Print Issue: March 28, 2002

Alpharetta Parish Honors New Eagle Scouts

ALPHARETTA-St. Thomas Aquinas Boy Scout Troop 841 held a court of honor Feb. 23 to recognize its new Eagle Scouts, who received the highest award in scouting.

Three from the parish are John Bowen, son of Troop 841 Scoutmaster and Mrs. John Bowen, John Daniels, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Daniels, and Greg O'Sullivan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O'Sullivan. For their Eagle projects, Bowen built outdoor benches for the St. Thomas Aquinas playground, Daniels built an outdoor picnic and garden area for Arnold Mill Elementary School, Woodstock, and O'Sullivan made baseball lockers for the coach and players at St. Francis High School, Roswell. Formed in 1969, Troop 841 has been sponsored by the parish since the late 1980s.

Three new Eagle Scouts from St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta, pose with a parish priest, who also holds the highest award in scouting. Shown (l-r) are John Daniels, John Bowen, Father Jesus David Trujillo Luna and Greg O'Sullivan. The new Eagle Scouts from Troop 841 in Alpharetta were recognized Feb. 23.

The Eagle Scout Award is the last major step by a Scout toward the Boy Scouts of America's goals of developing citizenship, character development and personal fitness.