Milliron Monday: Scouts

Abbott "Pete" Smith D.V.M.

June 16, 1938 - February 22, 2010

Welcome to Milliron Monday where every Monday we celebrate the legacy of Pete Smith, D.V.M., and  Milliron: Abbott “Pete” Smith, D.V.M. The Biography (Monday Creek Publishing 2017), including his wife Jody (1938-2021). 

Stashed away in a dusty corner of Pete and Jody's house were boxes of childhood memorabilia. Jody's corner was more complete than Pete's; she saved everything, including Girl Scout memories.

Jody

Jody's mother, Virginia (Mrs. Haley), was a Girl Scout Leader. Jody's brother was an Eagle Scout. She traveled far and near to be around the legendary campfire. In the Girl Scouts, she learned the joy of the outdoors; canoeing, camping, horseback riding, and more. She was a member of Mounted Troop #150, where she spent many hours on horseback. 

If Jody had not been in the Girl Scouts, she may not have met Pete. It was a Girl Scout trip from her Ohio home to Colorado that made Jody fall in love with the West. She knew that after high school she would enroll in Colorado State University (then Colorado A&M). She met Pete in an English Lit class. He had been dating Jody's sorority sister, but Jody was more his type. The rest is history. 

Jody. 2nd row, far right (with glasses).

Within the boxes of papers are Girl Scout calendars, campfire songbooks, ideas for cooking, canoeing maps, nutrition tips, and how to be a good citizen. 

Come be a little girl scout

and roam the woods with me.

We'll pick the little wild flowers

and see what we can see.

We'll cook on buddy burners

and sleep in little bags.

Look like little Girl Scouts

instead of darned old hags.

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