| Dedicated To BRADY LOFTON 1906 - 1959 |
Our Surrogate Father
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The chronicles of an age ~ an age which began sometime before
1947 when a small group of young boys first became acquainted at
a meeting of Cub Scout Pack 15. Before long the time came to
decide whether to become Boy Scouts. The decision was
unanimous ~ they couldn’t wait. These 14 boys joined a Scout
Troop meeting at Springdale Church at the corner of Pine and
Lewis Streets in Tulsa Oklahoma.
This website tells the story of Troop 14 beginning in 1947.
The troop was made up of two patrols ~ The Beaver and The
Eagle. Mr. Earl Bittle was our Scoutmaster. Fierce competition,
which often bordered on violence, strengthened the troop at the
same time. As a result, many (figurative) scalps came to be hung
on the troop lodgepole. Superior Scouting skills, companionship
and darn good fun was a result.
As they moved on into the Senior Scouting Program, their bond of
friendship tightened to last for a lifetime. Although the years after
graduation from High School and entry into the adult world took a
toll on the fraternization, reunions helped maintain
the bond.
As noted in the Individual Bios we have traveled the world and
done a lot. Although we are scattered across the US from Virginia
to Oregon, South Carolina to New Mexico, we are always glad to
get together whenever we can. Some of us are gone, but
we will always “love and remember.”
1947 when a small group of young boys first became acquainted at
a meeting of Cub Scout Pack 15. Before long the time came to
decide whether to become Boy Scouts. The decision was
unanimous ~ they couldn’t wait. These 14 boys joined a Scout
Troop meeting at Springdale Church at the corner of Pine and
Lewis Streets in Tulsa Oklahoma.
This website tells the story of Troop 14 beginning in 1947.
The troop was made up of two patrols ~ The Beaver and The
Eagle. Mr. Earl Bittle was our Scoutmaster. Fierce competition,
which often bordered on violence, strengthened the troop at the
same time. As a result, many (figurative) scalps came to be hung
on the troop lodgepole. Superior Scouting skills, companionship
and darn good fun was a result.
As they moved on into the Senior Scouting Program, their bond of
friendship tightened to last for a lifetime. Although the years after
graduation from High School and entry into the adult world took a
toll on the fraternization, reunions helped maintain
the bond.
As noted in the Individual Bios we have traveled the world and
done a lot. Although we are scattered across the US from Virginia
to Oregon, South Carolina to New Mexico, we are always glad to
get together whenever we can. Some of us are gone, but
we will always “love and remember.”
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Updated 5 Nov. '09
