01/13/2026
This has been a difficult post for me to do and finding the words to say… but Troop 111 lost a legend last week. Ray was the definition of all that Scouting stands for. From the Scout Motto, Slogan, Oath, and Law, Ray taught us all in 111 to live by these standards. Now, did we listen back then.. probably not, but I bet that we all can still recite the Oath and the Law.
I thought I had big shoes to fill 19 years ago this past December when I was past the torch of Scoutmaster from Ray, but now it feels as if those shoes just got a little bigger. Ray, you will be missed and Now I can see Ray and Joe sitting around the fire telling stories, some may be true and some may be a stretch, but nevertheless, stories would be told.
And now as we depart, repeat after me…
May the great scoutmasters of all great scouts……..