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'''James Lee Tarr''' (November 21, 1919 – February 27, 2008) was a professional Scouter for 43 years who served as the seventh [[Chief Scout Executive]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] from 1979 to 1984 . | {{Infobox person | ||
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| birth_name =James Lee Tarr | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|11|21|mf=y}} | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|2|27|1919|11|21}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Bartlesville, Oklahoma]] | |||
| death_place =[[Dallas, Texas]] | |||
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| education = [[Oklahoma State University|Oklahoma A&M University]] | |||
| employer = [[Boy Scouts of America]] | |||
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| title = [[Chief Scout Executive]] | |||
| term = 1979 - 1984 | |||
| predecessor = [[Harvey L. Price]] | |||
| successor = [[Ben H. Love]] | |||
| spouse = Margaret | |||
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'''James Lee Tarr''' (November 21, 1919 – February 27, 2008) was a professional Scouter for 43 years who served as the seventh [[Chief Scout Executive]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] from 1979 to 1984. | |||
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[[Category:Distinguished Eagle Scouts]] | [[Category:Distinguished Eagle Scouts]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award]] | ||
[[Category:People from Bartlesville, Oklahoma]] | [[Category:People from Bartlesville, Oklahoma]] | ||
Revision as of 04:31, 26 January 2013
| J.L. Tarr | |
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| Born |
James Lee Tarr November 21, 1919 Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
| Died |
February 27, 2008 (aged 88) Dallas, Texas |
| Education | Oklahoma A&M University |
| Employer | Boy Scouts of America |
| Title | Chief Scout Executive |
| Term | 1979 - 1984 |
| Predecessor | Harvey L. Price |
| Successor | Ben H. Love |
| Spouse | Margaret |
James Lee Tarr (November 21, 1919 – February 27, 2008) was a professional Scouter for 43 years who served as the seventh Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America from 1979 to 1984.
Personal life
Tarr was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. He joined the BSA in 1931 and attained the rank of Eagle Scout in 1935.[1] He attended Oklahoma A&M University and graduated in 1941 with a degree in business administration. He married his wife, Margret in 1941.
Tarr served in the United States Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946 as a supply officer, serving in the South Pacific. He retired in 1965 with the rank of lieutenant commander. Jim was a member of the Rotary Club of Dallas in Dallas, Texas and served on both the Club Board of Directors and Foundation Board of Trustees.
Tarr died in Dallas, Texas on February 27, 2008 from cancer.[2]
Scouting
Tarr became a professional Scouter in 1941 and worked in the local council in San Marcos, Texas. He later served as Scout executive of the Circle Ten Council covering North Central Texas as well as a portion of Oklahoma.
He was awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award in 1979, the Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award and the Cliff Dochterman Award from Rotary International. He was also awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
See also
References
- ↑ "James L. Tarr 1919—2008". Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) (May–June 2008). http://www.scoutingmagazine.org/issues/0805/d-news.html. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ↑ "Longtime Boy Scouts employee James Lee Tarr dies at 88". The Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/obituaries/stories/DN-tarrob_02met.ART0.Central.Edition1.46dff28.html. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
| Boy Scouts of America | ||
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| Preceded by Harvey L. Price |
Chief Scout Executive 1979–1984 |
Succeeded by Ben H. Love |