[Troop139] Eagle Scout Jeremy William Beattie - A note from Jeremy's Mom and Dad

[J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT]

Hi Folks!

 

This week has been a bit of a whirlwind, but the personal centerpiece event
for this week was our son Jeremy reaching the rank of Eagle Scout.  He joins
his brothers James and John and another eighty or so Scouts on the Troop 139
Eagle Roster.  

 

Nancy and I would like to thank our friends Mr. Phil Sciame and Mr. Gurz
Gungil for their letters of recommendation and for joining the Board of
Review Chair, Mr. Anthony Catalano from the Three Rivers District of the
Northern New Jersey Council, BSA for their time in encouraging and reviewing
Jeremy's work.  Many others, both brother Scouts and Scouters, both present
and past along with other adults took their valuable time to participate in
Scouting and other areas over the years to make this day possible.  

 

The trail to the Rank of Eagle Scout is a long one, full of joys and
challenges which build character in young men.  It has often been
inconvenient and a sacrifice of time and resources by those around Jeremy
and the other young men of our Troop that have made a difference for them.
>From personal experience, we know that these factors are overshadowed by the
immense joys in seeing them grow to be wonderful young men.

 

In the next 18 or so months, there will be NINE other Scouts of our Troop
who will be candidates for the Rank of Eagle Scout, and each will need more
of the same well-deserved support from their brother Scouts and the parents
of the Troop.    See the list below and you will more fully understand the
exciting challenge before us!

 

1.       Kofi

2.       Reinier

3.       Joe

4.       Dino 

5.       Sam

6.       Bryan

7.       John

8.       Sean

9.       Sergio

(Did I miss anyone else?)

 

We will need to focus on ways to leverage the skill development and
advancement goals of the younger Scouts as each of the older Scouts attain
their advancement goal of becoming Eagle Scouts.  We also need to be mindful
that several of these young men are 17 and will need to be prioritized ahead
of the others.  

 

This is a TROOP and not a Lone Scout program, so we will need to help each
young man keep the "eye on the prize" and share the workload in support of
the others' projects.  We are also going to need adults (not the Scout's
parent) to mentor each of these young men.  If you are interested in such a
role, perhaps in advance of your own son's rise to Eagle, please let me know
ASAP.   Don't worry about experience.it was never something that we were
allowed to use as an excuse to not help out!  :) 

 

We look forward to sharing a celebration of Jeremy's achievement with you,
your sons and past members of the Troop sometime in the Spring when everyone
will be available from far-flung places.

 

Again, a hearty THANK YOU from us to each Scout and their families!

Yours in Scouting!