim Clark - BSA - Submitted by Tom Sweet
John Christopher "Chris" Clem - BSA - Submitted by Andrew J. Clem
Lloyd V. Collins - BSA - Submitted by Christopher Higby
Edward Craig - BSA - Submitted by Stephen R. Gallagher
John Paul Dalrymple - BSA - Circle 10 Council, Dallas, Texas
Emmett J. Doerr - BSA - Milwaukee County Council, Submitted by Mark Orlovsky
Pam Dora - BSA - Lighthouse District, S. Fl. Council, Coral Springs, Submitted by Phil Maus
Rodney Douglass - BSA - Submitted by Mike Kirksey
Coleman "Pudge" Downing - BSA - Submitted by Jan Rae
Donald James Dunn - BSA - Great Salt Lake Council, Submitted by Donald Jack Dunn
George Robert Fabie - BSA - Evanston, Illinois, Submitted by Kathie Heidenfelder-Cerveny
William Fiscus - BSA - From The Detroit News
 William Squires Fowler - BSA - Link to The Los Altos Town Crier
Buck Froenher - BSA - Houston's Troop 30, St. Marks United Methodist Church, Submitted by Chris Summers
Emery Fulk - BSA - Troop 8, Carnegie, Oklahoma, Last Frontier Council, Submitted by Ricky Huggins
Richard "Gibby" Gibson - BSA - Submitted by Stephen M. White & the Eagle Scouts of Troop 494
Darcy Goldtrap - BSA - Submitted by Jess Olonoff
Warren E. Gray - BSA - Submitted by Barbara Moreno
Robin L. Grasic - GSUSA - Great Valley Council, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Submitted by Renee Glover
Peter Gregory - BSA - Mebane, North Carolina, Submitted by Brooks Gardner
Pete Gregory - BSA - Submitted by Central Florida Council Friends
Captain F.P. Griswold & Dorothy "Toni" Griswold - BSA - Circle 10 Council, Dallas, Texas, Submitted by Sam Griswold
James H. Gunnink - BSA - Submitted by Chuck Bramlet
Ottis Hatcher - BSA - Submitted by R.L. Weggemann on behalf of Troop 40 Old Goat Patrol
Benton "Vince" Hendricks - BSA - Submitted by Pete Farnham
Alice D. Hooper - GSUSA - Troop 347, NW Georgia Council, Submitted by Alice Lambert
 Tom "Toot" Horan - BSA - Submitted by John Reynolds
Bill Howland - BSA - Stueben Area Council (now Five Rivers) Bath, New York, Submitted by Roxie (Burbott) Dixon & Orry, Central Florida Council, Orlando, FL
Walter D. Humble - BSA - Forest District, Chicago Area Council, Submitted by Chris Humble
Ted James - BSA - Troop 340, New River District, S. Fl. Council. Submitted by his son.
Fred Jarecki - BSA - Submitted by Joseph Acquafredda, Scoutmaster, Troop 240, Bronx New York
Dr. Norman Pete Johnson - BSA - Indian Waters Council,South Carolina.  Submitted by Barbara Butler-Long
John "Big John" Karmedar - BSA - Submitted by Shel Dick for Hans-Christian Karmedar
Dimirti Karsinski - BSA - Scouter, Troop 325, Annacostia District, National Capitol Area Council, Submitted by Vince Wahler
Bertram "Skip" Keith - BSA - ASM, Troop 5, Milton, Massachusetts, Boston Minuteman Council.  Submitted by James Pratt
 Edward G. Kelley - BSA - Scouter in Tidewater, Baltimore Area, and NationalCapital Area
Councils, 48 year veteran of Scouting. Submitted by Michael Kelly
 Dean A. Kern - BSA - Submitted by his son Kevin Kern
Harry King - BSA - Submitted by Daniel and Tom King
Charles G. Kritz, Jr. - BSA - Submitted by Dominic A. D'Orazio
George Lappin - BSA - Submitted by Hugh Hyman
David E. B. LaVergne - BSA - Submitted by R.E. Lovejoy III
David Lavine - BSA - Chicago, Illinois, Chicago Area Council. Submitted by Kathy Heidenfelder (Cerveny)
James Mackey - BSA - Submitted by Chris Kilpert
Jason Manspeaker - BSA - Troop 491,
Charles William Mary Jr. - BSA - Submitted by Edward Mordhorst
Charles "Chuck" Matthews - BSA - Submitted by Gary Rayson
W.T. "Mac" McAuley - BSA - Submitted by Calvin H. Gray 
William P. McCahill - BSA - Submitted by Jay Thal
Mr. Walter K. Meinecke - BSA - Scoutmaster Troop 61 Staten Island, Submitted by Shane Meinecke
Harold Miller, Jr. - BSA - Submitted by Darrell W. Bartels
Martha Morgan - BSA - Columbiana Council, Buckeye Council, Ohio
Major Edward Morse - BSA - Medford, Massachusetts, Camp Plymouth, Ethan Allen Council, Nianque OA Lodge, Plymouth Vermont, Submitted by Scott Crocker
Harlan Mummert - BSA - Submitted by Kathie Cerveny
 Harold Munton - BSA - Waterloo, Illinois.  Submitted by RA Munton
Jeff A Murphy - BSA - Elwood, Kansas, Pony Express Council, Troop 141. Submitted by Mike Edwards
Jack Nabinger - BSA - Submitted by Gary Butts
Susan Nadeau - BSA - Troop 137, Auburn, Maine, submitted by Fox Horn Lodge 
Richard H. Navarro - BSA - Submitted by Bob Navarro
Bruce Niblock - BSA - Submitted by Louise Rissler and Merle Pearce
Richard Parker - BSA - Submitted by Dominic D'Orazio
Millard Patton - BSA - Mebane, North Carolina, Submitted by Brooks Gardner
Richard Allen Pearlman - BSA - Middle Village, New York, Submitted by Ira Nagel
 James M. Perkins - BSA - Submitted by Cliff Coan
Earle Peterson - BSA - Submitted by Lew Orans & Tom Petrik
Jackie Powell - BSA - Cub Scout Pack 173, Mattaponi District, National Area Council
 Richard Pierro - BSA - Submitted by Rob Trotta
Harry Prescott - BSA - Crane District Selma, AL, Tukabatchee Area Council (Central Alabama), Submitted by his- fellow Wood Badgers,
OA Brothers, and all the Philmont Contingents he traveled with.
Terry Reed - BSA - Submitted by Lee Martin 
Jerry Renuart - BSA - Lighthouse District, S. Fl. Council, Submitted by John M. Griffith
Larry Rhyne - BSA - Submitted by John Pannell
Mack Rice - BSA - Scoutmaster, Troop 40, Mountainview Council, Boise, Idaho - Submitted by Patrick Nance
Rupert Orlando Roett, Jr., - BSA - Houston, Texas
David A Rowe - BSA - Troop 52, Sleeping Giant District, Connecticut Yankee Council, Submitted by Tom Guerin
Cathrine Ann Russell - BSA - Vandenburg Pack 387, Redford, Michigan, Submitted by Paula Philippart
 Wilfred Sampson - BSA - Submitted by Jack Sullivan
Robert A Sanregret - BSA - Upper Peninsula Michigan, Submitted by Michael J. Shockley
C. A. Schutze Jr. - BSA - Submitted by Calvin H. Gray
Thomas R. Schwandt - BSA - Submitted by Erwin M. (Erv) Hutter
Shirley A. Schwein - B.S.A. - Crossroads of America Council, Central Indiana, Submitted by Bob Meador
Horace Jr. Shockley - BSA - Submitted by Joel Shockley
 Dr. Gary S. Shopa - BSA - Submitted by Richard L. Stone and the 26 Eagle Scouts of T-258, Bardstown, Kentucky
 Ralph Shotwell - BSA - Troop 213, Norwood, Ohio, Submitted by Scoutmaster Sam Colter, T-888
Max L. Silber - BSA - Daniel Webster Council, Manchester, New Hampshire, Submitted by Dr. Seth Hudak
Howard J. Silverman - BSA - Submitted by Bruce Paul
Wilbur Slate - BSA - Submitted by John Herschel
J. Lawrence Smith - BSA - Submitted by Fred Rogers
Chris Steuer - BSA - Den Leader, Pack 282, Den 2, Allisonville Elementary, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Ron Takeuchi - BSA - Submitted by Alan R. Houser
George R. Thomas - BSA - From The Detroit News
Evan Thomas - BSA - Submitted by Troop 19, Oakwood, Ohio
Milton Takana Thompson - BSA, AISA - Quinnipiac Council, New Haven, Connecticut, Submitted by Roger J. Thompson
 Robert C. Treisler, Jr., - BSA - DelMarVa Council, Dover, Delaware, Submitted by Ron Raab-Long
Wally Wenk - BSA - Lighthouse District, South Fl. Council, Submitted by Michele Bougard & Jim Colgrove
Steve White - BSA - Mebane, North Carolina, Submitted by Brooks Gardner
David Williams - BSA - Submitted by Debbie Davis, BooneTrails District, Greater St. Louis Area Council
L.L. "Woody" Woodruff - BSA - Submitted by Jane S. Woodruff
 John Young - BSA - Verona, Pennsylvania, Submitted by Charles M. Acklin
Leroy Young - BSA - Osprey District, Okefenokee Area Council, Submitted by Harold John Helphrey (Hal) CTMC USN Retired.
Teola Artman - BSA, GSUSA - Clovis, New Mexico.  Submitted by George Crowl
Jean Baldwin - GSUSA - Granada Hills, California with the San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council, Submitted by Patricia Holtby
 Jan Beatty - GSUSA - Houston, Texas.  Submitted by
Suzi Cole - GSUSA - Silver Sage, Submitted by Susan Ketchum
Sue Lodge - GSUSA - Submitted by Mary Pat Nally
Jane F. Malone - GSUSA - From The Journal, Northern Virginia 
Western Colorado Council, Montrose Colorado.  Submitted by B.J. Gray, District Commissioner, Grand County.
  by Anne Elizabeth Home
Lisa Portanova - GSUSA - Submitted by Kathy Anderson
Norma Judd Raver - GSUSA - Submitted by Kris Koeberle
 Debbie Zepeda - GSUSA - Submitted by Amanda Zepeda

Emile Thomas Demers - Scouts Canada - Québec, St-Hyacinthe District, Submitted by Jonathan Martin
Glenn Dykens - Scouts Canada- 236th Scout Troop, Seton Area, Toronto, Canada, Submitted by Bob Taylor
 ElmerFrank - Scouts Canada - Submitted by Patrick Conlin
Guy Mathieu - Scouts du Canada - Honourable Scout Leader, 98e Poste Grizzly St-Jean-de-Matha, District du Montréal Métropolitain, Submitted
Jordan "Jordy" Rumboldt - Canada - Submitted by Boy Scout T-61, Saugus, Massachusetts

 Arthur Fernanded - India - Ahedabad, Gujarat, India. Submitted by Errol Reubens

William Lai Szen Cheh - Malaysia - Submitted by Wong Ging Ding

Miguel Martinez Cervantes - Mexico - Submitted by Alfonso Aguilar

Albert "Scotty" Olsberg - Scotland - Submitted by Rodger Morris

Dr. Sishayi Nxumalo - Swaziland Boy Scouts Association - From the USSSP Scout News.

Percy Adams - U.K. - Scoutmaster of the 1st Embleton Scouts, Submitted by David G Butters of Billingham, Cleveland, England
Norman Goodall - U.K. - 6th. Kenton Air Scout Group, Submitted by Bob Carter
Michael House - U.K. - 6th Sidcup (St. Lawrence) Scout Group, Greater London SE, Submitted by Roger Phillips
Anthony Wheddon - U.K. - Commissioner Southern England, Baden Powell Scouts Association, Submitted by Ray O'Deh

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How Do You Live Your Dash?

I read of a man who stood to speak,
at the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on his tombstone,
From the beginning to the end.

He noted that first came his date of birth
And spoke the following dates with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time
That he spent alive on earth...
And now only those who loved him
Know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own;
The Cars... the house... the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And How we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard...
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left.
That can still be rearranged.

If we could just slow down enough
To consider what's true and real.
And always try to understand
The way that other people feel.

And be less quick to anger,
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we've never loved before

If we treat each other with respect,
And more often wear a smile...
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.

So, when your eulogy's being read
With your life's actions to rehash...
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?

- by Linda Ellis
Linda Ellis (c) 1998 www.lindaslyrics.com
email: lellis@bellsouth.net

In Memory of Scouts - Youth Members

Walter Eugene Deese - BSA - Eagle Scout, Submitted by fourth and fifth generation scouters, Nicole Dollins, Tiger Cub Den Leader
and son Stetson Dollins, Tiger Cub, Orlando, Florida
Ian Denoyer - BSA - Woodland Trails Staff- Submitted by Ted Langdon and Jacques Kessler
Jacob Lynnwood Dollar - BSA Troop 401, Valley Forge Council, Souderton, Pa. 1-6-81 / 6-5-01, Submitted by Beth Dollar, his Mother
Scotty Dooley - BSA - Piedmont District, Blue Ridge Mountains Council
Josh Dormagen - BSA - Cape Fear Council
Ryan Gorsuch - BSA - Crossroads of America Council
Brian E. Gregson - BSA - Princess Anne, Virginia Beach District, Tidewater Council
Benjamin Hancock - BSA - Central District, Blue Ridge Mountains Council
Chris McLean - BSA - Cape Fear Council
Timothy O'Lear - BSA - Troop 32, Greenlawn, New York, Submitted by Troop 32
John Sain - BSA - Middle Tennessee Council


Katryna Shae Jeffery - GSUSA - Beaver- Castle Girl Scout Council


Jamie Chambers - UK - Scout Association UK, 26th Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, Submitted by Paul "PJ" Jones

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Ailey, Baldwin, Floyd, Killens, and Mayfield

When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, 
lions hunker down in tall grasses,
and even elephants lumber after safety.

When great trees fall in forests,
small things recoil into silence,
their senses eroded beyond fear.

When great souls die, the air around us becomes
light, rare, sterile.
We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly,
see with a hurtful clarity.
Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines,
gnaws on kind words unsaid,
promised walks never taken.

Great souls die and our reality, bound to them, takes leave of us.
Our souls, dependent upon their nurture, now shrink, wizened.
Our minds, formed and informed by their radiance, fall away.
We are not so much maddened as reduced to the unutterable ignorance
of dark, cold caves.

And when great souls die, after a period peace blooms,
slowly and always irregularly. 
Spaces fill with a kind of  soothing electric vibration.
Our senses, restored, never to be the same, whisper to us.
They existed.  They existed.
We can be.  Be and be better.  For they existed.

Maya Angelou from "I Shall not be Moved"

In Memory of Scouters - Adult Members

Delano "Andy" Anderson - BSA - Boy ScoutTroop 202, Susquenago Council #368
Floyd Andrus - BSA - Piedmont District, Blue Ridge Mountains Council
Bert Bickel - BSA - Lighthouse District, South Florida Council
Everitt Binns - BSA - Baden Powell District, Cradle of Liberty Council, PA
Jack Boyd - BSA - Scoutmaster Troop 52, Longhorn Council, submitted by Richard W. Schmidt
Eugene Deese - BSA - Den Leader, Submitted by fourth and fifth generation scouters, Nicole Dollins, Tiger Cub Den Leader and son Stetson Dollins, Tiger Cub, Orlando, Florida.
Issac Finkelstein - BSA - Lighthouse District, South Florida Council
Burr "Skipper" Grim - BSA - Submitted by his son, John Grim, on behalf of the Louisville, Kentucky,  Seascouts
Rex D. Hatch - BSA - submitted by Andrew Saywell on behalf of Troop 120
Brent A. Hincher - BSA - Old Hickory Council
Patricia "Pat" Jones -BSA-Minsi Trails Council-Allentown, PA- She will be remembered by those of us that served the youth of Minsi Trails Council, Allentown, PA and I will always remember the great scouting times we had together- Your Friend Jay "Rudy" Rutan.
Robert W. "Bob" Landers - BSA - Pushmataha Area Council, submitted by Troop 45 of Starkville, MS
Larry Levin - BSA - Nentico Lodge #12 and the Baltimore Area Council
Isaiah McCants - BSA - Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 333 of Cambria Heights, NY, died on May 3, 2001. He has been a loyal, faithful, hardworking and very experienced Scouter for many years. Submitted by Angela Phillip, Committee Chair for Troop 333
Robert "Bob" McLernon - BSA - South Florida Council
Thomas E. "Papa Smurf" Mullendore - BSA -Ransburg Scout Reservation Staff, Past and Present
James "Ol'Beaver" Mumper - BSA  submitted by John G. Grim
Harold Munton - BSA - Blue Ridge Mountains Council
Henry Allen "HAM" Murray Tukabatchee Area Council, (Central Alabama) submitted on behalf of all the Scouts and Scouters paths he crossed for over fifty years. A wearer of many Scout hats including Ship Adviser and Scoutmaster.
George "Pete" Price - BSA - Nentico Lodge#12 and the Baltimore Area Council
Jerry Renuart - BSA - Lighthouse District, South Florida Council
Ken Reese - BSA - Submitted by his son Steven Reese
Robert E. Rittenhouse - BSA - Eagle Scout. Submitted by Craig Meredith
Antonia Susan Sullivan - BSA - 33 years Illowa Council, Submitted by Pack 313 of Colchester
William "Bill" Van Slyke - BSA - 50 Yr. + Scoutmaster, Venice, California.  Submitted by Phil Parlett
Edward C. Tayler - Thank you for the 60 years of service and the 11 National Jamborees.  Submitted by John Grim
Robert "Lil Bear" Taylor - BSA - Thank you for the Scottish Jamborette, Submitted by John G. Grim
Clarence Paul Tople - BSA - Scoutmaster T-124 Great Trail Council, Akron, Ohio. Submitted by Paul Tople
William Tresize - BSA- Minsi Trails Council, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Submitted by his friend, Jay "Rudy" Rutan
Wally Wenk - BSA - Lighthouse District, South Florida Council
Jesse Earl Williamson - BSA - Assistant Scoutmaster- Menewa District-Tukabatchee Area Council- submitted by Scoutmaster Chuck Maney and the Scouts and Scouters of Troop 320 Montgomery, AL
Jeffery Wood - BSA - "Oh Lord it's hard to be humble" - Great OA member and scouter, submitted by John G. Grim
Angelo Ziza - BSA - South Florida Council

Sally Black - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Florence R. Carr - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Pat Cousins - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Jan (Sherrod) Cude "Ele" - GSUSA - Ozark Area Girl Scout Council and BSA
Patricia Walton Edwards - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Elizabeth Hahn - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Peg Johnston - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Robin Kairis - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Janet Kearney - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Mary Kompa - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl ScoutCouncil
Ellamay Rorick - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Charlotte Sandor - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Agnes Sunderman - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Eleanor Vavro - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Andrew S. Walko - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Elizabeth Welther - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
George Wildman - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council
Lucy Wizbowski - GSUSA - Beaver-Castle Girl Scout Council

Warwick Flury (d. 2 June 2000) - Group Scout Leader (and previously Cub Scout Leader) of the 28th Ipswich Scout Group, Suffolk Scout County, United Kingdom, Submitted by Tony Flury - Cub Scout Leader - 1st Stour Valley Scout Group, Suffolk, UK (previously Cub Scout Leader, 28th Ipswich - as above).
Pat Whittingham ADC (Beaver Scouts), Birkenhead District, Merseyside County, England. Scout Association,
Submitted by Birkenhead District Scout Council.

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"I slept and dreamt
That life was happiness.
I awoke and saw
That life was service.
I served and discovered
That in service,
one finds happiness."

-- R. Tagore

"Try and leave this world a little better than you found it."

From a Last Message of Baden Powell

Founders

Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Founder of the World Scout Movement
Chief Scout of the World

Baden-Powell, Chief Scout of the World - A link to Lew Orans Pine Tree Web Homage to B-P

 Daniel Carter Beard - A link to B.S.A. History & Traditions

William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt - from "The Scouter's Journal"

William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt - A Tribute by Dan Coberly from "JamboreeToday" 1993

Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Lowe - A Tribute from Savannah Online, Inc.

Ernest Thompson Seton - A link to B.S.A. History & Traditions

It Couldn't Be Done

by Edgar A. Guest

"Somebody said that it couldn't be done,
but he with a chuckle replied.
That "maybe it couldn't," but he would be one
who wouldn't say so till he'd tried.

So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
on his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn't be done, and he did it.

 Somebody scoffed; "Oh, you'll never do that;
at least no one ever has done it",
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
and the first thing we knew he'd begun it.

With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing,
That couldn't be done, and he did it.

 There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
there are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you, one by one,
the dangers that wait to assail you.

But just buckle in with a bit of a grin,
just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
that cannot be done, and you'll do it!"

Help for those grieving and for those seeking inspiration

Erik'sPage - A link to Grieving in the Scout Group from The Gaelic Wolf Scouting Pages.

From the Serious Side of Scouting section. Regardless of how careful we are, things happen. Children die sometimes. Many of these deaths are the result of accidents, some come after an illness.

While we hope it never happens to a Scout in your Group, the possibility is something that you should not ignore. This page is a collaborative effort with a Leader in a Scout Group in The Netherlands that lost a Scout to an accidental death three years ago.  Erik's Page chronicles the trail the Group has followed through the grieving process. This is a resource we would like you to become familiar with, so that you will know where to look if the unthinkable ever happens in your Scout Group- or if it happens in another Group in your District.

Brownie Leader, Elizabeth Tarnove, wrote a story which is published on-line in JewishFamily and Life Magazine about how her troop dealt with the loss of Brownie Nini Lowrey. There are additional links to other sources of help.  (We are trying to update this link, which is no longer online).

New B.S.A. Award Honors Deceased Youths

The new BSA Spirit of the Eagle Award is an honorary, posthumous recognition for a registered youth member who has lost his or her life in an accident or through illness.

Bestowed by the National Court of Honor as part of the celebration of the young person's life, the award recognizes the joy, happiness, and life-fulfilling experiences Scouting made in that life.

The intention is also to help heal and comfort the youth member's family, loved ones, and friends with the loss.

A recipient must have been a registered youth member under 21 years of age at the time of death.

Applications (BSA No.92-108) are available through local council service centers. They must be submitted by the unit committee and approved by the local council within six months of the time of death.

(From News Briefs, Scouting Magazine, May-June1998.)

Things Truly Scouting In Gary Hendra's own words: Here is a collection of things I've run across over the past couple of years that express what Scouting is really all about. Some of these have made me feel small in a big picture and humble in the light of great purposes. They have all made me feel important in the time and effort I put in as a Scouter, and how we can make a difference in this world.  I hope you enjoy them also.

The goal or mission of the "Scouters' Memorial" is to recognize and remember great Scouts and Scouters who have passed on.  By making these small "remembrances" available to the World via the Internet we hope to enhance the memories of these "Scouters" by making their stories available to other Scouters throughout the world.

How to Submit a Remembrance

Please send submissions for "The Scouters' Memorial" to me by e-mail.

You may list a Scout or Scouter by name and affiliation(s), (district, council, OA Lodge, etc.) or if you wish write a personal remembrance or biography.  The remembrance should be of a "Scouting" nature detailing their life in Scouting, Family, School, Friends, Community, Church, and the like.

As you can see, I will note who submits each item.  If you do not wish to be recognized or wish to be recognized as a group please let me know when you post your submission.  Submissions will be edited only for clarity, spelling errors, etc.  The words will essentially be your own. 

Again, I only ask that the remembrance be of a Scouting nature detailing the Scouter's life in Scouting, Family, School, Community, Church, and the like.  In other words, those things which are most important to Scouts and Scouters.

Scouts and Scouters from all over are invited to submit items.   If you wish to list a name only at this time please feel free to do so but please remember to list their affiliation or country of origin, and if they were youth or adult members as well.  I will try to add your remembrance as soon as possible, but please allow me several weeks to do so.

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Yours in Scouting, Jess Olonoff

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