A century of Scoutmasters
Since Albert H. Bartle in 1922. From 2022, the troop’s current leaders: meet them at the Scout House on a Wednesday.
- Albert H. Bartle1922–1925
- Albert Gibson, Jessie Rhodes1925–1926
- Charles M. Brookfield1926–1927
- Rodney Davis1927–1928
- C. Leroy Kinports1928–1935
- George Berger1935–1938
- Lawrence Lewis II1938–1940
- Lawrence Waldon Montague1940–1941
- W.E. Corley1941–1942
- J.P. Hawthorne1942–1943
- Seth Blakeman1943–1947
- C.W. Gray1947–1948
- Guy J. Cutolo1948–1950
- Jack E. Jones1950–1953
- John R. Peacock1953
- Charles C. Cox1954–1957
- Richard M. Averitt1958–1963
- J. Rex Hawkins1963
- Harry Craft1964–1971
- Douglas M. Carlton1971–1972
- Joseph T. Crownover1973–1978
- Thomas R. Dixon1978–1984
- Agustin (Augie) Saavedra1985–1986
- Fred W. Kimball1987–2003
- David Albury2004–2007
- Robin Burr2007–2011
- Tim Wensing2012–2016
- Richard L. Richards2016–2022
Practices
Ask your patrol. Let them argue it out, then tap the question for the answer.
Who was Troop 7’s first Scoutmaster?
Albert H. Bartle, from 1922. He stayed on the committee until 1938, “setting the standard for excellence and longevity (16 years) for others to follow.”
Which Scoutmaster, an attorney, signed the troop’s 99-year lease in 1971?
Douglas M. Carlton, with J. Rex Hawkins, for George Merrick Troop 7 of Coral Gables Inc.
Which Scoutmaster held the job longest?
Fred W. Kimball, 1987 to 2003: sixteen years, the same as Albert Bartle’s years with the troop.
Joe Magruder handed his camping award to which Scoutmaster?
Thomas R. (Tom) Dixon, Scoutmaster from 1978 to 1984. Fred has the photo from 1982.
The Scout House was dedicated in 1976 in memory of a former Scoutmaster. Who?
J. Rex Hawkins, Scoutmaster in 1963 and a troop committee member for many years. His plaque is inside the front door.
Collected and written by Fred W. Kimball, Troop 7 Scoutmaster from 1987 to 2003, who kept the troop's website for many years. Brought here with his blessing, in his words.