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(conducted on a Sunday afternoon)
2-230pm All participants arrive; prepare for Bob Connellys Surprise Recognition
3pm Bob Connellys arrival with daughter
305-310pm Scouts Attention. By Color Guard leader
310pm Bobs Eagle Scout Grandson escorts Bob to a Chair of honor
315pm Flag Opening
320pm Description of Bobs record - Adult or Scout reads script
335pm Passages read from Letters or Congratulations -
Adult or Scout reads script
345pm Presentation of Art MB Patch in a frame - John Ryan plus Class
Names of class on back panel
Art MB Class Picture with Bob
350pm Closing by Grandson Eagle Scout with Color Guard
4 pm Group Picture with Bob Connelly - John Ryan to orchestrate
Grandson and other relatives group picture with Bob
Art Merit Badge Presentation
Legends of Scouting Honoree
Bob Connelly
2-230pm Organize and orient various speakers, color guard, etc
3pm Bob Arrives
John Ryan On behalf of the BSA Museum , our Art Merit Badge Class, Friends, Scouts and Scouters of Longhorn and Circle Ten Council, we welcome you to a surprise recognition of a true legend of Scouting Robert Bob Connelly. To begin, I would like to ask Bobs Eagle Scout Grandson, __________ Connelly, to escort our honoree to the Chair of Honor.
I invite, District Award of Merit Awardee of Cub Scout Pack ___, Ralph ________, to call the Pack ___ Color Guard forward and open our Legends of Scouting Event.
Ralph _________: Intro of Color Guard Team
Color Guard Captain: use typical color guard commands
John Ryan Bob, this is your day as we near the celebration of Scoutings 100th Anniversary, but Id like to take a moment and explain how we made it here so maybe one Scout or adult from the crowd can take this Legends of Scouting idea and honor someone who has been the lifeblood of your unit as a part of the 100th Anniversary of Scouting. As Art Merit Badge Counselor, weve had several Art merit badge classes that have been thrilled to design a patch honoring 1 of our volunteers, see a graphic artist refine it and then actually make the patch. These Scouts themselves, have been empowered to become a part of Scouting history by preserving our great heritage in a patch honoring one of our own. I have a formula to do this in your unit OR you can attend our next Art merit badge class. We believe this is a great way to personalize the 100th Anniversary to your Scouts, honor a deserving Scouter, and highlight the many positive role models that are among us.
Now back to Bob, youve had such a brilliant career that I need a little help to describe it all. Please welcome ____________ Scout _________ _________
From Troop ___ in _________ Council. ________
Scout _______________:
Bob was born in 1918 in Danville , Illinois . There was no Cub Scout program and the minimum age for Boy Scouts was 12 years old. So in 1930, Bob joined Boy Scout Troop 11. He was a Boy Scout Reporter for the local paper and has at least 2 articles and a picture to his publishing credit. Bob became Eagle Scout during September of 1937. To receive his Eagle Scout Award, Bob was in college so he had to take a train, meet his dad at a train station, switch trains and then go to an area Court of Honor where there were dozens of other Scouts from other Troops that were also being honored.
John Ryan
To continue Bobs Adult Scouting Career, would __(Rank)______ Scout _Name_______ ___Name_______ from Troop ____ _________ Council, please come forward.
Scout ________
Bob and his brother formed a Boy Scout Troop in Mount Carmel, Illinois. Bob went to College, joined the military and was married. Scouting was kind to boys like Robert who had their Scouting careers interrupted by World War II and allowed them credit for their time spent in the military. Bob Senior became Cubmaster in Springfield, Ohio when Robert Junior was Cub Scout age. After Bob served as Cubmaster until 1952, the family moved to Lockport, New York, where Bob and sons joined Troop 3. While living in Lockport, Bob Senior participated in several Boy Scout Retreats that were conducted by the Buffalo Catholic Committee on Scouting. It was this introduction to Scouting religious programs in New York that would later be responsible for Bob co-founding the annual retreats in the Diocese of Dallas/Ft Worth. As Scouting reached its 50th Birthday in 1960, Bob would move from Lockport to Fort Worth, Texas. Soon after his arrival in Texas, he began looking for Scouting.
John Ryan
To continue Bobs Scouting Career when he reached Texas, Please welcome __(Rank)______ Scout _Name_______ ___Name_______ from Troop ____ _________ Council.
Scout ________
By the time he was settled in Fort Worth, Mike and Bob Senior joined Pack 97 at St Andrews Church in Fort Worth. He served as Cubmaster and Assistant until his son joined Boy Scouts. As a member of Troop 97, he served in the Troop Committee until Troop 97 split into 2 Troops 97 and 497. Bob rounded out his career by serving as Scouting Coordinator of Troop 497.
Although Bob has served many years in leadership of a Pack or Troop, it has been his tireless efforts to bring all Scouts closer to their faith that has stood him apart from others. When he arrived in Fort Worth, he found the most influential Catholic Scouter there was and asked whether we could start a religious retreat program. The result of this simple conversation was the first of 49 annual Boy Scout Retreats that continue today. Hundreds of Catholic Scouts, joined some years by Baptist and Methodist Scouts, came together to celebrate the Christian Faith at Camp Leonard or Worth Ranch Boy Scout Camp. Bob Connelly, the co-founder of the Boy Scout Retreat for the Diocese of Fort Worth, was the Retreat Chairman for the 2nd and 3rd Retreats in 1962 and 1963. Eventually, Bob would also serve as the Catholic Committee Chairman for the Diocese of Fort Worth for several years. Once the retreat program was going well, Bob also became a Religious Award Counselor for the Roman Catholic Faith. In this capacity, he helped young Scouts grow closer to their faith by helping them achieve the Ad Altare Dei Award and a few even became Catholic priests. Later in the 1980s, Bob would serve as Regional Chairman assisting 17 dioceses in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
John Ryan
__(Rank)______ Scout _Name_______ ___Name_______ from Troop ____ _________ Council, will now tell us about the awards that Bob has attained.
Scout ________
For his service to Troop 97, Troop 497 and help at the District level, Bob was awarded the District Award of Merit and the highest honor a Council can give the 1983 Silver Beaver Award. For his service in creating the Catholic Retreat and work as Religious Awards Counselor, Bob received the St George Award. Perhaps, his most distinctive accomplishment that will be a timeless reminder of his influence, is his proposal to the Boy Scouts of America for the creation of an adult religious knot during 1967. Today, millions upon millions of adult Scouters wear this knot signifying their hard work to earn a religious award.
John Ryan
Now, wed like to turn our attention to those that have written tributes to Bob and his 70 Plus years of Scouting:
__(Rank)______ Scout _Name_______ ___Name_______ from Troop ____ _________ Council, will now read a few quotes from letters we have in our archives.
Quote from _________, Professional Scouter of Longhorn Council
I can only be amazed at the gift you have given _______ Scouting and the boys who have been inspired by the programs you have provided them.
Quote from _______________, paraphrasing his comments
When you were told we did not have a _______ Committee, in your own characteristic fashion, you said, Why not! And soon after you helped start one. Just think of the tens of thousands of young men whos lives have been changed by that one decision.
Quote from the ___________________________________
Your entire life has been one of planting seeds in the lives of others. Those seeds will continue to produce caring people who will carry on your legacy of service to others for generations to come
Quote from the _________________________________
On behalf of our diocese, I want to thank you for this great witness of our Catholic faith and for your influence and example that has reached beyond our diocese into the lives, hearts and souls of our Scouts.
John Ryan
Ok, this is the moment, I need all our Art Merit Badge Designers to come forward and present Scouter Robert Bob Connelly with his Legends of Scouting patch.
(Scouts come up and present Bob with a framed copy of patch)
Patch Description
As we pass the patch out and you see it for the first time, let me tell you what it means. The one hundred stands for the BSA 100th Anniversary Legends of Scouting program, the purple knot represents the Scout Religious Knot that Bob successfully proposed and the BSA adopted, the red Scout symbol represents the 70 plus years of Scouting and the white cross reflects the 50 plus years of Catholic Scouting in his career.
Scoutmasters Minute
Before we end with the color guard retreating the flag, a closing thought. There was a tradition during the 1960s and 1970s when I was a Scout, that a good turn coin would be kept in one pocket until you completed a good turn. Then you would switch the coin from one pocket to the other. I was thinking it might be appropriate that you take this patch, place it somewhere in your wallet or purse, and when you come across it during your school work or business work, think how you can strive to be the same role model that Bob has been during the last 70 years.
John Ryan or Grandson
On behalf of the BSA Museum, the family of Bob Connelly and Scouting, thank you for being here. After our Flag Closing, we would like to have the family come up for pictures with Bob
Color Guard Captain, are our Scouts ready? Please proceed.
Color Guard Captain: conduct normal flag retreat.
Organize pictures
Tribute: I provide this website as a tribute to my first Scoutmaster and mentor, John Edward Ole Man Gillespie, HYPERLINK "http://www.olemangillespie.com" www.olemangillespie.com
so that you may also honor those who make dreams come true.
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