 Arvel H.
Sweigert Memorial
Nature Resource Center
ARVEL
H. SWEIGERT (1918-1988)
It has been said of greatness that it is not wealth,
nor success, by whatever standard of measure, that determines the greatness of a
man. A truly great man is one who leaves a legacy of people whose lives he has
touched and somehow changed because of his contact.
Arvel
H. Sweigert (better known as "Boob"), was born May 20, 1918 in Cressona,
Pennsylvania. A United States Navy veteran of World War II, he was employed by
the Reading Railroad as an engineer for 35 years until his retirement in
1978.
For
more than 25 years he served in various leadership positions with the Boy Scouts
of America. Twin Pines was privileged to share in his life for more than 20
years. A self-taught naturalist, his life impacted thousands of lives. He
encouraged us all to "take a closer look" at God's fantastic
creation.
A Walk with Boob by Arvel Sweigert
When you walk thru
the woods, I want you to see:
The floating gold of a bumble
bee;
Rivers of sunlight, pools of shade;
Toadstools sleeping in mossy
jade;
Treetop cones against the blue,
Dancing flowers, bright green
flies,
And birds to put rainbows in your eyes.
When you walk thru
the woods, I want you to hear:
A million sounds in your little ear;
The
scratch and rattle of wind tossed trees;
And the rush as a timid chipmunk
flees;
The cry of a hawk from the distant sky;
The purr of the leaves as
the breeze rolls by;
Brooks that mumble, stones that ring,
And birds to
teach your heart to sing!
When you walk thru
the woods, I want you to feel:
That no mere man could make this
real;
Could paint the throb of a butterfly's wing;
Could teach the Wood
Thrush how to sing;
Could give the wonders of earth and sky.
There's
something bigger than you and I.
When you walk thru the woods, and the
birches nod,
There, meet a friend of mine, named God!
The
Arvel H. Sweigert Memorial Nature Resource Center is a fitting tribute to a true
servant of God!!!
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