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Harry Sherman Bristow Jr.

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Harry Sherman Bristow Jr.

Birth
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Death
24 Feb 1978 (aged 70)
New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Burial
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA Add to Map
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Delaware's oldest continous Boy Scout and winner of one of scouting's highest awards, the Silver Beaver, was dead on arrival at Delaware Division Friday, after suffering an apparent heart attack.
Mr. Bristow, 70, lived at 210 Washington Ave., , The Cedars. He was an accountant with Continental Can Co. until hi retirement in 1968.
Mr. Bristow joined Boy Scout Troop 53 in 1922. Troop 53 is known as the longest continuously running troop in Delaware. Mr. Bristow was scoutmaster from 1933 until 1953.
Mr. Bristow was active in other community activities throughout his life. For the Order of the Eastern Star he was past grand patron of the State of Delaware. He was also once chairman of the Veteran's Hospital Hobby Cart Program and a member of Armstrong Lodge No. 26.
He is survived by his wife, Mary E.; a son Richard H. of The Cedars; a daughter, Elizabeth of Gaithersburg, MD; four grandchildren and one great- grandson.
Delaware's oldest continous Boy Scout and winner of one of scouting's highest awards, the Silver Beaver, was dead on arrival at Delaware Division Friday, after suffering an apparent heart attack.
Mr. Bristow, 70, lived at 210 Washington Ave., , The Cedars. He was an accountant with Continental Can Co. until hi retirement in 1968.
Mr. Bristow joined Boy Scout Troop 53 in 1922. Troop 53 is known as the longest continuously running troop in Delaware. Mr. Bristow was scoutmaster from 1933 until 1953.
Mr. Bristow was active in other community activities throughout his life. For the Order of the Eastern Star he was past grand patron of the State of Delaware. He was also once chairman of the Veteran's Hospital Hobby Cart Program and a member of Armstrong Lodge No. 26.
He is survived by his wife, Mary E.; a son Richard H. of The Cedars; a daughter, Elizabeth of Gaithersburg, MD; four grandchildren and one great- grandson.


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  • Added: May 12, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69729733/harry_sherman-bristow: accessed ), memorial page for Harry Sherman Bristow Jr. (8 Sep 1907–24 Feb 1978), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69729733, citing Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA; Maintained by Penny (contributor 47503665).