Hello Brothers and Sisters.

When you read this I will already be installed as the new Exulted Ruler. I want to thank all the people that have given me support since I have been in the chairs. I have taken the opportunity to use this forum to reveal a little about myself and what I’m about. I feel that a leader is available to people and they should have a feel for what kind of a person they are. I welcome your input and value your opinion. I will be making decisions for myself while considering what I feel is best for the Lodge. It is not always the same thing. A true leader is one who can look outside of themselves and do what is right. I hope to be that kind of a leader.

I’m reminded of when I was in a Boy Scout Troop in Ventura. The Scoutmaster’s wife ran off with one of the fathers. The Scoutmaster was devastated, but he looked to the boy that lost his father. He ministered to that boy and used the program to help shape the future of that young man. He grew up straight and strong. He got a military scholarship to USC and became a Pilot in the Air Force. The effects of Scouting on his life were undeniable. Unfortunately he was killed in a training accident. He had been on a Camp out with the Troop the weekend before. The funeral was the next week. He had Military honors and a Scouting wake after. I will never forget what the impact was on the other boys in the Troop and how that same Scoutmaster was there for them. I know his heart was breaking, he had lost a son, but he thought of the good of the group. I will be satisfied if I’m half the leader of that Scoutmaster. The Biggest Boy Scout in the Lodge.

Bob Murray