OA Yustaga Lodge 385 S16B Gulf Coast Council Florida

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OA Yustaga Lodge 385 S16B Gulf Coast Florida Council. Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS First Class.
THIS PATCH IS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOE MALOY THE OLD TRADER. JOE WAS BORN IN
MOUNT PROSPECT, PENNSYLVANIA. HE STARTED HIS SCOUTING CAREER IN THE WESTMORELAND
-FAYETTE COUNCIL, AS A SCOUT IN TROOP 5, SPONSORED BY ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, R. C. CHURCH.
HE WAS A MEMBER OF OA LODGE 6 WAGION. AS A YOUTH, ATTENDED THE 1955 8TH WORLD JAMBOREE
AT NIAGARA ON THE LAKE IN ONTARIO CANADA, AND WAS ON STAFF AT
CAMP CONESTOGA. HE EARNED
HIS EAGLE SCOUT, AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH RELIGIOUS
AWARD AD ALTARE DEI. UPON COMPLETTING
HIS PhD IN 1970, HE ACCEPTED A POSITION AT UNIVERSITY OF WEST VIGINIA, AND BECAME ACTIVE IN THE
MOUNTAINEER AREA COUNCIL.HE WAS A VIGIL HONOR MEMBER OF LODGE 550 MENAWNGIHELLA, AND
SERVED AS THE LODGE ADVISIOR, AND CENTURY CLUB MEMBER. HE WAS ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD FOR
THE MOUNTAINEER AREA COUNCIL, AND WAS AWARDED THE SILVER BEAVER IN 1978. JOE THEN CONTINUED
HIS SCOUTING CAREER IN
THE NORTHERN NEW JERSEY COUNCIL, AND
OA LODGE 9
LENAPEHOKING. AFTER
ACCEPTING A  POSITION AT SEATON HALL U, HE HELPED OBTAIN A CHARTER FOR VENTURE CREW # 1856 AT
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY.
JOE REALLY ENJOYED SCOUTING, AND THE FRIENDSHIPS HE MADE TRADING AND
COLLECTING PATCHES,
WAS A PASSION HE HELD THROUGH HIS ENTIRE LIFETIME. HE SERVED AS THE EDITOR
FOR THE TRADER
PATCH TRADING MAGAZINE AND HELPED PROMOTE PATCH COLLECTING AS A HOBBY. JOE HAD
THE
BEST ORDER OF THE ARROW CHENILLE COLLECTION IN THE COUNTRY AS WELL AS AN OUTSTANDING OA NAME/
NUMBER COLLECTION, AND LODGE PATCH WITH MISSPELLINGS,
OR THE WRONG NUMBER COLLECTION
JOE WAS
VERY WELL KNOW NATIONALLY AMONG PATCH TRADERS FOR MAIL TRADING,  ATTENDING PATCH TORS, AND
BEING THERE FOR A GOOD STORY, OR FELLOWSHIP. SIESTA BEACH TRADING COMPANY WILL BE PRESENTING THIS
FAMOUS COLLECTORS PATCHES OVER THE NEXT YEAR ON E-BAY, PATCH TRADOREES AND PRIVATELY. ***************