Frank Davis Lewis

Frank continues to be my "Scout Master"even after 70 years !!!!!!

Frank Lewis was my Scout Master in the late 1940's with Troop 99 sponsored by St. Johns Episcopal Church. Together with Bill Hoffman (who later became a Catholic Priest) we were awarded the Eagle Badge. Frank was able to get the entire troop to help him restore a military surplus Norwiegian wooden hulled double-ended life boat - the restoration was more of a conversion to a yacht. This was my first experience in engines as we took a used Atomic 4 engine apart, fluxed it, put in new...

Frank Lewis was my Scout Master (Troop 99; St. John's Episcopal Church) and introduced me to gasoline engines (marine variety) and boat restoration. Probably because of him I owned sail boats for years and sailed in the Chesapeake Bay & Gulf of Mexico --- both in St. Teresa and Galveston, TX. Under his scout leadership I became an Eagle Scout and greatly appreciate what he did for my life.

Drew Boggs....Indianapolis, IN

The passing of Mr. Lewis brings back many fond memories for the band of brothers. From a young age we learned that Mr. Lewis was our go to guy for any mechanical problems; particularly as it related to the Lewis Family Boat. He was always there for us. When the Lewis Family Boat had seen it best days Mr. Lewis softly told us Boys, you are grown men now. Go buy your own boat. With some gentle coaxing from Mrs. Lewis, Mr. Lewis once again came through and bought us a brand new boat. We have...