Founder of Pinewood Derby passes

[gpraceman2]

Stan Pope, one of the pillars of Pinewood Derby, sent me this announcement.  Don Murphy created Pinewood Derby and has positively affected countless youth and parents with it.  It is sad to hear of his passing.

 

I am sorry to announce the passing of Mr. Don Murphy, former Cubmaster of Manhattan Beach Cub Scout Pack 280c, and the originator of the Pinewood Derby, a parent-child project that has been enjoyed by more than a million scouts and other youths across the United States, and in several other nations, over the last 55 years. a Celebration of Life will be held for Don at: Resurrection Lutheran Church 330 Palos Verdes Blvd. Redondo Beach, CA 90277 Saturday July 12th at 2pm thanks for all you have done for the PWD. best regards, Gary D. McAulay

[gpraceman2]

Here's a couple of articles about Don Murphy for you to enjoy.

 

http://www.pinewoodcars.com/history.html

http://www.dailybreeze.com/ci_9834624

 

You can use the link below to sign the guest book to pay your respects.

http://www.legacy.com/dailybreeze/Obituaries.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=112952612(This message has been edited by gpraceman2)

[gpraceman2]

Sorry, it looks like this domain has just expired, http://www.pinewoodcars.com/history.html

 

Basically, it was an article about how Gary McAulay, Cubmaster for Pack 713, tracked Mr. Murphy down. Pack 713 traces its roots back to Don's old pack, which held the first Pinewood Derby.

[scoutmomma]

Here's a link from the Internet Wayback Machine:

 

http://web.archive.org/web/20051218080426/http://www.pinewoodcars.com/history.html

[gpraceman2]

Thanks for posting that. That is a handy little site.