Our Scout Master
Steve and I think fondly of your dad as our great scout master who spent a lot of his vacation time making life fun for a bunch of young guys. That photograph of the scouts you have in the photo gallery is one of our favorites. It was taken at the beginning of our hike over (and sleep out on top of) Flat Top Mountain in Colorado. In preparation for that trip, your dad and Sarg Hemphill had found old TV antennae had taught us how to make pack frames from them. And the tube tents we slept in he helped us make from plastic sheeting and duct tape. That thing served me well years later as a vagabond student in Europe. He even helped us make those felt mountain hats. We were well prepared, that’s for sure. But, as I recall it, all that preparation didn’t prevent us from being passed by a bunch of girl scouts as we were rising from a stormy sleep atop Flat Top! Many of our great memories were brought to us because of the energy, generosity, and kindness of your dad. We and many others will miss him a great deal. As for me, when I heard the news of his passing, I went and found my little green Heinz 57 pickle pin. All the best to you.
Doug Blomgren