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With Sincere Thanks - This Web Site |
This site could not exist without the vast amount of work already done by others in compiling information about the history of Kecoughtan Lodge and its emblems.
I am deeply indebted to the late Dr. Ronald Godby of Yorktown, VA for his authoritative compilation of Order of the Arrow Lodge issues for the entire Commonwealth of Virginia. Dr. Godby's research was the basis for the Kecoughtan Lodge 463 listings in the first edition of the Blue Book Standard Order of the Arrow Insignia Catalog, published in 1996. This site is dedicated to Dr. Godby and the late E. Bailey Tudder, longtime Lodge Advisor for Kecoughtan 463 whose dedication to cheerful service was exceeded by no one. Below you will find information about these two gentlemen who contributed so much to our Brotherhood of Cheerful Service. May we learn much from their unselfish examples. |
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Obituary for Elwin Bailey Tudder from Hampton (VA) Daily Press, July 8, 1996
The following biography of E. Bailey Tudder was submitted by Sam Fairchild, former Lodge Chief of Kecoughtan Lodge 463 E. Bailey Tudder was a systems analyst with Noland Corporation, and rose to head the systems analysis group there. He was involved with the deployment of computer systems long before many companies even had computers, so in many ways he was a pioneer. His access to computing power was highly beneficial to the Lodge - we were able to automate many of our records and mailing lists, and the process of working with a 400 member organization was made much smoother because of his leadership. |
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![]() Dr. Ronald Godby First Edition |
Obituary for Dr. Ronald Godby from Hampton (VA) Daily Press, May 25, 1997
The following information is provided by Glenn Chase, webmaster for this site: The Kecoughtan Lodge 463 Emblems web site began as a humble single page on my personal AOL web site. I was inspired to create the page by an article in the December, 1990 Scouting Collectors Quarterly magazine authored by Dr. Godby which detailed all emblem issues from my former Order of the Arrow Lodge, Kecoughtan 463. Although Dr. Godby was a member of Kecoughtan Lodge when I was an officer in the mid-70's, I did not know him personally nor remember ever meeting him, though I am certain we were at several of the same Lodge functions. I sent an email to Ron asking for additional details of Peninsula Council's merger and if Kecoughtan would remain independent or eventually merge with Chanco. I also mentioned that I was hoping to create an internet reference for Kecoughtan Lodge emblems, and asked permission to publish his checklists online. He generously obliged, and sent me additional listings which included Lodge activity patches, mugs, hat pins, and chapter issues. I was shocked and deeply saddened when I learned of Ron's passing by reading about it in the Scout Collector's Quarterly. Although I never had a chance to meet him in person he acknowledged every single email and helped me get several difficult Lodge 463 issues for my collection so that I could scan them and make their images available on the web. I never understood nor appreciated the amount of work Ron put into compiling Virginia Scout emblem history until after he was gone and it was too late to express my thanks. Bill Topkis, a noted authority on Scout history and collecting and an editor of the the Journal of the American Scouting Historical Society called Ron Godby "the foremost authority ever on Virginia issues" in a message posted to Patch-L. We are very fortunate that he left us such a careful and comprehensive reference of Virginia Scout emblem history. |
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This web site is dedicated to the memory of E. Bailey Tudder, longtime Kecoughtan Lodge Advisor, and Dr. Ron Godby, former 463 Arrowman and co-author of the most comprehensive reference on Lodge 463 emblem issues.
The Kecoughtan Lodge 463 Emblems web site was created by Glenn Chase on an Apple Macintosh with absolutely zero Microsoft products. All images presented are protected with a digital watermark, and are the exclusive property of Glenn Chase, all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted. No commercial usage of these images is allowed without prior consent. Please send corrections/additions/suggestions to . |
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