Albert F. Farrar Sr.
He is a retired Soldier who stumbled into Scouting thanks to his own son's desire to be a Boy Scout.
"I took my son fishing and he didn't like that. I paid for golf lessons
and tennis lessons for my son, and he didn't like doing those either,"
Mr. Farrar said.
"And then he got into a Scout troop. He really loved Scouting. So, I switched all my habits over to what he enjoyed."
Farrar's son, Albert Jr., was a member of Boy Scout Troop 102, and
Farrar was its Scoutmaster. After his son graduated from high school
and went on to West Point, Farrar left Scouting. But it wasn't long
before he was asked to be a unit commissioner for Boy Scouts.
"Troop 400 was a unit that just happened to be in my area. But at that
time it was just a troop on paper," he said. "So, I volunteered to be
its Scoutmaster. It gave me an opportunity to make a difference in some
kids' lives who really, really needed it."