Richard Burdick
International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America
About Richard Burdick
Lived 1929 – 2018 (aged 88). Richard Burdick was an American.
Richard "Dick" Burdick, (28 May 1929-February 25, 2018) served as the International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America from 1996 to 2003, after a long career with the BSA. While working at E.I. duPont de Numours in La Porte, Texas, he developed Heat Transfer Cement which became the basis of his company, Thermon Manufacturing, founded by him in Houston in 1954.
In 2004, Burdick was awarded the 299th Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting.
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Who was Richard Burdick?
International Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America
When was Richard Burdick born?
Richard Burdick was born on 28 May 1929 in New Braunfels.
When did Richard Burdick die?
Richard Burdick died on 25 February 2018 in Texas.
What nationality was Richard Burdick?
Richard Burdick was American.
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