HAMPDEN, ME - Wallace H. "Bud" Jeffrey, 85, died peacefully Jan. 21, 2009, after a short illness. He was born Oct. 29, 1923, in Springfield, Vt., son of Walter H. and Gladys H. Jeffrey. Bud grew up in Vermont and graduated from Newport High School, Newport, Vt., in 1941 and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science in forestry. He was a Navy veteran serving in the Pacific Theater in World War II. Bud began his career with the Boy Scouts of America in 1954, first serving as a district executive in the Calvin Coolidge Council, Bellow Falls, Vt., during which time he was also director of Camp Plymouth, the council camp, for eight years. In 1963 he was appointed district executive of the Daniel Webster Council, Manchester, N.H., and he served the western area north of Keene, N.H., as well as serving as director of Camp Carpenter, also the council camp. In 1966 he became Scout executive of the Lone Tree Council, Haverhill, Mass., and in 1969 he became the Scout executive of the Katahdin Area Council, Bangor. In 1971 he was hired by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America to develop and direct the Maine National High Adventure Area in northern Maine. During the next 15 years he, with the assistance and support of his wife, Pat, brought 19,000 older Scouts from all over the country and world to canoe, hike and camp in Maine's wonderful woods and waters. Bud retired in 1985 and continued working for the Boy Scouts on a volunteer basis. For this and other volunteer work he was awarded in 2006 the Silver Beaver-the highest award given to volunteers by the Boys Scouts of America. He also served on the Girl Scout Camping Committee. And while a member of First Congregational Church, Brewer, he was moderator, chairman of the trustees and chairman of two successful Capital Campaigns. He also served on Maine's "Project Learning Tree," which helped Maine students from kindergarten through high school become more informed regarding sound environmental stewardship. Since 1993 Bud and Pat have enjoyed spending their retirement years with their grandchildren and selling antiques and collectibles in various shops throughout Maine. Bud is survived by his 107-year-old mother, Gladys Jeffrey; his wife of 60 years, Patricia W. Jeffrey; and two sons, Michael and his wife, Alayna, of Bangor and David of Orrington. There are five grandkids, Jay and his wife, Julie, Ryan, Kyle, Clara and Benjamin. He was predeceased by a son, Jay Warren Jeffrey in 1976. A memorial service to celebrate Bud's life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Hampden Congregational Church, 101 Main Road North, Hampden, with the Rev. Deborah M. Jenks officiating. All are invited downstairs to the fellowship hall after the service to share in light refreshments and a continued time of remembrance. Interment will be at a later date in the family lot in Chester, Vt. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bud's memory to the Maine High Adventure Staff Association, for the benefit of the Maine High Adventure program. Donations may be sent to Deb Howard, MHASA, 20 Forest Glen Drive, Rockport, ME 04856. Cremation arrangements entrusted to Hampden-Gilpatrick Funeral Home, 45 Western Ave., Hampden.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Wallace H. "Bud" Jeffrey
HAMPDEN, ME - Wallace H. "Bud" Jeffrey, 85, died peacefully Jan. 21, 2009, after a short illness. He was born Oct. 29, 1923, in Springfield, Vt., son of Walter H. and Gladys H. Jeffrey. Bud grew up in Vermont and graduated from Newport High School, Newport, Vt., in 1941 and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1951 with a Bachelor of Science in forestry. He was a Navy veteran serving in the Pacific Theater in World War II. Bud began his career with the Boy Scouts of America in 1954, first serving as a district executive in the Calvin Coolidge Council, Bellow Falls, Vt., during which time he was also director of Camp Plymouth, the council camp, for eight years. In 1963 he was appointed district executive of the Daniel Webster Council, Manchester, N.H., and he served the western area north of Keene, N.H., as well as serving as director of Camp Carpenter, also the council camp. In 1966 he became Scout executive of the Lone Tree Council, Haverhill, Mass., and in 1969 he became the Scout executive of the Katahdin Area Council, Bangor. In 1971 he was hired by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America to develop and direct the Maine National High Adventure Area in northern Maine. During the next 15 years he, with the assistance and support of his wife, Pat, brought 19,000 older Scouts from all over the country and world to canoe, hike and camp in Maine's wonderful woods and waters. Bud retired in 1985 and continued working for the Boy Scouts on a volunteer basis. For this and other volunteer work he was awarded in 2006 the Silver Beaver-the highest award given to volunteers by the Boys Scouts of America. He also served on the Girl Scout Camping Committee. And while a member of First Congregational Church, Brewer, he was moderator, chairman of the trustees and chairman of two successful Capital Campaigns. He also served on Maine's "Project Learning Tree," which helped Maine students from kindergarten through high school become more informed regarding sound environmental stewardship. Since 1993 Bud and Pat have enjoyed spending their retirement years with their grandchildren and selling antiques and collectibles in various shops throughout Maine. Bud is survived by his 107-year-old mother, Gladys Jeffrey; his wife of 60 years, Patricia W. Jeffrey; and two sons, Michael and his wife, Alayna, of Bangor and David of Orrington. There are five grandkids, Jay and his wife, Julie, Ryan, Kyle, Clara and Benjamin. He was predeceased by a son, Jay Warren Jeffrey in 1976. A memorial service to celebrate Bud's life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, at Hampden Congregational Church, 101 Main Road North, Hampden, with the Rev. Deborah M. Jenks officiating. All are invited downstairs to the fellowship hall after the service to share in light refreshments and a continued time of remembrance. Interment will be at a later date in the family lot in Chester, Vt. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bud's memory to the Maine High Adventure Staff Association, for the benefit of the Maine High Adventure program. Donations may be sent to Deb Howard, MHASA, 20 Forest Glen Drive, Rockport, ME 04856. Cremation arrangements entrusted to Hampden-Gilpatrick Funeral Home, 45 Western Ave., Hampden.
